Description of a new species of Lasiocesa Koçak from miombo woodlands in Malawi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Pinarini)

Edita E. Revay; Tatiana A. Prozorova; Amy Junnila; Roman V. Yakovlev; Aidas Saldaitis; Julia S. Volkova; Harald Sulak; Günter C. Müller; Alexey M. Prozorov

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.5

Description of a new species of Lasiocesa Koçak from miombo woodlands in Malawi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Pinarini)

Edita E. Revay
, Tatiana A. Prozorova
, Amy Junnila
, Roman V. Yakovlev
, Aidas Saldaitis
, Julia S. Volkova
, Harald Sulak
, Günter C. Müller
, Alexey M. Prozorov

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Abstract

New Lasiocesa Koçak, 2013 species, Lasiocesa ladislavi sp. nov., is described from the Central Zambezian wet miombo woodlands ecoregion of Malawi. The new species is compared with four other known Lasiocesa species. Adults, their genitalia, distribution maps and photos of the habitat of the new species are illustrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-334
Number of pages	16
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	5631
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.5
State	Published - 2 May 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Central Zambezian wet miombo woodlands ecoregion
Mtangatanga Forest Reserve
Nyika National Park
biodiversity
lappet moth
new species

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Description of a new species of Lasiocesa Koçak from miombo woodlands in Malawi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Pinarini)

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