New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)

A list of 24 species embracing 1505 specimens of the family Scythrididae from Namibia is presented. The material was collected during November–December 2019 in the course of a Finnish–Estonian expedition to the Northern and Central Namibia. Five new species are described: Haploscythris fannyae Nupp...

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Main Authors: K. Nupponen, R. Haverinen, A. Pototski
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Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2021-06-01
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/306
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description A list of 24 species embracing 1505 specimens of the family Scythrididae from Namibia is presented. The material was collected during November–December 2019 in the course of a Finnish–Estonian expedition to the Northern and Central Namibia. Five new species are described: Haploscythris fannyae Nupponen, sp. n., Scythris eburnipalpella Nupponen sp. n., S. eneae Nupponen, sp. n., S. fimbriatella Nupponen, sp. n., and S. pretarsella Nupponen, sp. n. Scythris curvipilella Bengtsson, 2002, S. mesoplecta Meyrick, 1921 and S. sericiella Bengtsson, 2014 are reported as new to Namibia. The known distribution range of each species is given.
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spelling doaj-art-3c1af7b65a614e4a92318dadfa00b7b32025-08-20T03:51:44ZengSociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de LepidopterologíaSHILAP2340-40782021-06-014919410.57065/shilap.306New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)K. Nupponen0R. Haverinen1A. Pototski2Independent ResearchIndependent ResearchIndependent Research A list of 24 species embracing 1505 specimens of the family Scythrididae from Namibia is presented. The material was collected during November–December 2019 in the course of a Finnish–Estonian expedition to the Northern and Central Namibia. Five new species are described: Haploscythris fannyae Nupponen, sp. n., Scythris eburnipalpella Nupponen sp. n., S. eneae Nupponen, sp. n., S. fimbriatella Nupponen, sp. n., and S. pretarsella Nupponen, sp. n. Scythris curvipilella Bengtsson, 2002, S. mesoplecta Meyrick, 1921 and S. sericiella Bengtsson, 2014 are reported as new to Namibia. The known distribution range of each species is given. https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/306LepidopteraScythrididaenew speciesnew recordsAfrotropical regionNamibia
spellingShingle K. Nupponen
R. Haverinen
A. Pototski
New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
SHILAP
Lepidoptera
Scythrididae
new species
new records
Afrotropical region
Namibia
title New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
title_full New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
title_fullStr New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
title_full_unstemmed New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
title_short New records of Scythrididae from Namibia, with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
title_sort new records of scythrididae from namibia with descriptions of five new species lepidoptera scythrididae
topic Lepidoptera
Scythrididae
new species
new records
Afrotropical region
Namibia
url https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/306
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