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Sonitha adetoun – a new species from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

Olanrewaju Tejuoso
Raymond J. Murphy
Harald Sulak
Aidas Saldaitis
Edita E. Revay
Alexey M. Prozorov
Herman L. Friend
Julia S. Volkova
Tatiana A. Prozorova
Roman V. Yakovlev
Günter C. Müller

202413 citationsOpen accessUniversity of Lagos

Abstract

A new species Sonitha adetoun sp. n. is described from the Congolian lowland forests. It is compared with closely related Sonitha lila Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 and Sonitha integra Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010. Adults, genitalia and maps with collecting sites are illustrated.

Research topics

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Biological Control of Invasive Species
Plant and animal studies

Sustainable Development Goals

15Life on Land

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DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.72.6

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