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Issue: Vol. 5686 No. 2: 27 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5686.2.8
Page range: 294-300
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A new species of Synanthedon Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from the coastal South Carolina and central Alabama, United States

Department of Entomology; Michigan State University; 288 Farm Lane; 243 Natural Science Bldg; East Lansing; MI 48824; USA.
Department of Biological Sciences; University of South Carolina; 715 Sumter St. Columbia; SC 29208.
Department of Entomology; Michigan State University; 288 Farm Lane; 243 Natural Science Bldg; East Lansing; MI 48824; USA.
Lepidoptera mitochondrial phylogenetic analysis systematics Sesiidae

Abstract

A clearwing moth species, Synanthedon nielseni sp. nov. is described from South Carolina and Alabama. The recognition of this new species is based on a phylogeny estimated from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I of 26 North American Synanthedon species including individuals from various locations. Synanthedon nielseni sp. nov. was monophyletic and differed from Synanthedon refulgens and Synanthedon arkansasensis by a mean of 11.0 % COI pairwise “p” distance, coloration, and genitalic morphology.

 

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How to Cite

Jr, W.H.T., Lopresti, E.F. & Cognato, A.I. (2025) A new species of Synanthedon Hübner (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from the coastal South Carolina and central Alabama, United States. Zootaxa, 5686 (2), 294–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5686.2.8