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A newly discovered biodiversity hotspot of manyplumed moths in the Mount Cameroon area: first report on species diversity, with description of nine new species (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae).
- Source :
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ZooKeys . 7/30/2018, Issue 777, p119-139. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Fifteen species of many-plumed moths are recorded from the Mount Cameroon area, SW Cameroon, West Africa. Nine species: Alucita longipenis Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. lidiya Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. ludmila Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. escobari Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. mischenini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. fokami Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. janeceki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A. besongi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., and A. olga Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., are described as new for science. Four species are recorded as new from Cameroon: A. acalyptra, A. chloracta, A. coffeina, and A. spicifera. By these records, the Mount Cameroon area has become the richest known Afrotropical locality for the Alucitidae, highlighting its tremendous value for biodiversity conservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132989
- Issue :
- 777
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131059592
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.777.24729