Vadimas Volkova, gen. n., a new genus of Megalopygidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.413

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Insecta, Lepidoptera, Megalopygidae, Vadimas, new species, taxonomy, systematics, Neotropical

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A new Neotropical genus of Megalopygidae, Vadimas Volkova, gen. n., is described. Two newly described species are included: the type species Vadimas zolotuhini Volkova, sp. n. (Ecuador) and V. radogast Volkovas, sp. n. (Colombia). The diagnosis of the genus and a list of generic autapomorphies are given.

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2020-03-30

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Volkova, J. S. (2020). Vadimas Volkova, gen. n., a new genus of Megalopygidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 48(189), 31–38. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.413

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