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Issue: Vol. 1390 No. 1: 11 Jan. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-01-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1390.1.6
Page range: 51–57
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

Discovery of two new species of Alucitidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam  

Division of Bio-Specimen & Genetic Resources, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Province Gyeonggi 487-821, Korea.
Center for Insect Systematics, Kangweon National University, Chuncheon
Lepidoptera Alucitidae Pterotopteryx new species Vietnam

Abstract

Two new species of Alucitidae, Pterotopteryx nigrifasciata sp. nov. and P. vietana sp. nov., are described from Vietnam. Photographs of the facies and genitalia are presented.

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