Two new species of Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 2008 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from Sudan and Ethiopia

  • Roman V. Yakovlev Altai State University, South Siberian Botanical Garden, Lenina pr. 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia and Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology, Lenina pr. 36, 634050 Tomsk
  • Thomas J. Witt Museum Witt, Tengstrasse 33, D-80796, Munich
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.240
Keywords: Cossidae, Carpenter moths, Afroarabiella, new species, Lepidoptera

Abstract

The paper describes two new species of Afroarabiella (Cossidae): A. sulaki sp. nov. from Sudan and A. strohlei sp. nov. from Ethiopia. For all the species of the genus Afroarabiella images and distribution maps are given.

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Published
2016-11-03
How to Cite
Yakovlev, R. V., & Witt, T. J. (2016). Two new species of Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 2008 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from Sudan and Ethiopia. European Journal of Taxonomy, (240). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.240
Issue
No. 240 (2016): Two new species of Afroarabiella Yakovlev, 2008 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from Sudan and Ethiopia
Section
Entomology
Copyright (c) 2016 Roman V. Yakovlev, Thomas J. Witt

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