First records of Cossidae from Gabon (West Africa) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.765

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Lepidoptera, Cossidae, new records, Gabon

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The present paper provides the first data on Cossidae of Gabon (seven species) based on the materials of the collection of the African Natural History Research Trust (Leominster), Royal Museum of Central Africa (Tervuren), and Museum Witt (Munich). Four species (Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887), Tarsozeuzera livingstoni Yakovlev, 2006, Aethalopteryx squameus (Distant, 1902), and Strigocossus crassa (Drury, 1782)) are recorded for the first time in the fauna of Gabon.

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2019-06-30

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Yakovlev, R. V., Laszlo, G. M., & Witt, T. J. (2019). First records of Cossidae from Gabon (West Africa) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) . SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 47(186), 279–283. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.765

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