Published January 24, 2026 | Version v1
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On the taxonomy of Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea, Metarbelidae)

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Altai State University
  • 2. Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
  • 3. African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, Kingsland, HR6 9QA, United Kingdom
  • 4. University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, Mali
  • 5. Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Kalman Ya'akov Man St., 91120, Jerusalem, Israel
  • 6. Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Comoros St., P.O. box 30726, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • 7. ROR icon University of Tyumen
  • 8. ROR icon National Research Tomsk State University

Description

A new metarbelid genus, Hermanstaudeilla gen. n. is described, delimited from Salagena Walker, 1865, with its type species Salagena tesselata Distant, 1897. Three new species, H. hillwoodi sp. n. (type locality: Zambia, Hillwood Farm), H. felixtarasenkoi sp. n. (type locality: Tanzania, Ushongo Beach), H. hackeri sp. n. (type locality: Ethiopia, Nechisar National Park) are described from eastern and southern Africa. Adults, genitalia and distribution of all taxa are illustrated in 18 colour figures.

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