A new Oncocnemis Lederer, 1853 taxon from Europe (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

A new taxon Oncocnemis michaelorum srnkai Beshkov, ssp. n. is described from the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria. The new subspecies, in comparison with the other European members of the Oncocnemis confusa (Freyer, [1839]) species group, shows differences both in outward appearance and in the female and...

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Main Author: S. V. Beshkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2021-12-01
Series:SHILAP
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/234
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Summary:A new taxon Oncocnemis michaelorum srnkai Beshkov, ssp. n. is described from the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria. The new subspecies, in comparison with the other European members of the Oncocnemis confusa (Freyer, [1839]) species group, shows differences both in outward appearance and in the female and male genitalia, including the everted vesica. Oncocnemis michaelorum srnkai Beshkov, ssp. n. is a local endemic race, found in three localities close to each other ca. 30 km NW of Sofia. It is abundant in the type locality.
ISSN:2340-4078