Review of the Dyspessa salicicola (Eversmann, 1848) species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae)

The article gives a revision on the species group Dyspessa salicicola (Eversmann, 1848) (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Cossinae). The group comprises six valid taxa, namely D. salicicola salicicola, D. salicicola aschabadensis Daniel, 1953, D. saissanica Yakovlev, 2014, D. kostjuki Yakovlev, 2005, D. arabe...

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Main Authors: Roman V. Yakovlev, Nazar A. Shapoval, Galina N. Shapoval, Artem E. Naydenov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Altai State University 2022
Subjects:
biodiversity
carpenter moths
dyspessa
fauna
central asia
volga-ural region
middle east
caucasus
transcaucasia
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Yakovlev
Sibirica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14258/abs.v8.e43
https://doaj.org/article/e83d0fefbb08455da70775d59dc38cc2
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Summary:The article gives a revision on the species group Dyspessa salicicola (Eversmann, 1848) (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Cossinae). The group comprises six valid taxa, namely D. salicicola salicicola, D. salicicola aschabadensis Daniel, 1953, D. saissanica Yakovlev, 2014, D. kostjuki Yakovlev, 2005, D. arabesca Yakovlev, 2005 and D. muelleri Yakovlev, sp. nov. (type locality: “Nord Jordanien, Totes Meer-Ostufer, Wadi Ibn Hammad”), united by a specific habitus (the yellow forewing with a remarkable pattern of spots). Detailed data on the distribution of all the species are provided, short diagnoses are given. The article is illustrated with images of specimens from different localities and male genitalia of all the considered taxa.

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