Comparative morphology and redescription of five species of Theages Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina), with new distribution records and a new combination for the genus

Publication date: Available online 26 February 2019Source: Zoologischer AnzeigerAuthor(s): Elias c. Araujo, lívia r. Pinheiro, Marcelo DuarteAbstractA comparative morphological study of the genus Theages Walker was performed. Five species, T. decorum (Schaus), T. griseatum (Rothschild), T. hoffmanni Travassos, T. pinasi Grados, and T. occultus Grados, were redescribed and the female morphology of some of them was described for the first time. A new combination was proposed for T. darantasium (Druce), comb. nov. All species were illustrated (habitus and male and female genitalia), and their distribution records were updated and discussed.

Source: A Journal of Comparative Zoology - February 27, 2019 Category: Zoology Source Type: research