In:
ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 935 ( 2020-05-21), p. 103-119
Abstract:
Mount Cameroon, SW Cameroon, has already been described as a unique hotspot of the many-plumed moth (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with their local diversity unrivalled in the entire Afrotropics. We confirm its importance with description of seven new species: Alucita bakweri Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , Alucita jana Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , Alucita bakingili Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , Alucita tatjana Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , Alucita zuza Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , Alucita deja Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. , and Alucita bokwango Ustjuzhanin & amp; Kovtunovich, sp. nov. These descriptions have raised the known local diversity of many-plumed moth species on Mount Cameroon to 22, i.e., over a quarter of the known Afrotropical biodiversity of this group. This study also emphasises the great conservation importance of the area.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1313-2970
,
1313-2989
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.935.49843
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10.3897/zookeys.935.49843.figure1
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10.3897/zookeys.935.49843.figures9-10
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10.3897/zookeys.935.49843.figures13-15
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10.3897/zookeys.935.49843.figures16-18
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10.3897/zookeys.935.49843.figures19-24
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2020
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2445640-8
SSG:
12