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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 3: 18 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.10
Page range: 581-593
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A new species of Emurena Watson, 1975 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Northeast Atlantic Forest, with an updated key to Emurena species

Laboratório de Entomologia; Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia; CCEN; Universidade Federal da Paraíba; João Pessoa; PB; Brazil.
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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia- PPGECO; Universidade Federal do Pará- UFPA; Belém; Pará; Brazil.
Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular e Taxonomia Integrativa; Departamento de Engenharia e Meio Ambiente; Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Rio Tinto; Paraíba; Brazil.
Laboratório de Entomologia; Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia; CCEN; Universidade Federal da Paraíba; João Pessoa; PB; Brazil.
Lepidoptera Taxonomy Paraíba REBIO Guaribas DNA barcoding Cryptic species

Abstract

Emurena ritae Tavares sp. nov. is described from two Atlantic Forest remnants in northeastern Brazil based on morphological and molecular data. This newly discovered species reflects moth diversity in this historically underexplored region and underscores the relevance of continuing investigations in the Atlantic Forest in the course of ongoing biogeographical analyses and species surveys. An updated identification key for the genus Emurena is presented, along with taxonomic and biogeographical remarks that suggest the presence of additional, yet undescribed, cryptic species within the group.

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How to Cite

Tavares, E.V., Laguerre, M., Monteiro, S.R.P., Koroiva, R. & Pereira-Colavite, A. (2026) A new species of Emurena Watson, 1975 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Northeast Atlantic Forest, with an updated key to Emurena species. Zootaxa, 5810 (3), 581–593. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.10