A new species of the genus Tyrictaca Walker, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from West Malaysia with a catalogue of the genus
O. G. Gorbunov
Abstract
A new species, Tyrictaca pulchra O. Gorbunov sp. nov., is described and illustrated from West Malaysia. The female and the larval host plant are still unknown. Ceratocorema woodstocki Liang Hsu, 2017 is transferred from the genus Tyrictaca Walker, 1862 to the genus Entrichella Bryk, 1947. An annotated catalogue of the genus Tyrictaca is provided.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyLepidoptera genitaliaGenusZoologyBotanyLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyDate Palm Research StudiesEntomological Studies and Ecology