Alytana bifurcalis Seizmair, sp. n. is described as new for Science. The adult male and female, and the genitalia are described and figured. The differential features as to the only hitherto known, Alytana aldabralis (Viette, 1958) are given. The occurren

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.515

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Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Alytana, new species, Oman

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Alytana bifurcalis Seizmair, sp. n. is described as new for Science. The adult male and female, and the genitalia are described and figured. The differential features as to the only hitherto known, Alytana aldabralis (Viette, 1958) are given. The occurrence of the genus Alytana Shaffer & Munroe, 2007 is new to the entomofauna of the Arabian Peninsula.

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2019-09-30

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Seizmair, M. (2019). Alytana bifurcalis Seizmair, sp. n. is described as new for Science. The adult male and female, and the genitalia are described and figured. The differential features as to the only hitherto known, Alytana aldabralis (Viette, 1958) are given. The occurren. SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 47(187), 443–448. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.515

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