A new Malian species of Camellocossus Yakovlev, 2011 and first description of the female for the genus (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Cossinae)

Roman V. Yakovlev, Mohamed M. Traore, Edita E. Revay, Alexey M. Prozorov, Gergely Petrányi, Günter C. Müller

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Abstract

The article presents a new description of Camellocossus poltavskyi, sp. n. (type locality: “Mali, Monts Mandingue, SW Sandama”). It is compared with the closely related species Camellocossus ifrit Yakovlev & Witt, 2017 from Sudan and Camellocossus lalibela Yakovlev & Witt, 2017 from Ethiopia. Female of C. poltavskyi is the first known female for the genus. Adults and their genitalia are illustrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)228-234
Number of pages7
JournalEcologica Montenegrina
Volume78
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Africa
  • Cossoidea
  • Paleotropics
  • Sahel
  • biodiversity
  • entomology
  • taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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