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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 2: 3 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.3
Page range: 191-209
Abstract views: 48
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Eight new species of the genus Siccia Walker from mainland Africa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)

African Natural History Research Trust; Street Court; Leominster; HR6 9QA; United Kingdom; Altai State University; Lenina Avenue; 61; RF-656049; Barnaul; Russia
Nature Research Centre; Akademijos str.; 2; LT-08412; Vilnius-21; Lithuania.
University of Sciences; Techniques and Technology of Bamako; BP 1805; Bamako; Mali; Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases; Hadassah Medical School; The Hebrew University; Kalman Ya’akov Man St.; 91120 Jerusalem; Israel
Lepidoptera Campo Ma’an National Park Clemensiina Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Odzala-Kokoua National Park Salonga National Park

Abstract

Eight new species of the genus Siccia Walker, 1854 are described from mainland Africa: Siccia bomassa Volynkin, sp. nov. (Republic of Congo), Siccia campo Volynkin, sp. nov. (Cameroon), Siccia haynesi Volynkin, sp. nov. (Zimbabwe), Siccia makao Volynkin, sp. nov. (Republic of Congo), Siccia mondika Volynkin, sp. nov. (Republic of Congo), Siccia odzala Volynkin, sp. nov. (Republic of Congo), Siccia salonga Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, sp. nov. (Democratic Republic of Congo), and Siccia taita Volynkin, sp. nov. (Kenya). Adults and male and female genitalia of the new and similar species are illustrated.

 

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How to Cite

Volynkin, A.V., Saldaitis, A. & Müller, G.C. (2025) Eight new species of the genus Siccia Walker from mainland Africa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa, 5659 (2), 191–209. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.3