A new species of Herpetogramma (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from eastern North America | Zendy

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A new species of Herpetogramma (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from eastern North America

Author(s) -

Louis Handfield,

Daniel Handfield

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.149.2344

Subject(s) - crambidae , lepidoptera genitalia , subfamily , genus , biology , zoology , dryopteridaceae , botany , biochemistry , gene

Herpetogramma sphingealissp. n., a new species of Crambidae (Lepidoptera), is described from Québec, Canada. The species is included in the genus Herpetogramma Led., 1863, a genus in the subfamily Spilomelinae. Adults and genitalia of this species are described and illustrated, as well as those of Herpetogramma aeglealis (Walker, 1859) and Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859), and adults of the semi-melanic form of Herpetogramma aeglealis are illustrated.

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