Addition a New Species of Dicnecidia Diakonoff, 1982 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thailand and a New Record of the Genus from Thailand and Laos
Dicnecidia narathiwatensis Thonongtor and Pinkaew sp. nov. is described based on a single male specimen from Narathiwat Province, southernmost Thailand. In addition, D. fumidana Kuznetzov, 1997, previously recorded only from Vietnam, is recorded for the first time from Thailand and Laos. Illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided. The discovery of the new species increases the total number of described Dicnecidia to four.
Authors
- Phawin Thonongtor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3141-9034)
- NANTASAK PINKAEW (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-4427)
Institutions
- Kasetsart University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Natural History
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.1.268382
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kasetsart University
- Center of Excellence for Biodiversity Management
- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
- Office of the Higher Education Commission