Taxonomic notes on the genus Himantopterus Wesmael (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Himantopteridae) with descriptions of three new taxa
New information on the genus Himantopterus is presented. Three new taxa of the genus, viz. H. fuscinervella Huang & Horie sp. nov. (SW China, N Thailand & N Laos), H. daklak Huang & Horie sp. nov. (C Vietnam) and H. dohertyi amplicaudata Huang & Horie ssp. nov. (SW China, N Vietnam & N Laos) are described. Himantopterus dohertyi nox Hering, 1937 is synonymized with H. dohertyi elwesi Jordan, 1907 (syn. nov.) and H. fuscinervis f. venatus Strand, 1914 is synonymized with H. fuscinervis Wesmael, 1836 (syn. nov.). Lectotypes have been designated for Himantopterus dohertyi elwesi Jordan, 1907 and H. dohertyi Elwes, 1890. Adults and genitalia of the aforementioned taxa are illustrated.
Authors
- SI-YAO HUANG (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-9212)
- Marianne Espeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6800-4783)
- Geoff Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1394-4620)
- Kiyoshi Horie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7558-9822)
Institutions
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Weatherford College (US)
- Leibniz Association (DE)
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (DE)
- Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (JP)
- Bupa Cromwell Hospital (GB)
- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5601.2.2
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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