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Issue: Vol. 5837 No. 3: 24 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5837.3.11
Page range: 591-599
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 9

Notes on some species of Naarda Walker, 1866 from Australia and Wallacea (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Hypeninae)

Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre; Budapest – Hungarian Natural History Museum; Department of Zoology; Collection Lepidoptera; Baross utca 13; HU-1088 Budapest; Hungary.
Lepidoptera genitalia head structures lectotype new species Queensland synonymy

Abstract

The genitalia of Naarda xanthonephra Turner, 1908 and N. calliceros Turner, 1932 are illustrated and described for the first time. Lectotypes are designated for N. coelopis Turner, 1936 and N. calliceros Turner, 1932. The synonymy of N. xanthonephra and N. coelopis Turner, 1936 is confirmed. Two new species, N. inopina sp. nov. from the Banda Islands and N. turneri sp. nov. from Australia, are described, increasing the number of known species of the genus Naarda recorded from the Australian continent to three. The paper is accompanied by 15 figures illustrating the examined taxa and diagnostic characters.

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How to Cite

Tóth, B. (2026) Notes on some species of Naarda Walker, 1866 from Australia and Wallacea (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Hypeninae). Zootaxa, 5837 (3), 591–599. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.3.11