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Issue: Vol. 5632 No. 2: 7 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5632.2.3
Page range: 271-292
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Genus Miltochrista (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Laos, with description of one new species

Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Bio˗Resource and Environmental Center; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors; Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; Songdo˗dong; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea
Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Bio˗Resource and Environmental Center; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors; Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; Songdo˗dong; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea
Yangpyeong Insect Museum; Gyeonggang-ro; Okcheon-myeon; Yangpyeon-gun; Gyeonggi-do; 12507; Republic of Korea; Incheon National University; Songdo˗dong; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea
Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Bio˗Resource and Environmental Center; Incheon National University; 119 Academy˗ro; Yeonsu˗gu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors; Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; Songdo˗dong; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea
Lepidoptera Lithosiini distribution Oriental region taxonomy new and newly recorded species

Abstract

A new species, Miltochrista aurantia Bayarsaikhan & Bae, sp. nov. is described from Laos, and seven species, M. terminata (Moore, 1878), M. calamaria (Moore, 1888), M. quadrata (Holloway, 2001), M. kontumica (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013), M. simonka (Bucsek, 2014), M. lavides Volynkin, Černý & N. Singh, 2020, and M. tenuiprocessa Volynkin, Černy, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023, are newly recorded in this country. The previously unknown female genitalia of M. acteola (Swinhoe, 1903) and M. parvulus Bucsek, 2020, are studied for the first time. Illustrations of adults and genitalia of the examined species are provided with a list of known species of the genus from Laos.

 

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How to Cite

Bayarsaikhan, U., Kwon, H.W., Kim, J.W. & Bae, Y.-S. (2025) Genus Miltochrista (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Laos, with description of one new species. Zootaxa, 5632 (2), 271–292. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.2.3