A REVISION OF THE GENUS TRICHOSILIA HAMPSON (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF FOUR NEW SPECIES

Abstract The genus Trichosilia Hampson, until now monotypic, is revised to include 10 species, 4 of which are described as new: T . austrina Lafontaine, from Texas; T . woodiana Lafontaine, from northwestern Canada; T . boreana Lafontaine, from northern Canada and Alaska; and T . beringiana Lafontai...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Lafontaine, J.D., Kononenko, V.S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1986
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Canada
Chukotka
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent1181079-11
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00040827
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Summary:Abstract The genus Trichosilia Hampson, until now monotypic, is revised to include 10 species, 4 of which are described as new: T . austrina Lafontaine, from Texas; T . woodiana Lafontaine, from northwestern Canada; T . boreana Lafontaine, from northern Canada and Alaska; and T . beringiana Lafontaine and Kononenko, from northwestern Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka, USSR. All species are illustrated and characters to distinguish the species are given. Distribution maps for the species and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus are also included.

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