Agrotis villenensis—a new species of Noctuinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from the southeastern Iberian Peninsula
<i>Agrotisvillenensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Differential superficial, genital and genetic (barcode) characters from its closest Iberian and European relative species, <i>Agrotisvestigialis</i> (Hufnagel, 1766), are presented. Morphologically, the new species is best characterized in the male genitalia by the shape of the basal vesica and the presence of a median diverticulum and in the female genitalia by its comparatively long appendix bursae. The barcode of <i>A.villenensis</i> differs from those of related species and is assigned a unique BIN.
Authors
- José Luís Yela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-8495)
- A. S. Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-6096)
- David Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-831X)
Institutions
- University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
- Universidad de Murcia (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.147164
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00