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Description of a new genus and two new species of cutworm moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

J. Donald Lafontaine  and
James T. Troubridge
J. Donald Lafontaine*
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, KW Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
James T. Troubridge
Affiliation:
Biodiversity Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, KW Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
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1Corresponding author (e-mail: LafontaineD@agr.gc.ca).
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Abstract

Alastriagen. nov. is described, and Callierges tropicalis Schaus is transferred to the genus. Alastria chicosp. nov. is described from western North America and Alastria machosp. nov. is described from Costa Rica. We provide illustrations of the adults and genitalia of all three species, as well as the male genitalia of two related genera, Nedra Clarke and Actinotia Hübner.

Résumé

Alastriagen. nov. est décrit pour Callierges tropicalis Schaus. Alastriachicosp. nov. est décrit de l'Ouest d'Amérique du Nord et Alastriamachosp. nov. de Costa Rica. Nous illustrons les adultes et les organes génitaux des trois espèces, et les organes génitaux males des genres apparentés Nedra Clarke et Actinotia Hübner.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 136 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 823 - 834
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2004

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