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| Igoria parwanae gen. n. et sp. n. Colotois shabazherica sp. n. Khudhur & Axel Hausmann, 2025 |
Abstract
In this paper, we describe a new genus, three new species, and one new subspecies of moths from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Aleucis orientalis suleimana ssp. n., Pseudopanthera kurdistanica sp. n., Colotois shabazherica sp. n., and Igoria parwanae gen. n. et sp. n. We provide detailed differential diagnoses along with images of adult specimens and both male and female genitalia. Analysis of the mitochondrial COI gene (barcoding region) reveals genetic divergences ranging from 2.45% to 7.35% between these newly described taxa and their closest related congeners.
Keywords: Aleucis, Pseudopanthera, Colotois, Igoria gen. nov., Middle East
Aleucis orientalis suleimana ssp. n.
Pseudopanthera kurdistanica sp. n.
Colotois shabazherica sp. n.
Igoria parwanae gen. n. et sp. n.
Farhad A. Khudhur & Axel Hausmann. 2025. Four new ennomine Moths from Iraqi Kurdistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zoology in the Middle East. 71(3); 339-350. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2025.2535148 [23 Jul 2025]
