Second contribution to the knowledge of the Lithosiini of Gabon: the genus Nanna Birket-Smith (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae)

  • Antonio Durante Museo di Storia naturale del Salento. Via Europa 95, 73021 Calimera, Italy
  • Emelie Arlette Apinda-Legnouo Institut de Recherches sur l’Écologie Tropicale, Libreville, Gabon
  • Chiara Romano Viale Santa Caterina Novella 26, 73013 Galatina, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.65
Keywords: Arctiinae, Lithosiini, Nanna, new species, Afrotropical Region

Abstract

The presence of the genus Nanna in Gabon is treated. Four species are recorded, two of which are new to science (N. molouba sp. nov. and N. semigrisea sp. nov.), and the hitherto unknown female of Nanna ceratopygia is described. A checklist and a key to the species of the genus Nanna are provided.

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Published
2013-11-22
How to Cite
Durante, A., Apinda-Legnouo, E. A., & Romano, C. (2013). Second contribution to the knowledge of the Lithosiini of Gabon: the genus Nanna Birket-Smith (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (65). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.65
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No. 65 (2013): Second contribution to the knowledge of the Lithosiini of Gabon: the genus Nanna Birket-Smith (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae)
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Zoology
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