A taxonomic revision of the tristrigella species group of the genus Nemophora Hoffmannsegg (Lepidoptera, Adelidae) from the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia




Kozlov, Mikhail V.

PublisherMAGNOLIA PRESS

AUCKLAND

2025

Zootaxa

ZOOTAXA

ZOOTAXA

5665

1

99

110

12

1175-5326

1175-5334

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.6

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5665.1.6

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/499586268



This study defines and revises the monophyletic tristrigella species group of the genus Nemophora Hoffmannsegg, 1798, characterized by six presumably apomorphic traits, including (but not limited to) a glossy golden vertex and glossy golden basal part of forewing sharply contrasting with the coppery bronze apical part, which features a distinctive pattern of several yellow spots surrounded by dark brown scales. The group comprises four species: N. pendleburyi Kozlov, sp. nov., from Malaysia; N. vitalii Kozlov, sp. nov., from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei; N. chalcotechna (Meyrick, 1937) from the Philippines; and N. tristrigella (Walker, 1866) from Indonesia and the Philippines. These specie-s are described and illustrated herein, with identification keys based on external morphology and male genitalia provided. Particular attention is paid to similarities and dissimilarities between N. chalcotechna and N. tristrigella.


Funding was provided by the Research Council (formerly Academy) of Finland through multiple mobility grants, the European Commission’s (FP 6) Integrated Infrastructure Initiative programme SYNTHESYS, SYS-Resource and Biod-Iberia programs, Finnish Cultural Foundation, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, British Council, and the Smithsonian Institution. Open access publication of this study was supported by Oskar Öflunds Stiftelse.


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