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Issue: Vol. 2679 No. 1: 17 Nov. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-11-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2679.1.3
Page range: 51–68
Abstract views: 52
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A review of the Eastern Palaearctic genera Paragona Staudinger, 1892 and Paragabara Hampson, 1926 with description of two new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Aventiinae, Hypeninae)

Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Biology and Soil science Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, RF-690022 Vladivostok, Russia
School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, CH-150040, China
Laboratory of Entomology, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences RF-199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
Lepidoptera Noctuidae Aventiinae Hypeninae Paragona Paragabara Remmigabara new genus new species lectotype Korea North China Russian Far East

Abstract

Two Palaearctic genera, Paragona Staudinger, 1892 and Paragabara Hampson, 1926, in the subfamilies Aventiinae and Hypeninae respectively are revised. The genus Paragona is recognized as a member of the subfamily Aventiinae. Paragona nemorata sp. n. is described as new and Paragona inchoata (Wileman, 1911) is reported for China for the first time. The genus Paragabara is recognized as a member of the subfamily Hypeninae. A lectotype is designated for P. flavomacula (Oberthür, 1880) and a new species Paragabara curvicornuta sp. n. described. Paragabara ochreipennis Sugi, 1962 and Remmigabara secunda, comb. n. are reported for the first time from China; Paragabara secunda Remm, 1973 is removed from the genus Paragabara. In addition, a new genus Remmigabara gen. n., with type species Paragabara secunda, is described in the subfamily Aventiinae. Adults and genitalia of the new taxa are illustrated and compared to related taxa.

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