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First records of the genus Macrobathra Meyrick, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species and two newly recorded species

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  • 1. Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City 116, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • 2. Department of Biological Resources, National Chiayi University, No. 300 Syuefu Rd., Chiayi City 60004, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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Lu, Yi-Yang, Liang, Jia-Yuan, Hsu, Yu-Feng (2026): First records of the genus Macrobathra Meyrick, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species and two newly recorded species. Zootaxa 5748 (2): 230-242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.4

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Publication: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.016 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1038/s41598-020-63385-x (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102239 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1093/sysbio/sys029 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.1111/zsc.12407 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btt499 (DOI)
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