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Issue: Vol. 2412 No. 1: 29 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2412.1.3
Page range: 42–52
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 2

Thitarodes namnai sp. nov. and T. caligophilus sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), hosts of the economically important entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan

CABI Europe-UK, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, United Kingdom
Renewable Natural Resources Research Centre, Yusipang, Bhutan
CABI Europe-UK, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, United Kingdom
Mycology Laboratory, National Center for Genetic engineering and Biotechnology, Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Renewable Natural Resources Research Centre, Yusipang, Bhutan
Lepidoptera Cordyceps Ghost moth grassland Himalaya new species

Abstract

Two new species of Thitarodes Viette (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) are described from specimens collected in alpine grassland habitats of north-west Bhutan. The new species are compared with their closest relatives from Nepal and neighbouring parts of China and Japan. Male and female adults and genitalia are illustrated.

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