Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

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

doi:10.37828/EM.2023.67.3

Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

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

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Abstract

Two new species of the genus Sonitha Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 are described from the Congolian lowland forests: Sonitha sophia sp. n. and Sonitha sara sp. n. Sonitha alucard Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 is recorded from Central African Republic for the first time, and its paratype is reattributed to Sonitha sophia sp. n. Adults, male genitalia and distribution maps are illustrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-25
Number of pages	9
Journal	Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume	67
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37828/EM.2023.67.3
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Afrotropical realm
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sonitha
biodiversity
lappet moth

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

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Prozorov, A. M., Mckenzie, K., Prozorova, T. A., Saldaitis, A., Sulak, H., Volkova, J. S., Yakovlev, R. V., Revay, E. E., & Müller, G. C. (2023). Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini). Ecologica Montenegrina, 67, 17-25. https://doi.org/10.37828/EM.2023.67.3

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Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

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