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| Autor(es): |
Alvarez, Yosiel
;
Nunez, Rayner
;
Gallardo-Capo, Marian
;
Moraes, Simeao De Souza
Número total de Autores: 4
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE; v. 55, n. 2, p. 10-pg., 2025-01-01. |
| Resumo | |
The moth genus Syntomeida Harris, 1839 (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) is currently composed of11 species, three of which have been reported from Cuba. The potential existence of a fourth undescribed species from northeastern Cuba has been recurrently suggested in the past. In this work, we gather morphological and natural history data to formally describe this new species. Syntomeida tibaracoana sp. nov. mostly resembles the closely related S. wrightii (Gundlach, 1881), from which it differs by its larger size, color pattern, and genitalia morphology. Observations on its natural history are provided, the immatures are illustrated and described, and Ipomoea carolina L. (Convolvulaceae) and Purdiaea parvifolia (Vict.) J.L.Thomas (Clethraceae) are reported as host plants, the latter being the first record of Clethraceae as the host plant for an arctiine moth. Further data about the biology and ecology of this Cuban endemic moth are needed with a view to its conservation. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 21/02524-3 - Explorando a história evolutiva de mariposas-líquens sob uma abordagem integrada (Lepidoptera: Lithosiini) |
| Beneficiário: | Simeão de Souza Moraes |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores |