Description of three new species of Galethalea Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with comments on the genus

Author(s)

Pinheiro, Livia R.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 4078, n. 1, p. 354-365, FEB 9 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

Galethalea portoricensis sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in SMNS: Puerto Rico, 20.iii.1974, W. Plathsr. leg.), G. wolfei sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in LACM: Colombia, 1.iv.1995, K. Wolfe et al. leg.), and G. machadoi sp. nov. (Holotype male deposited in SMNS: Ecuador, 23.x.2000, G. Brehm leg.) are described, all known only from males. G. machadoi sp. nov. and G. wolfei sp. nov. seem to be closely related to G. davidi Dognin, 1889 resur. stat., while G. portoricensis sp. nov. seems closer to the type species, G. pica (Walker, 1854). The three new species, plus G. davidi, are illustrated in habitus and genitalia, and comments on the genus Galethalea are provided, along with a key to the species currently placed in this genus. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/11159-5 - Revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Heliura Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)
• Grantee: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 12/02444-0 - Revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Heliura Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)
• Grantee: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro
• 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