SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Description of previously unknown females of three Euriphene Boisduval, 1847 species and the unknown male of Bebearia inepta Hecq, 2001 from Western Africa, with notes on their taxonomy, bionomy and distribution (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae)

2023-08-29T17:58:44+02:00

During extensive field research of fruit-feeding Lepidoptera in various West African forests, we have collected a rich material of several rare or poorly known species. Among them we identified four species, where only one of the sexes was described. Here, we describe unknown females of Euriphene lomaensis Belcastro, 1986, E. taigola Sáfián & Warren-Gash, 2009 and E. bernaudi Hecq, 1994 with reference to the latter species’ taxonomic position (stat. rev.). We also describe the male of Bebearia inepta Hecq, 2001. We report observations on their habitats and behaviour and review their known distribution.

Ancylis sederana Chrétien, 1915 a new species to the European fauna from Spain (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

2023-08-29T17:58:42+02:00

Ancylis sederana Chrétien, 1915 is for the first time reported from Europe. During an expedition in Southern Spain, the first author captured a female of this species near Almeria. This species is described from Northern Africa, Algeria (Biskra) and Tunisia (Gafsa). Furthermore was found they on Arabian Peninsula (Oman). The foodplant is Zizyphus lotus (L.) Lam. For the first time the female genital is imaged.

A New Record of the Genus Lepidogma Meyrick, 1890 from Turkey with Description of the Genitalia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae)

2023-08-29T17:58:40+02:00

Lepidogma wiltshirei Amsel, 1949 is new discovered in the Turkish fauna. The female genitalia of the species are described for the first time, the male genitalia are re-described and, the pictures of the species are illustrated.

First records of the genera Pithyllis Grünberg, 1910 and Tyndis Ragonot, 1881 from the Arabian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pyralinae)

2023-08-29T17:58:37+02:00

Occurrences of the genera Pithyllis Grünberg, 1910 and Tyndis Ragonot, 1881 are reported for the first time for the Arabian Peninsula based on records collected in Southern Oman (Dhofar). Tyndis megistalis Hampson, 1906 is reported as new for the fauna of the Arabian Peninsula. Pithyllis dhofaralis Seizmair, sp. n. is described as new for science. The externally most similar species are Pithyllis mirei Leraut, 2009 and Pithyllis pallidalis Leraut, 2007, from which the new species is distinguished primarily in the male genital morphology. The male adult and the male genitalia are figured. The female is still unknown.

First record of Calamia tridens (Hüfnagel, 1766) for Madrid, Spain (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

2023-08-29T17:58:17+02:00

Calamia tridens (Hüfnagel, 1766), is an Euro-Siberian specie widely distributed from Europe (except in the extreme north and some areas of the south) reaching Central Asia (ZILLI et al., 2005). In this document we present the first record for Madrid, Spain.

New and interesting Portuguese Lepidoptera records from 2018 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2023-08-29T17:58:11+02:00

14 species are added to the Portuguese Lepidoptera fauna and three species deleted, mainly as a result of fieldwork undertaken by the authors and others in 2018. In addition, second and third records for the country, new province records and new food-plant data for a number of species are included. A summary of recent papers affecting the Portuguese fauna is included.

A new species of Crypsiptya Meyrick, 1894 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

2023-08-29T17:58:05+02:00

Crypsiptya spinosa Jie & Li, sp. n. is described from Jiangxi Province, China. The new species can be diagnosed by three tufts of scales on the ventral base of forewing, and in male genitalia the valva with a long sella, and phallus has two clusters of long spine-like cornuti. The images of the head, habitus, tympanal organs, and male genitalia are provided.

Immature stages of Lepidoptera (LVII). Ateliotum insularis (Rebel, 1896) in Huelva, Spain (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Myrmecozelinae)

2023-08-29T17:57:58+02:00

The Immature stages of Ateliotum insularis (Rebel, 1896) from Huelva, Spain, are described and illustrated, as well as its biological cycle, feeding and the distribution.

The Ethmia terminella group from the Canary Islands (Spain) and Morocco (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae, Ethmiinae)

2023-08-29T17:57:52+02:00

The Ethmia terminella group is reviewed. Three species and one subspecies are recognized: E. terminella terminella Fletcher, 1938, E. terminella micropunctella Amsel, 1955, E. bennyi Falck & Karsholt, sp. n. (Spain: Gran Canaria) and E. pseudoterminella Falck & Karsholt, sp. n. (Spain: Fuerteventura, Morocco). Adults and genitalia of these four taxa are illustrated. The taxonomic results are supported by the DNA barcodes from sequencing of the 658 bp fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene.

Delplanqueia enderleini (Rebel, 1934) on the Mallorca Island (Balearic Islands, Spain) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae)

2023-08-29T17:57:46+02:00

New findings and more data on the Phycitinae Delplanqueia enderleini (Rebel, 1934) are reported on the Mallorca Island (Balearic Islands, Spain), which have made it possible to end the numerous doubts surrounding this rare and little-known Balearic endemic.

Description of Corymbus Park, gen. n. with six new species from the Afrotropical Region (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae)

2023-08-29T17:57:41+02:00

The new genus Corymbus Park, gen. n., including six new species from the Afrotropical Region - Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda - is described. The new species are: C. deprinsi Park & Aarvik, sp. n., C. malmoius Park & Aarvik, sp. n., C. hirtitibia Park & Aarvik, sp. n., C. kenyaensis Park & Aarvik, sp. n., C. hallicis Park & Aarvik, sp. n., and C. nigrizosterus Park & Aarvik, sp. n. Corymbus crossogramma (Meyrick,1921), comb. n. is transferred from the genus Eridachtha Meyrick, 1910 to Corymbus Park. The venation of the type species, and adults and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated. A key to the species is provided.

Habitat preference of Geometridae species in Western Black Sea region of Turkey (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

2023-08-29T17:57:35+02:00

In this study, 3399 specimens belonging to 188 species of the Geometridae (Lepidoptera) family were examined. Species composition and abundance rates of Geometridae communities were analyzed with respect to the plant formations of the region as deciduous forests, dry coniferous-oak forests, humid coniferous forests, pseudomaquis and farmlands. The results also indicates that 26 species in deciduous forests, 23 species in coniferous-oak forests, 20 species in humid coniferous forests, 20 in pseudomaquis and 20 species in farmlands have high abundance rate. The highest rates of abundance in deciduous forests and dry coniferous-oak forests belong to Cyclophora linearia (Hübner, [1799]) with 14,7% and Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 13,1%, respectively. Also, the highest rates of abundance in humid coniferous forests and pseudomaquis belong to Scotopteryx moeniata (Scopoli, 1763) with 23,46% and Cyclophora puppillaria (Hübner, [1799]) with 19,83%. Species richness is much higher in deciduous forests than it is in other habitats. Faunal similarities between the Geometridae communities are reported below 50% among all habitats. The highest faunal similarity was found to be between dry coniferous-oak forests followed by the second highest similarity between pseudomaquis and deciduous forests.

Contribution to the knowledge of the Genus Euchromia Hübner, [1819] 1816 in Equatorial Guinea (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Euchromiini)

2023-08-29T17:56:50+02:00

In the course of the reorganization and cataloguing of the Lepidoptera material deposited in the Entomology Collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), in Madrid, Spain, under the name “Exotic”, we have revised two species of Genus Euchromia Hübner, [1819] 1816, originating in exploratory work carried out by different Spanish Scientists. Spanish Guinea was divided into two provinces after 1959: Fernando Poo province, including Fernando Poo and Annobon Islands and Rio Muni province, including the continental territory of Rio Muni and the islands of Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico and Corisco. It became an independent country in 1968, taking the name of Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
According to our investigations, two species of this Genus are present in Equatorial Guinea: Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius 1775) and Euchromia lethe (Fabricius 1775). In this work we revise their distribution and carry out the study of both male and female genitalia.

Butterfly diversity in different habitats in Simian Mountain Nature Reserve, China (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2023-08-29T17:56:47+02:00

Butterflies, as environmental indicators, can act as representatives for less well-monitored insect groups. In this study, a field survey was conducted in five fixed-distance belt transects during three years. Four indices were used to indicate the butterfly diversity. A total of 3004 individuals of 151 species belonging to 82 genera in 6 families were recorded in the survey. Among them, 67 species were recorded in Simian Mountain for the first time, and Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) was the dominant species; Nymphalidae was the dominant family. Among the five habitats, the species diversity of butterfly in Sample V was the highest, closely followed by that in Sample I in which ecological environment was relatively intact; and the diversity of butterfly in Sample IV, in which human
interference was strong, was least. According to our research, the butterfly diversity in habitats with better ecological environments was higher; while the butterfly diversity in habitats with the most intact ecological environment was not the highest; strong human interference could significantly decrease the diversity of butterfly.

Contribution to the knowledge of the Lepidoptera of Spain, with the description of a new genus and a new species for our fauna (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae)

2023-08-29T17:55:16+02:00

A new genus Propeacrobasis Gastón & Vives, gen. n., and one new species Propeacrobasis notarioi Gastón & Vives, sp. n. from southern of Spain are described.

Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick 1916, new species from Spain and Europe (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae)

2023-08-29T17:56:45+02:00

The presence of the Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, 1916, is reported for the first time in Spain and Europe, the adult and male genitalia are illustrated.

Rediscovery of Piercolias coropunae (Dyar 1913) with re-description of male and first description of the female (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

2023-08-29T17:56:42+02:00

The rediscovery of Piercolias coropunae (Dyar, 1913) is reported herein, based on ten males and four females collected at the type locality (Coropuna). The original description of P. coropunae was based on a unique male collected in 1911 by the Yale University Peruvian Expedition, at the Coropuna volcano (Arequipa) and since that time, almost 100 years ago, the species had not been recorded. A redescription of the male and the first description of the female are provided.

The “Themis Group” of Euphaedra Hübner, [1819] in Angola. Revision and description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae)

2023-08-29T17:55:10+02:00

New data are presented relatively to the Euphaedra Hübner, [1819], subgenus Euphaedrana Hecq, 1976 of the “group themis” in Angola. Four species are assigned being one of them described as new with base on specimens from the Cabinda Territory.

Tinagma asignatum Gaedike & Falck, sp. n. from the Canary Islands (Spain) (Lepidoptera: Douglasiidae)

2023-08-29T17:56:39+02:00

Tinagma asignatum Gaedike & Falck, sp. n. is described from the Canary Island, Gran Canaria. Images of the adult and the genitalia are presented.

Epicallima icterinella (Mann, 1867) new to Italy (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)

2023-08-29T17:56:35+02:00

Epicallima icterinella (Mann, 1867), an interesting Oecophoridae species, present only in the Balkan Peninsula and in the islands of Cyprus and Crete, was found for the first time in Italy in Basilicata.

Tortricidae from Ethiopia, 4 (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

2023-08-29T17:56:28+02:00

Forty species of Tortricidae from North-Western Ethiopia are recorded of which fifteen species are described as new (Eugnosta amharana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Procrica sinuata Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Metamesia flava Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Clepsis paragongyla Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Epichoristodes fekensae Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Thiopeia chokeana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Thiodia africana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Megaherpystis wofwasha Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Megaherpystis valvalobata Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Cosmetra triangularis Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Protancylis secundus Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Thylacandra delimana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Dracontogena bradiana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.; Thaumatotibia parimitans Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n., and Thaumatotibia machakelana Razowski & Trematerra, sp. n.). Moreover, the new genus Thiopeia Razowski & Trematerra is described and a new combination of Syntozyga alatheta (Razowski & Trematerra, 2010) comb. n. are reported. Females of Procrica ophiograpta (Meyrick, 1933), Lobesia semosa Diakonoff, 1992, Eccopsis brunneopostica Razowski & Trematerra, 2010, and Parabactra addisalema Razowski & Trematerra, 2018, are described.

General News

2023-08-30T06:40:16+02:00

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O. Pekarsky, L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay & Z. Varga A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea. Psaphinae II. Erebidae II

2023-08-26T09:34:53+02:00

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G. M. Van der Poorten & N. E. Van der Poorten Field Guide to the Butterflies of Sri Lanka

2023-08-26T08:23:46+02:00

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2023-08-26T11:01:01+02:00

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