TY - JOUR
T1 - A new genus and species of slug caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Taiwan
AU - Lin, Yu Chi
AU - Braby, M. F.
AU - Hsu, Yu Feng
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PY - 2020/7/7
Y1 - 2020/7/7
N2 - The genus Epsteinius Lin, Braby & Hsu gen. nov. is established to accommodate a new, diminutive species of limacodid moth, E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov., from central Taiwan. Although the new species is the sister taxon to Microleon Butler, 1885 according to molecular phylogenetic data, it differs fundamentally from that genus in adult morphology, wing color pattern, male and female genitalia, and larval morphology. Larvae of E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov. represent an interesting case in which crypsis is based on transparency through its body color, resting behavior, and feeding pattern.
AB - The genus Epsteinius Lin, Braby & Hsu gen. nov. is established to accommodate a new, diminutive species of limacodid moth, E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov., from central Taiwan. Although the new species is the sister taxon to Microleon Butler, 1885 according to molecular phylogenetic data, it differs fundamentally from that genus in adult morphology, wing color pattern, male and female genitalia, and larval morphology. Larvae of E. translucidus Lin, sp. nov. represent an interesting case in which crypsis is based on transparency through its body color, resting behavior, and feeding pattern.
KW - Crypsis
KW - Nettle caterpillar
KW - Taxonomy
KW - Translucent caterpillar
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U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.8
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.8
M3 - Article
SN - 1175-5326
VL - 4809
SP - 374
EP - 382
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 2
ER -