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Description of a new species of the genus Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 (Erebidae, Boletobiinae) from China, with a new subspecies of A. nigrizonatum Hirano, 2021
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- 1. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China, Harbin, China
- 2. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China, Harbin, China|Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China, Harbin, China|Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China, Harbin, China
Description
A new species of the genus Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 from China: Araeopteron zheganensis, sp. nov., collected from Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces, as well as a new subspecies, A. nigrizonatum chinensis, ssp. nov., recorded from Yunnan, Fujian, Zhejiang and Chongqing.
The study provides illustrations of the adults and genitalia of A. zheganensis, sp. nov. and the new subspecies A. nigrizonatum chinensis, ssp. nov. and includes comparative analyses with morphologically similar species.
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