Redescription of the genus Alophonotus Schrool, 1990 based on the morphology of male and female genitalia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.759

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Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Alophonotus, fauna, Africa

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Based on the study of male and female genitalia and the external habitus of Chalcidica (Duomitus) rauana Strand, 1909, the type species of the genus Alophonotus Schoorl, 1990, the genus Alophonotus is redescribed. Images of the type female, male genitalia, a new generic diagnosis, and a distribution map are given. Alophonotus rauana is indicated for the moth fauna of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda for the first time.

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2018-12-30

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Yakovlev, R. V., & Witt, T. J. (2018). Redescription of the genus Alophonotus Schrool, 1990 based on the morphology of male and female genitalia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) . SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 46(184), 647–652. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.759

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