Description of two outstanding Hypotrabala from the Central Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Selenepherini)

TATIANA A. Prozorova, EDITA E. Revay, GÜNTER C. MÜLLER, ROMAN V. Yakovlev, AIDAS Saldaitis, JULIA S. Volkova, HARALD Sulak, ALEXEY M. Prozorov

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Abstract

Two new Hypotrabala Holland, 1893 species, Hypotrabala michaeli sp. n. and H. oliviae sp. n., are described from the Central Congolian lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hypotrabala michaeli sp. n. is compared with other dark colored Hypotrabala species: Hypotrabala leopoldi Weber et al., 2024; Hypotrabala benjamini Weber et al., 2024; and Hypotrabala carnegiei Tams, 1929; while H. oliviae sp. n.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-208
Number of pages13
JournalEcologica Montenegrina
Volume80
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • lappet moth
  • new species
  • the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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