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
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.
Topics & Concepts
Lepidoptera genitaliaGenusBiologyZoologyGeographyEcologyLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyPlant and animal studies