Ancylogastra, a new genus of Afrotropical Crambinae, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae)

Graziano Bassi*, Szabolcs Sáfián, Théo Léger, Günter C. Müller, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Alexander N. Poltavsky

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Abstract

Ancylogastra Bassi & Poltavsky gen. n. is described to accommodate Cypholomia amphiaula Meyrick, 1934 (as A. amphiaula, comb. n.) and seven new species, all described and illustrated, as: A. boireaui Bassi & Sáfián sp. n., A. burundiana Bassi sp. n., A. coronata Bassi sp. n., A. endroedyi Bassi sp. n., A. gangraensis Bassi, Sáfián, Müller & †Kravchenko sp. n., A. ghanensis Bassi sp. n., and A. magnifica Bassi sp. n. Cypholomia Meyrick, 1933 is briefly discussed and C. crypsibela Meyrick, 1934 is transferred to Prionotalis Hampson, 1919 as Prionotalis crypsibela, comb. n.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-60
Number of pages19
JournalZootaxa
Volume5052
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Ancylolomia
  • Aurotalis
  • Charltona
  • Cypholomia
  • DNA barcoding
  • Distribution
  • New combination
  • Prionotalis

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