Revision of the family Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera) of the Oriental Region. II. Two monotypic genera – Ghatarbela gen. nov. and Micrarbela gen. nov. – from the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot
Roman V. Yakovlev, Vadim V. Zolotuhin
Abstract
Two new genera: Ghatarbela gen. nov. (type species: Ghatarbela bifidunca sp. nov.) and Micrarbela gen. nov. (type species: Arbela minima Hampson, 1910) are established in the second part of the revision of the Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera) of the Oriental Region. A new species Ghatarbela bifidunca sp. nov. (type locality: S. India, Kerala, 7 km N Munnar, Eravikulam Nat. Park) is described, and a new combination Micrarbela minima (Hampson, 1910), comb. nov. is established.
Topics & Concepts
Lepidoptera genitaliaSri lankaType localityGeographyBiodiversity hotspotType (biology)BiodiversityBiologyType speciesTaxonomy (biology)ZoologyEcologyBotanyTanzaniaEnvironmental planningLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy