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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 3: 24 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.1
Page range: 301-328
Abstract views: 154
PDF downloaded: 3

Revision of the genus Acampylotes Yang, 1987 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with descriptions of seven new species

Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change; Museum Koenig; Adenauerallee 127; 53113 Bonn; Germany
-27-21; Sangenjaya; Setagaya-ku; Tokyo; 154-0024 Japan
Natural History Museum; Life Sciences DC2-2N; Cromwell Road; SW7 5BD London; UK
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change; Museum Koenig; Adenauerallee 127; 53113 Bonn; Germany
Lepidoptera burnet moths checklist China diversification Myanmar neotype designation new species taxonomy

Abstract

The chalcosiid genus Acampylotes Yang, 1987 is revised. It is found to be a valid genus and recharacterised based on genitalia structures of both sexes. A neotype is designated for the type species, Acampylotes guianus Yang & Chen, 1987. Seven new species are described: A. chenluae Huang & Horie sp. nov. (China: Northwest Yunnan), A. uedai Horie & Huang sp. nov. (Myanmar: Kachin), A. gunteri Huang & Horie sp. nov. (China: Southwest Sichuan), A. stellata Huang & Horie sp. nov. (China: Northwest Yunnan), A. magnifica Huang & Horie sp. nov. (China: Northwest Yunnan), A. minoshimai Huang & Horie sp. nov. (Myanmar: Kachin) and A. wenhaoi Huang & Horie sp. nov. (China: Northwest Yunnan & Southwest Sichuan). A lectotype is designated for Campylotes philomena Oberthür, 1923 and a new combination is established: Acampylotes philomena (Oberthür, 1923) comb. nov. The adult and genitalia of the aforementioned taxa are illustrated and a checklist of the genus is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Huang, S.-Y., Horie, K., Martin, G. & Espeland, M. (2025) Revision of the genus Acampylotes Yang, 1987 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa, 5737 (3), 301–328. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.1