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Revision of the comose flame moths of the genus Sosxetra Walker (Noctuidae, Dyopsinae), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species
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- 1. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States of America|Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, United States of America
- 2. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States of America
- 3. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, United States of America
- 4. Department of Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States of America
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As part of our Neotropical Dyopsinae Project, a revision of the Neotropical genus Sosxetra Walker is proposed. Morphological and molecular evidence challenge its previous monotypic classification. The genus is redescribed and a neotype is designated for Sosxetra grata Walker, previously considered the only species in the genus. Two new species are described: Sosxetra mamanina Martinez, Homziak, & Castillo-Argaez, sp. nov. and Sosxetra thutakanay Martinez, Homziak, & Castillo-Argaez, sp. nov. Finally, Covellana Martinez, Homziak, Plotkin & Castillo-Argaez, gen. nov., is established based on Covellana niomalan Martinez, Homziak, Plotkin & Castillo-Argaez, sp. nov., previously misidentified as Sosxetra grata.
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