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A new record of the southern erebid moth species, Hypena nakajimai Kishida, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae), from Korea with molecular analyses

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  • 1. Department of Agricultural Convergence Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea|Lab. of Insect phylogenetics and evolution, Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
  • 2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
  • 3. Lab. of Insect phylogenetics and evolution, Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea|Department of Agricultural Convergence Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea

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The genus Hypena Schrank is a large but poorly-defined taxon. Hypena nakajimai Kishida, which is reported here for the first time in Korea, highlights the Hypena's current taxonomic situation — a lack of phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic revision and numerous tropical species descriptions. H. nakajimai was initially found by Sugi more than 40 years ago, but the species was officially named by Kishida in 2010. It is expected that numerous undescribed and unknown Hypena species still remain to be discovered.

The present study reports the thirtieth Korean Hypena species, provides its diagnosis, re-describes its habitus and male genitalia and emphasises the importance of describing Hypena and its difficulties.

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