A review of Apha floralis species group (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae)

5 species of the genus Apha Walker, 1855 are included here under the floralis group, three of which are described as new: A. zephyrus sp. nov. (type locality: China, Yunnan, Dianceng Shan, 2.200 m), A. witti sp. nov. (type locality: China, Sichuan, Qionglai Shan, 1.400 m) and A. chloralis sp. nov. (...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Authors: Vadim V. Zolotuhin, Sergey N. Pugaev, Tran Thieu Du
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Altai State University 2020
Subjects:
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Sibirica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e59529
https://doaj.org/article/219bc2026d5946038cefc816a9f0313c
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Summary:5 species of the genus Apha Walker, 1855 are included here under the floralis group, three of which are described as new: A. zephyrus sp. nov. (type locality: China, Yunnan, Dianceng Shan, 2.200 m), A. witti sp. nov. (type locality: China, Sichuan, Qionglai Shan, 1.400 m) and A. chloralis sp. nov. (type locality: Vietnam, Cha Val, Nam Giang, Quang Nam, 546 m). Types of all species are illustrated, biology and morphology of preimaginal instars are discussed for A. kantonensis Mell, [1930] and A. chloralis sp. nov. A new synonymy for Apha Walker, 1855 and Preptothauma Draudt, 1931 (including a single mislabeled species P. oxydiata Draudt, 1931), syn. nov. is established.

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