DNA barcoding and morphology reveal a new cryptic species of Nagiella (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from Japan

Yuki Matsui; Hideshi Naka; Utsugi Jinbo

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1023.60934

DNA barcoding and morphology reveal a new cryptic species of Nagiella (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from Japan

Zookeys. 2021 Mar 11:1023:171-192. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1023.60934. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yuki Matsui¹, Hideshi Naka², Utsugi Jinbo³

Affiliations

¹ The United Graduated School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
² Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
³ National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Abstract

Nagiella tristalis Matsui & Naka, sp. nov. is described from Japan, based on DNA barcoding and morphological evidence. The two species previously known from Japan, N. quadrimaculalis and N. inferior, are diagnosed. Photographs of adults, including male and female genitalia of the three species, are provided.

Keywords: Patania; Pleuroptya; DNA barcodes; Rubus buergeri; genitalia.

Yuki Matsui, Hideshi Naka, Utsugi Jinbo.