A new genus of Afrotropical Lasiocampini: Mckenziana gen. n. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)

Alexey M. Prozorov, Alexandre Cipolla, Nikolai Ignatev, Roman V. Yakovlev, Aidas Saldaitis, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Edita E. Revay, Julia S. Volkova, Harald Sulak, Simon Pierre Lamah, Mohamed M. Traore, Günter C. Müller

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

A new genus Mckenziana gen. n. with Mckenziana maighreadae sp. n. (type-species), Mckenziana roganae sp. n. and Mckenziana ciani sp. n. are described. Detailed diagnosis for the new genus is provided and compared with four closely related genera: Ptyssophlebia Berio, 1937; Catalebeda Aurivillius, 1902; Oplometa Aurivillius, 1894; and Muzunguja Zolotuhin & Gurkovich, 2009.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-83
Number of pages20
JournalEcologica Montenegrina
Volume69
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© (2023), (Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology). All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

  • Africa
  • Catalebeda
  • Muzunguja
  • Oplometa
  • Ptyssophlebia
  • lappet moths
  • new record

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A new genus of Afrotropical Lasiocampini: Mckenziana gen. n. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this