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| [1-2] Taikona gaoligongshana Yu, Arita & Kallies, [5-8] Taikona extraordinaria Yu, Kallies & Arita in Yu, Kallies, Arita, He, Li, Yata & LiI, 2024 |
Abstract
Two new species, Taikona gaoligongshana Yu, Arita & Kallies, sp. nov. and Taikona extraordinaria Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov. are described from Yunnan Province, China. Illustrations of the holotypes and the male genitalia are provided, along with a key to all currently known species of the genus. DNA barcoding sequences are also provided.
Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Paranthrenini, Oriental region, barcoding, clearwing moths, taxonomy
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| Taikona species, adults. 1-4. Taikona gaoligongshana sp. nov. 1-2. Holotype, ♂, Gongshan County, Yunnan Prov., No. KIZ 0135567. 3-4. Paratype, ♂, Gongshan County, Yunnan Prov., No. KIZ 0135568. 5-8. Taikona extraordinaria sp. nov. 5-6. Holotype, Dulongjiang Village, Gongshan County, Yunnan Prov., No. KIZ 0135569. 7-8. Paratype, ♂, Bingzhongluo Town, Gongshan County, Yunnan Prov., No. KIZ 0135570. |
Taikona gaoligongshana Yu, Arita & Kallies, sp. nov.
Taikona extraordinaria Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov.
TIANTIAN YU, AXEL KALLIES, YUTAKA ARITA, JINFU HE, HAIJUN LI, NAOKI YATA, XUEYAN LI. 2024. Two New Species of the Genus Taikona Arita & Gorbunov, 2001 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa. 5443(1); 135-140. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5443.1.8 [2024-04-19]
