Descriptions of two new genera and four new species out of “Gastroplakaeis delicatulus” (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampinae)

Vanessa Vardecia; Alexandre Cipolla; Abdoul Habib Beavogui; Gergely Petrányi; Aidas Saldaitis; Roman V. Yakovlev; Harald Sulak; Julia S. Volkova; Edita E. Revay; Günter C. Müller; Tatiana A. Prozorova; Alexey M. Prozorov

doi:10.37828/em.2025.93.7

Descriptions of two new genera and four new species out of “Gastroplakaeis delicatulus” (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampinae)

Vanessa Vardecia
, Alexandre Cipolla
, Abdoul Habib Beavogui
, Gergely Petrányi
, Aidas Saldaitis
, Roman V. Yakovlev
, Harald Sulak
, Julia S. Volkova
, Edita E. Revay
, Günter C. Müller
, Tatiana A. Prozorova
, Alexey M. Prozorov

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Numerous dissections and barcoding efforts revealed that what was initially identified as Gastroplakaeis delicatulus Aurivillius, 1911 is actually a complex of two genera and five species: Ploco gen n. delicatulus comb.n. (type locality is in southern Ghana), P. sarah sp. n. (type locality is in southern Nigeria), P. donnalee sp. n. (type locality is in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo), P. johnsenior sp. n. (type locality is in northern Zambia), and Plocoides gen. n. johnjunior sp. n. (type locality is in central Democratic Republic of the Congo). The new genera are close relatives of Gatroplakaeis Möschler, 1887, and Leptometa Aurivillius, 1927; all four differ mostly in the shape of the dorsal processes of the tegumen and shape and position of the phallus. A phylogenetic tree, distribution map, and photos of adults and their genitalia are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-107
Number of pages	24
Journal	Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume	93
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.93.7
State	Published - 31 Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Afrotropical realm
Lasiocampinae
Selenepherini
biodiversity
taxonomy

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

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Vardecia, V., Cipolla, A., Beavogui, A. H., Petrányi, G., Saldaitis, A., Yakovlev, R. V., Sulak, H., Volkova, J. S., Revay, E. E., Müller, G. C., Prozorova, T. A., & Prozorov, A. M. (2025). Descriptions of two new genera and four new species out of “Gastroplakaeis delicatulus” (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampinae). Ecologica Montenegrina, 93, 84-107. https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.93.7

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