What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)

By male genitalia and external characters as well as by the mtDNA COI sequence, the species from mountain of Central Asia reported earlier as Mecyna lutulentalis (Lederer, 1858) now is identified as Mecyna salangalis Amsel, 1970. The species inhabits dry steppe slopes of Hindukush, West Pamir, Cent...

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Main Authors: S. Yu. Sinev, S. K. Korb
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Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/131
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description By male genitalia and external characters as well as by the mtDNA COI sequence, the species from mountain of Central Asia reported earlier as Mecyna lutulentalis (Lederer, 1858) now is identified as Mecyna salangalis Amsel, 1970. The species inhabits dry steppe slopes of Hindukush, West Pamir, Central Alai and western part of Alai valley, West Tian-Shan and western part of Inner Tian-Shan. The variability of M. salangalis is shown, and the female and its genitalia are described for the first time.
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spelling doaj-art-0fb0f1a9d1a44c0ab68efccaac27a2952025-08-20T03:15:27ZengSociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de LepidopterologíaSHILAP2340-40782022-06-015019810.57065/shilap.131What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)S. Yu. Sinev0S. K. Korb1Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Entomological Society By male genitalia and external characters as well as by the mtDNA COI sequence, the species from mountain of Central Asia reported earlier as Mecyna lutulentalis (Lederer, 1858) now is identified as Mecyna salangalis Amsel, 1970. The species inhabits dry steppe slopes of Hindukush, West Pamir, Central Alai and western part of Alai valley, West Tian-Shan and western part of Inner Tian-Shan. The variability of M. salangalis is shown, and the female and its genitalia are described for the first time. https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/131LepidopteraCrambidaeSpilomelinaeMecyna subsequalisCentral Asia
spellingShingle S. Yu. Sinev
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What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
SHILAP
Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Spilomelinae
Mecyna subsequalis
Central Asia
title What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
title_full What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
title_fullStr What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
title_full_unstemmed What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
title_short What species of Mecyna subsequalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) - group occurs in highlands of Central Asia? (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)
title_sort what species of mecyna subsequalis herrich schaffer 1854 group occurs in highlands of central asia lepidoptera crambidae spilomelinae
topic Lepidoptera
Crambidae
Spilomelinae
Mecyna subsequalis
Central Asia
url https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/131
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