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Description of a new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini).

ABSTRACT: A new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker are described from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. Images of males and females and their genitalia are provided. Locality information and distribution maps for Costa Rica and for Guatemala are included. The biology and phylogeny of Idalus are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Espinoza BA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3668376 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Description of a new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini).

Espinoza Bernardo A BA Janzen Daniel H DH Winnie Hallwachs J Bolling Sullivan

ZooKeys 20130206 264

A new species and subspecies of Idalus Walker are described from Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. Images of males and females and their genitalia are provided. Locality information and distribution maps for Costa Rica and for Guatemala are included. The biology and phylogeny of Idalus are discussed. ...[more]

PMID: 23730178

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