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New species of Xanthia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

J. Donald Lafontaine*
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, KW Neatby Building, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Kauri Mikkola
Affiliation:
Zoological Museum, PO Box 17, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: lafontained@agr.gc.ca).

Abstract

The North American species previously treated as Xanthia togata (Esper) is shown to be a distinct species and described as new. Illustrations of adults and genitalia of X. togata and Xanthia tatago are provided.

Résumé

L'espèce nord-américaine connue jusqu'à maintenant sous le nom de Xanthiatogata (Esper) est en fait une espèce distincte, que nous décrivons comme nouvelle. Nous comparons et illustrons l'aspect externe et les organes génitaux des adultes de X. togata et de Xanthiatatago.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2003

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