First record of the genus Scaptesyle Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from mainland China with description of a new species from Xizang
The genus Scaptesyle Walker, 1854 is recorded from mainland China for the first time, with a new species, S. sinotricolor Huang & Volynkin sp. nov. described from SE Xizang Autonomous Region. The comparison is made with S. tricolor Walker, 1854 and S. plumosus Rothschild, 1912. The lectotype has been designated for Scaptesyle tricolor Walker, 1854. The adults and genitalia of the aforementioned species are illustrated.
Authors
- SI-YAO HUANG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-9212)
- Anton V. Volynkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-4925)
- Yongqiang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1889-9531)
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- Altai State University (RU)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
- Barnaul Law Institute of the Russian Interior Ministry (RU)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5536.1.9
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00