Description of a new Opisthoheza from the Central Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)
One new Opisthoheza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 species, Opisthoheza martinnemcekae sp. n., is described from the Central Congolian lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The new species is compared with two other Opisthoheza species: Opisthoheza heza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 (type species) and Opisthoheza siniaevi Prozorov et al., 2024. Adult males and their genitalia are illustrated.
Authors
- Alexandre Cipolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1738-0287)
- Julia S. Volkova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-3140)
- Harald Sulak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8138-3538)
- Aidas Saldaitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0999-3996)
- Edita E. Revay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0512-0303)
- Alexey M. Prozorov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-0741)
- Günter C. Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-0179)
- Tatiana A. Prozorova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-5249)
- Roman V. Yakovlev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9512-8709)
Institutions
- Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov (UZ)
- Altai State University (RU)
- Ulyanovsk State University (RU)
- National Research Tomsk State University (RU)
- Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach (DE)
- University of Bamako (ML)
- Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (ML)
- Nature Research Centre (LT)
- Karel de Grote Hogeschool (BE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecologica Montenegrina
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.80.20
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Princeton University
- Tel Aviv University