Rondotia melanoleuca sp. nov., a new wild-mulberry silkworm from China (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae)

Autor: Zhengyang Liu, Xiwen Cao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nota Lepidopterologica, Vol 47, Iss , Pp 49-56 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2367-5365
DOI: 10.3897/nl.47.109920
Popis: Several yellow larvae with black spots were discovered in the wild of Chinese Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and were further raised in captivity. Reared adults exhibit a striking black and white wing pattern, and they represent unequivocally a new species, here described as Rondotia melanoleuca sp. nov. Molecular analyses suggest that this species could be sister to all previously known species of Rondotia.
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