Four new species close to Sonitha libera and Sonitha myoctona from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Herman L. Friend; Alexey M. Prozorov; Roman V. Yakovlev; Tatiana A. Prozorova; Aidas Saldaitis; Harald Sulak; Julia S. Volkova; Simon Pierre Lamah; Edita E. Revay; Günter C. Müller

doi:10.37828/EM.2024.72.9

Four new species close to Sonitha libera and Sonitha myoctona from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Herman L. Friend, Alexey M. Prozorov, Roman V. Yakovlev, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Aidas Saldaitis, Harald Sulak, Julia S. Volkova, Simon Pierre Lamah, Edita E. Revay, Günter C. Müller

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Abstract

Four new species of the genus Sonitha Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 are described: Sonitha adedapo sp. n. from Nigeria, Gabon, and DRC; Sonitha bekombo sp. n. and Sonitha ekongo sp. n. from DRC; and Soniha olanrewaju sp. n. from Nigeria and DRC. The new species are compared with closely related Sonitha libera (Aurivillius, 1915) and Sonitha myoctona Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010. Male adults, genitalia and maps with collecting localities are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-116
Number of pages	18
Journal	Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37828/EM.2024.72.9
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Afrotropical realm
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Nigeria
biodiversity
lappet moth

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

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Four new species close to Sonitha libera and Sonitha myoctona from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

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