The Brazilian species of the genus Arhacia Herrich- Schäffer, 1855 with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dicranurinae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.356

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Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Dicranurinae, Arhacia, new species, new synonym, Brazil, Neotropical

Abstract

Two species of Arhacia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 are recorded from Brazil: A. combusta (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (= postbrunnea Rothschild, 1917, syn. n.), and A. imitata Becker, sp. n. Images of adults and genitalia are presented.

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2020-12-30

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Becker, V. O. (2020). The Brazilian species of the genus Arhacia Herrich- Schäffer, 1855 with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Dicranurinae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 48(192), 751–756. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.356

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