Two new sister species of Gastroplakaeis: G. lidia and G. alena (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Selenepherini)
Alexey M. Prozorov, Aidas Saldaitis, Roman V. Yakovlev, Julia S. Volkova, Harald Sulak, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Edita E. Revay, Günter C. Müller
Abstract
Two new peculiar Gastroplakaeis Möschler, 1887 are described: Gastroplakaeis lidia sp. n. from Ivory Coast and Gastroplakaeis alena sp. n. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both are similar in appearance but separated by the Dahomey Gap. Adults of both sexes and their genitalia are figured.
Topics & Concepts
Lepidoptera genitaliaBiologyZoologySisterEcologySociologyAnthropologyLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiological Control of Invasive SpeciesPlant and animal studies