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Issue: Vol. 5352 No. 4: 5 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5352.4.4
Page range: 521-536
Abstract views: 192
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Eumasia venefica sp. nov. a new species of the subfamily Eumasiinae (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) from India with atypical larval ecology

Department of Zoology; St Thomas College (Autonomous); Thrissur affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India
Diesterwegstraße 28; D-02977 Hoyerswerda; Germany
Department of Botany; Carmel College; Mala affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India
Department of Zoology; St Thomas College (Autonomous); Thrissur affiliated to the University of Calicut; Kerala; India
Lepidoptera Bagworm Psychidae Eumasiinae Kerala lichens

Abstract

A new species of bagworm moth, Eumasia venefica sp. nov., from the subfamily Eumasiinae, is described from Kerala, India. This species has a peculiar larval ecology, larval case structure and an association with lichens. The paper describes the detailed taxonomy of the adult and the larval stages of the species.

 

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