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Issue: Vol. 5793 No. 1: 15 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5793.1.12
Page range: 255-266
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A review and checklist of Panthea Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Pantheinae) with description of a new species from China

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology; School of Life Sciences; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001; China; Henan Funiu Mountain Biological and Ecological Environment Observatory; Nanyang 473000; China
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology; School of Life Sciences; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001; China
Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva; Universitat de València; Carrer Catedràtic José Beltran; 2; 46980; Paterna; Spain
School of Forestry; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin 150040; China; Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin 150040; China
Lepidoptera Noctuidae Panthea morphology DNA barcoding China

Abstract

A new species of the genus Panthea Hübner, [1820] 1816, Panthea lishana Hu, Pérez Santa-Rita & Han sp. nov. is described from Lishan National Nature Reserve, Shanxi, China. The adults, male and female genitalia, and diagnostic external characters are illustrated. Externally, P. lishana most closely resembles P. florianii Behounek, Han & Kononenko, 2013 but differs in wing pattern and genitalia traits. DNA barcoding places P. lishana in a well-supported monophyletic clade that has recently diverged from P. florianii, showing a shallow genetic divergence consistent with cryptic differentiation. An updated checklist of Panthea species is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Hu, G.-L., Shen, Q.-R., Santa-Rita, J.V.P. & Han, H.-L. (2026) A review and checklist of Panthea Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Pantheinae) with description of a new species from China. Zootaxa, 5793 (1), 255–266. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5793.1.12