Eur. J. Entomol. 117: 139-148, 2020 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2020.016

A review of the genus Mecistorhabdia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini) with a description of a new species from the Central African RepublicOriginal article

Nikolai IGNATEV1,2, Beata GRZYWACZ3, Łukasz PRZYBYŁOWICZ3
1 Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, and Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: n.ignatev@entu.cas.cz
2 Museum Witt, Tengstraße 33, 80796 Munich, Germany
3 Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland; e-mails: grzywacz@isez.pan.krakow.pl, lukasz@isez.pan.krakow.pl

The genus Mecistorhabdia Kiriakoff, 1953 is reviewed and one new species M. sulaki sp. n. from the Central African Republic and Cameroon (Afrotropical region) described. The holotype female of the type species M. haematoessa (Holland, 1893) is matched with a conspecific male using a molecular technique. M. burgessi Kiriakoff, 1957 is removed from the synonymy as it is considered to be a valid species. Habitus and male genitalia of all three species are illustrated along with the female genitalia of M. haematoessa. A key for identification of species based on the structure of male genitalia and a map of their distribution are provided. The results of a study of the genetic diversity of the three species of Mecistorhabdia, based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, are presented. Relationships between species are briefly discussed.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini, Mecistorhabdia, new species, Afrotropical region, systematics, COI

Received: November 2, 2019; Revised: January 31, 2020; Accepted: January 31, 2020; Published online: April 8, 2020  Show citation

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IGNATEV, N., GRZYWACZ, B., & PRZYBYŁOWICZ, Ł. (2020). A review of the genus Mecistorhabdia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini) with a description of a new species from the Central African Republic. EJE, 117, Article 139-148. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2020.016
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