Thraumata, a new genus from South America with description of a new species from Peru (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

Authors: Goldstein, Paul Countries: Brazil, Venezuela DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.867.28728 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Phuphena · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Biological Control of Invasive Species

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Thraumata gen. nov. is described to accommodate three South American species, two previously placed in Phuphena Walker, 1858, namely Thraumata petrovna (Schaus, 1904), comb. nov. and Thraumata subvenata (Schaus, 1914), comb. nov.; and one, Thraumata peruviensia sp. nov., newly described from Peru. Although the larval biology is unknown, these species share several features that suggest their placement in Eriopinae and, as a consequence, a potential association with ferns (Pteridophyta) as larval host plants.

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