Description of four new species of the tiger moth genus Dysschema Hubner (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina)

Author(s)

Moraes, Simeao De Souza ^{[1, 2]} ; Duarte, Marcelo ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Curso Posgrad Ciencias Biol Zool, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4006, n. 3, p. 540-550, AUG 25 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

Description of four new species of the tiger moth genus Dysschema Hubner (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina). Four new species of Pericopina are described, three from southeast of Brazil: Dysschema uriasi Moraes, sp. nov., Dysschema wayneri Moraes, sp. nov., Dysschema amapoarum Moraes \& Duarte sp. nov., and one from Mexico: Dysschema tarsoi Moraes sp. nov. Detailed species descriptions are based upon morphological characters. Photographs of habitus, illustrations of genitalia and comments on morphology are provided. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/18311-0 - Cladistic analysis and taxonomy of the genus Dysschema Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Pericopina)
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 11/50225-3 - Natural history, phylogeny and conservation of Neotropical Lepidoptera
• Grantee: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 09/11161-0 - Cladistic analysis and taxonomic delimitation of the genus Dysschema Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina)
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate