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Letrasilta, a new genus for the Striatella cernyi Volynkin species-group with description of a new species from Xizang, China, and a replacement name for the genus group name Striatella Volynkin & S.-Y. Huang, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

Authors :
Huang SY
Volynkin AV
Yin XY
Zhang YL
Fan XL
Pan ZH
Wang M
Source :
Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2023 Jul 10; Vol. 5315 (3), pp. 251-263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 10.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The name Striatochrista nom. n. is introduced as replacement for Striatella Volynkin & S.-Y. Huang, 2019. A new genus, Letrasilta S.-Y. Huang & Volynkin gen. n. is erected to include the Striatella cernyi species-group with the new species, L. ratnasambhava S.-Y. Huang, Volynkin & Yin sp. n. from Xizang, southwestern China designated as the type species. Based on the molecular phylogenetic analysis, the new genus is found to be sister to the clade (Aberrasine + ((Indiania + Idopterum) + Striatochrista nom. n.)) but is distinguished from all the relevant genera by the unique genitalia features. Letrasilta cernyi (Volynkin, 2018) comb. n. is also reported from India for the first time. Adults and genitalia of the aforementioned taxa are illustrated. A checklist of the genus Striatochrista is also provided.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1175-5334
Volume :
5315
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37518604
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5315.3.3