A new Hyblaeidae species from Solomon Islands. Studies of Hyblaeidae 4 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.305

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Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hyblaeidae, Hyblaea solomonensis, distribution, taxonomy, Solomon Islands

Abstract

The species Hyblaea solomonensis Buchsbaum & Chen, sp. n. is described from the Solomon Islands. The species is to be placed in the Hyblaea constellata Guenée, 1852 - species group due to its similarity in the external morphological features, as well as in the genital structures. The new species differs from all other species in this group.

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2021-06-30

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Buchsbaum, U., & Chen, M.-Y. (2021). A new Hyblaeidae species from Solomon Islands. Studies of Hyblaeidae 4 (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 49(194), 363–367. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.305

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