DNA barcodes and morphological evidence reveal a new genus of Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China
A new genus Aurivalva Li & Wang gen. nov. is proposed for Nygmiini to accommodate three species previously placed in Euproctis Hübner: A. yunnanpina (Chao, 1984) comb. nov., A. telephanes (Collenette, 1939) comb. nov. and A. conistica (Collenette, 1936) comb. nov.. The new genus is supported by DNA barcodes and morphological evidence. A key to all currently recognized Aurivalva species in China is provided, with illustrations of the adults, wing venations and genitalia, together with a barcode-based tree.
Authors
- Houshuai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-9768)
- DAIXUAN LI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5265-4172)
- LINLI XIA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1029-7588)
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- Weatherford College (US)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5496.1.5
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00