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A new genus and species of slug caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Taiwan

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Lin, Yu-Chi; Braby, Michael; Hsu, Yu-Feng

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The genus Epsteinius Lin, Braby & Hsu gen. nov. is established to accommodate a new, diminutive species of limacodid moth, E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov., from central Taiwan. Although the new species is the sister taxon to Microleon Butler, 1885 according to molecular phylogenetic data, it differs fundamentally from that genus in adult morphology, wing color pattern, male and female genitalia, and larval morphology. Larvae of E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov. represent an interesting case in which...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorLin, Yu-Chi
dc.contributor.authorBraby, Michael
dc.contributor.authorHsu, Yu-Feng
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T05:35:24Z
dc.identifier.issn1175-5326
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/216803
dc.description.abstractThe genus Epsteinius Lin, Braby & Hsu gen. nov. is established to accommodate a new, diminutive species of limacodid moth, E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov., from central Taiwan. Although the new species is the sister taxon to Microleon Butler, 1885 according to molecular phylogenetic data, it differs fundamentally from that genus in adult morphology, wing color pattern, male and female genitalia, and larval morphology. Larvae of E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov. represent an interesting case in which crypsis is based on transparency through its body color, resting behavior, and feeding pattern.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherMagnolia Press
dc.rights© 2020 Magnolia Press
dc.sourceZootaxa
dc.source.uri10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.8
dc.subjectcrypsis
dc.subjectnettle caterpillar
dc.subjecttaxonomy
dc.subjecttranslucent caterpillar
dc.titleA new genus and species of slug caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Taiwan
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume4809
dc.date.issued2020
local.identifier.absfor060308 - Life Histories
local.identifier.absfor060301 - Animal Systematics and Taxonomy
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9511635xPUB2070
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/index
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationLin, Yu-Chi, National Taiwan Normal University
local.contributor.affiliationBraby, Michael, College of Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHsu, Yu-Feng, National Taiwan Normal University
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage374
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage382
local.identifier.doi10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.8
local.identifier.absseo960803 - Documentation of Undescribed Flora and Fauna
dc.date.updated2021-11-28T07:37:33Z
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