Taxonomy 2.0: Sequencing of old type specimens supports the description of two new species of the Lasiocampa decolorata group from Morocco (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Wolfgang Speidel; Axel Hausmann; Günter C Müller; Vasiliy Kravchenko; Josef Mooser; Thomas J Witt; Khalid Khallaayoune; Sean Prosser; Paul D N Hebert

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.3.5

Taxonomy 2.0: Sequencing of old type specimens supports the description of two new species of the Lasiocampa decolorata group from Morocco (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)

Zootaxa. 2015 Aug 11;3999(3):401-12. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.3.5.

Authors

Wolfgang Speidel¹, Axel Hausmann², Günter C Müller³, Vasiliy Kravchenko⁴, Josef Mooser⁵, Thomas J Witt⁶, Khalid Khallaayoune⁷, Sean Prosser⁸, Paul D N Hebert⁹

Affiliations

¹ Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, D-81247 München and Museum Witt, Tengstr. 33, D-80796 München, Germany.; Email: [email protected].
² SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, D-81247 München, Germany.; Email: [email protected].
³ Department of Parasitology, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hadassah-Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.; Email: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Email: [email protected].
⁵ Seilerbruecklstr. 23, D-85354 Freising, Germany.; Email: [email protected].
⁶ Museum Witt, Tengstr. 33, D-80796 München; Email: [email protected].
⁷ Unité de Parasitologie et des Maladies Parasitaires, Département de Pathologie et de Santé Publique Vétérinaires. Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, BP 6202, Rabat-Instituts 10100, Morocco.; Email: [email protected].
⁸ Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.; Email: [email protected].
⁹ Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.; Email: [email protected].

PMID: 26623584
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.3.5

Abstract

The type of Lasiocampa decolorata (KLUG, 1830), collected in 1820, was successfully barcoded to generate a 658bp COI-fragment after 194 years. The resulting molecular data allowed the description of two closely related species from Morocco: Lasiocampa hannae SPEIDEL, MOOSER & WITT sp. n. from the Anti Atlas and Lasiocampa editae SPEIDEL, MOOSER & WITT sp. n. from the High Atlas.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Ecosystem
Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
Female
Insect Proteins / genetics
Male
Morocco
Moths / anatomy & histology
Moths / classification*
Moths / genetics
Moths / growth & development
Organ Size
Phylogeny

Substances

Insect Proteins
Electron Transport Complex IV