Vavizola hela – new species and genus of Afrotropic Lasiocampini (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)
Alexey M. Prozorov, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Svetlana V. Nedoshivina, Roman V. Yakovlev, Julia S. Volkova, Aidas Saldaitis, Edita E. Revay, Günter C. Müller
Abstract
A new genus Vavizola gen. n. and a new species Vavizola hela sp. n. are described from southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They belong to the former so-called “Pachypasa sensu lato” group. Morphology of the new genus is compared with 5 other genera from the group and the full-length sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) are compared with 9 genera from the group, both confirm the description.
Topics & Concepts
SensuLepidoptera genitaliaBiologyGenusZoologyHeLaSpecies groupCytochrome c oxidase subunit IBotanyTaxonomy (biology)PhylogeneticsGeneticsGeneCellLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant and animal studies