Four new species of Acronyctodes Edwards (Geometridae: Ennominae) from Mesoamerica
Four new species of Acronyctodes are described and illustrated: A. gabrieli Matson sp. nov., A. asignum Matson sp. nov., A. bisbili Murillo-Vzquez sp. nov., and A. corrugata Matson & Garzn-Ordua sp. nov. Each species is distinguished by unique genitalic features, different DNA barcode data, and in some cases, interspecific larval color patterns. With the addition of these new species and the exclusion of Acronyctodes thinballa from the genus, the total number of species in Acronyctodes has doubled to eight.
Authors
- Tanner A. Matson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7560-7294)
- Ivonne J. Garzón‐Orduña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3914-4952)
- Andrea Murillo Vzquez
Institutions
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.3.3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82