First record of the genus Scaptesyle Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from mainland China with description of a new species from Xizang

Yong-Qiang Xu; Anton V Volynkin; Si-Yao Huang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5536.1.9

First record of the genus Scaptesyle Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from mainland China with description of a new species from Xizang

Zootaxa. 2024 Nov 1;5536(1):193-200. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.1.9.

Authors

Yong-Qiang Xu¹, Anton V Volynkin², Si-Yao Huang³

Affiliations

¹ Tibet Plateau Institute of Biology; Lhasa 850001; Xizang Autonomous Region; China. [email protected].
² Altai State University; Lenina Avenue; 61; RF-656049; Barnaul; Russia. [email protected].
³ Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510642; Guangdong; China. [email protected].

PMID: 39646379
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5536.1.9

Abstract

The genus Scaptesyle Walker, 1854 is recorded from mainland China for the first time, with a new species, S. sinotricolor Huang & Volynkin sp. nov. described from SE Xizang Autonomous Region. The comparison is made with S. tricolor Walker, 1854 and S. plumosus Rothschild, 1912. The lectotype has been designated for Scaptesyle tricolor Walker, 1854. The adults and genitalia of the aforementioned species are illustrated.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size*
China
Female
Male
Moths* / anatomy & histology
Moths* / classification
Moths* / growth & development
Organ Size