[Diplopoda • 2026] Enghoffosoma chiangmaiense, E. minutum, E. chanabunae • Integrative Taxonomy of the Millipede Genus Enghoffosoma Golovatch, 1993 (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) in Thailand and Myanmar, with Descriptions of Three New Species

Enghoffosoma chiangmaiense Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn; 
E. minutum Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn; 
 E. chanabunae Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn, 
 

 in Srisonchai, Benchapong, Golovatch, Sutcharit, Panha et Likhitrakarn, 2026. 

DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.99.4 

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Abstract

Although comprehensive studies on the Southeast Asian flat-backed millipede genus Enghoffosoma Golovatch, 1993 in Thailand have begun quite recently, in 2014, continuous field surveys have since revealed a steadily increasing species diversity. Based on extensive new material collected from Thailand and Myanmar, three new species are described using an integrative taxonomic approach that combines morphological characters and mitochondrial COI DNA barcoding: Enghoffosoma chiangmaiense Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. from northern Thailand, Enghoffosoma minutum Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. from northeastern Thailand, and Enghoffosoma chanabunae Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. from the Tanintharyi Region, southern Myanmar. COI sequence comparisons, available for E. chanabunae Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. and E. chiangmaiense Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n., reveal significant interspecific genetic divergences (K2P distances) from their congeners, ranging from 13.53–16.75% and 13.53–18.14%, respectively. While DNA data were unavailable for E. minutum Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n., its distinctive morphological characters, particularly the gonopod structure, clearly support its status as a new species. To provide a clear morphological baseline for comparison, the type species, Enghoffosoma spinipleurum (Carl, 1941), from Myanmar, originally described as Sundanina spinipleura Carl, 1941, is redescribed and illustrated in detail based on the lectotype. With these additions, the genus Enghoffosoma now comprises 21 valid species, confirming its status as a highly diverse and widespread diplopod lineage in the Indochinese region. An updated identification key to all known species and a distribution map are provided.

Enghoffosoma chiangmaiense Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. 

 Enghoffosoma minutum Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. 

 Enghoffosoma chanabunae Srisonchai & Likhitrakarn sp. n. 

Ruttapon Srisonchai, Theemaporn Benchapong, Sergei I. Golovatch, Chirasak Sutcharit, Somsak Panha, Natdanai Likhitrakarn. 2026. Integrative Taxonomy of the Millipede Genus Enghoffosoma Golovatch, 1993 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) in Thailand and Myanmar, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Ecologica Montenegrina. 99; 40-71. DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.99.4 [2026-06-24] 

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[Mollusca • 2026] Sundadontina panhai • Discover before they Disappear: A New freshwater mussel Species in the Genus Sundadontina (Unionidae: Gonideinae: Pseudodontini) from the remote headwaters of the Chi River, Mekong Basin, northeastern Thailand

 

Sundadontina panhai  Nahok, C. Tumpeesuwan & S. Tumpeesuwan, 

in Nahok, Chanlabut, Tanmuangpak, Bolotov, Vikhrev, C Tumpeesuwan et S Tumpeesuwan, 2026.

 DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.99.1 

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Abstract

The Mekong River basin is a globally recognized freshwater biodiversity hotspot.  The most species-rich radiation of freshwater mussels in this basin belongs to the tribe Pseudodontini. This group contains numerous local endemic species that prefer small river and stream habitats with fast currents, rocky or gravel substrates, and clean water. Here, we describe Sundadontina panhai Nahok, C. Tumpeesuwan & S. Tumpeesuwan, sp. nov., a new species within this unique tribe. This species was discovered in remote tributaries of the Upper Chi River drainage, northeastern Thailand. Its taxonomic status was evaluated using an integrative approach, combining an analysis of shell morphology and mtDNA phylogeny (based on COI and 16S rRNA gene sequences). The new species differs from its congeners by a combination of unique conchological characteristics, including an elongate-ovate shell without a prominent wing, an unprojected umbo, a yellowish to dark brown periostracum, and a clearly protruding, triangular pseudocardinal tooth. All Sundadontina species are phylogenetically well-separated from each other in the mtDNA phylogeny, exhibiting a corrected COI p-distance of 2.5–16.1%. Our findings highlight that remote tributaries of the Mekong River still house undescribed endemic lineages of freshwater mussels, which are on the brink of extinction due to habitat degradation, rapid deforestation, river damming, irrigation and drainage projects, and other anthropogenic activities.

Key words Disjunct distribution, endemic freshwater mussel, habitat specialist, lotic ecosystem, phylogeny

Maps showing the geographic distribution of the genus Sundadontina.
 (A) General distribution of Sundadontina species (circles) and the type locality of the new species (red star) across mainland Southeast Asia; areas outlined by a dashed line indicate historical records from vague localities that could not be precisely georeferenced.
(B) Detailed sampling localities of Sundadontina panhai sp. nov. in the headwaters of the Chi River, northeastern Thailand, highlighting the type locality (red star) and additional collection sites (red circles). Maps were generated using QGIS v. 3.44 with the map base from HydroSHEDS (Lehner and Grill, 2013). (Maps: U. Chanlabut).

Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820

Subfamily Gonideinae Ortmann, 1916

Tribe Pseudodontini Frierson, 1927

Subtribe Pseudodontina Frierson, 1927 

(type genus: Pseudodon Gould, 1844; by original designation).

Genus Sundadontina Bolotov et al., 2020 

(type species: Anodonta cumingii Lea, 1851; by original designation)

Holotype of Sundadontina panhai sp. nov. (ZCPRU-0051).
External view of (A) right valve and (B) left valve. Internal view of (C) left valve and (D) right valve. (E) dorsal view of the shell; (F) details of the pseudocardinal teeth, showing the left valve on the left-hand side and the right valve on the right-hand side. (Photos: B. Nahok)

 Sundadontina panhai Nahok, C. Tumpeesuwan & S. Tumpeesuwan, sp. nov.

Diagnosis. The shell is elongate-ovate, rather thick. The umbo is not prominent, the posterior margin is somewhat biangular, without a prominent wing. The periostracum is yellowish to dark brown, sometimes with a copper-colored tint on the posterior margin; the nacre is whitish and shining. The pseudocardinal tooth is clearly protruding and triangular. The anterior adductor muscle scar is elliptical and distinctly deep, whereas the posterior adductor muscle scar is rounded and shallower. 

Etymology. The specific epithet 'panhai' is named in honor of Professor Dr. Somsak Panha, the esteemed mentor of the sixth and last authors, recognizing his pioneering leadership in the taxonomic research of land snails and freshwater bivalves in Thailand. 

Benchawan Nahok, Utain Chanlabut, Kitti Tanmuangpak, Ivan N. Bolotov, Ilya V. Vikhrev, Chanidaporn Tumpeesuwan, Sakboworn Tumpeesuwan. 2026. Discover before they Disappear: A New freshwater mussel Species in the Genus Sundadontina (Unionidae: Gonideinae: Pseudodontini) from the remote headwaters of the Chi River, Mekong Basin, northeastern Thailand. Ecologica Montenegrina. 99; 1-18. DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.99.1

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[Herpetology • 2026] Feihyla wenshanensis & F. zhaotongensis • Two New Species of the Genus Feihyla (Anura: Rhacophoridae) previously confused with F. fuhua from Yunnan, China

 

Feihyla wenshanensis
Feihyla zhaotongensis

Liu, Bu, Feng, Zhang, Yang, Ma, Z. Chen, S. Chen, He, Zhong & Rao, 2026

 DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.94.16 

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Feihyla from Yunnan Province, China, are described based on morphological and molecular evidence. The two new species closely resemble F. fuhua and F. palpebralis, but they can be distinguished from the latter two species and from each other by a combination of morphometric characteristics and coloration: head length being greater than head width, interorbital distance being smaller than eye diameter, and toes being approximately one fourth webbed in the two new species, nostril being closer to eye than to snout tip, internasal distance being greater than interorbital distance, tibiotarsal articulation reaching anterior corner of eye, and a pair of dark inverted bracket shaped pattern presenting on dorsum in the first new species from Wenshan Prefecture, and nostril closer to snout tip than to eye, internasal distance being smaller than interorbital distance, tibiotarsal articulation reaching center of eye, and a dark X-shaped pattern presenting on dorsum in the second new species from Zhaotong City. In the phylogenetic analysis, the two new species formed two distinct clades closely related to F. fuhua and F. palpebralis, and the genetic distances among them and F. fuhua and F. palpebralis ranged from 3.7% to 12.5% in the 16S ribosomal RNA gene.

Key words: 16S rRNA, morphology,  phylogeny,  taxonomy, Wenshan,  Zhaotong.

The holotype of Feihyla wenshanensis sp. nov. in life.
 (A) Dorsal view; (B) ventral view; (C)left view; (D) right view.

Feihyla wenshanensis sp. nov. 

Diagnosis. Body size small, SVL 26.1–29.0 mm in adult males; head length greater than head width; nostril slightly closer to eye than to snout tip; internasal distance greater than interorbital distance; pineal  ocellus  absent;  tympanum  indistinct;  vomerine  teeth  absent;  webbing  between  fingers  absent;  tibiotarsal   articulation   reaching   anterior   corner   of   eye   when   hindlimbs   pressed   forward;   toes   approximately one fourth webbed; inner metatarsal tubercle small, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; a pair of dark inverted bracket shaped pattern on dorsum; dorsal skin relatively smooth with many tiny tubercles, ventral skin of head smooth, surface of abdomen with flat granules.

An amplected pair of Feihyla wenshanensis sp.nov. (not collected) at the time of oviposition (A) and the eggs infected by fungi (B).

The holotype of Feihyla zhaotongensis sp. nov. in life.
(A) Dorsal view; (B) ventral view; (C) left view; (D) right view.

Feihyla zhaotongensis sp. nov. 

Diagnosis. Body size small, SVL 32.0–33.5 mm in adult males; head length greater than head width; nostril slightly closer to snout tip than to eye; internasal distance slightly smaller than interorbital distance; pineal ocellus present; tympanum indistinct; vomerine teeth absent; webbing between fingers absent;   tibiotarsal   articulation   reaching   center   of   eye   when   hindlimbs   pressed   forward;   toes   approximately one fourth webbed; inner metatarsal tubercle small, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; a dark X-shaped pattern on dorsum; dorsal skin relatively smooth with many tiny tubercles, ventral skin of head with dense tiny tubercles, surface of abdomen with small protruding granules.

 

Shuo Liu, Chao Bu, Yanfei Feng, Zhongbin Zhang, Sheng'ou Yang, Zhengyan Ma, Zhengquan Chen, Shaohui Chen, Kaihui He, Wenrui Zhong and Dingqi Rao. 2026. Two New Species of the Genus Feihyla (Anura: Rhacophoridae) previously confused with F. fuhua Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2010 from Yunnan, China. Ecologica Montenegrina. 94; 228-242. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2026.94.16 

[Entomology • 2025] Pterotopteryx ivonini, P. elenaivshinae & P. ismailovi • First Records of Many-plumed Moths (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Laos

 

[3, 3a] Pterotopteryx ivonini
[8, 8a] P. ismailovi 

Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2025

 DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.93.14

Abstract

Three new species of many-plumed moths are described from Laos: Pterotopteryx ivonini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n., Pterotopteryx elenaivshinae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n., and Pterotopteryx ismailovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n. The first image of the male genitalia of Pterotopteryx toxophila (Meyrick, 1906), comb. n. This work reports the first records of many-plumed moths from Laos.

Pterotopteryx ivonini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n.
3. Adult, male (Holotype, ZISP);  3a. Reconstructed image of adult in dorsal view.  

Pterotopteryx ismailovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n.
 8. Adult, female (Holotype, ZISP);
8a. Reconstructed image of adult in dorsal view.

 Pterotopteryx ivonini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n. 

 Pterotopteryx elenaivshinae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n. 

 Pterotopteryx ismailovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, sp. n.

Vasily Kovtunovich, Petr Ustjuzhanin. 2025. First Records of Many-plumed Moths (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Laos. Ecologica Montenegrina. 93; 157-167.  DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.93.14

[Herpetology • 2025] Nidirana cangshanensis • A New Species of the Genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan Province, Chin

Nidirana cangshanensis 

Liu, Hou & Rao, 2025 

Cangshan Mountain Music Frog | 苍山琴蛙  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.18   

Abstract

A new species of the genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992 is described from Cangshan Mountain, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The new species is morphologically most similar to N. pleuraden (Boulenger, 1904) and N. occidentalis Lyu, Yang & Wang, 2020, but it can be distinct from the latter two species by having a relatively shorter and wider head, relatively larger eyes, relatively smaller tympana, relatively much shorter foot, and a much greater difference in body size between males and females. Phylogenetically, the new species differs from its congeners by a genetic divergence of 2.6–8.6% and 6.1–14.1% in 16S and COI genes, respectively. This study further emphasizes that the diversity of the genus Nidirana is still severely underestimated.

Holotype (KIZ2024164) of Nidirana cangshanensis sp. nov. in life.
(A) Dorsal view; (B) left view; (C) ventral view; (D) right view.

Paratypes of  Nidirana cangshanensis sp. nov. in life. 
(D–F) the male KIZ2024171; (G–I) the male KIZ2024174; (J–L) the female KIZ2024166.

Nidirana cangshanensis sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Body size medium, SVL 43.6–52.1 mm in adult males and 59.7–64.1 mm in adult females; head relatively short, HDL/SVL 0.34–0.36; head length approximately equal to head width, HDL/HDW 0.99–1.05; eye relatively large, ED/HDL 0.29–0.33; tympanum relatively small, TD/HDL 0.17–0.20, TD/ED 0.52–0.71; tip of every digit not dilated; lateroventral groove absent on every digit; foot short, FTL/SVL 0.52–0.57; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching between tympanum and eye or at eye; heels just meeting; posterior of dorsal skin rough with tubercles; a pair of subgular vocal sacs in breeding males; single nuptial pad present on first finger in adult males; suprabrachial gland large and smooth.

Etymology. The specific name cangshanensis refers to the type locality Cangshan Mountain, in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. We suggest the English common name to be “Cangshan Mountain Music Frog” and the Chinese common name to be “苍山琴蛙 (Pinyin: cāng shān qín wā)”.

Shuo Liu, Mian Hou and Dingqi Rao. 2025. A New Species of the Genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Ecologica Montenegrina. 83; 175-190. DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.18  

[Entomology • 2025] Perigrapha belyalovi • A New Species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from Central Asia

 Perigrapha belyalovi Volynkin & Titov, sp. nov. 

P. heidi Hreblay, 1996

P. centralasiae Bartel, 1906 

in Titov, Volynkin, Tóth et Rakhimov, 2025.

DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.1 

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Abstract

A new species of the genus Perigrapha Lederer, 1857, Perigrapha belyalovi Volynkin & Titov, sp. n. is described from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The diagnostic comparison is made with the sympatric Perigrapha centralasiae Bartel, 1906 and the allopatric Perigrapha heidi Hreblay, 1996. Adults as well as male and female genitalia of all three species are illustrated.

Key words: Balkhash-Alakol Depression, Dzhungar Alatau, Orthosiini, Perigrapha centralasiae, Perigrapha heidi, Tien Shan

Figures 1-8. Adults of Perigrapha spp. 

 Perigrapha belyalovi sp. nov. and P. heidi Hreblay, 1996

Depositories of the specimens: 1-3 and 5 in CAV; 4 in ZISP; 6 in MH/HNHM; 7 and 8 in BBM (photos by B. Benedek).

Figures 9-16. Adults of Perigrapha centralasiae. 

Depositories of the specimens: 9-13 in CAV; 14-16 in ZISP.

Collecting site of  Perigrapha belyalovi sp. nov. and P. centralasiae:
SE Kazakhstan, Zhetysu Region, Sholak Mts, 750m, 43°__N 77°__E, 20.III.2024 (photo by S. Titov).

Sergey V. Titov, Anton V. Volynkin, Balázs Tóth and Ruslan D. Rakhimov. 2025. Perigrapha belyalovi, A New Species from Central Asia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae). Ecologica Montenegrina. 83; 1-11. DOI: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.1

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[Entomology • 2023] Kalimantanossus kongkeoi • A New Species of Kalimantanossus Yakovlev, 2011 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Cossinae) from Laos

[1] Kalimantanossus kongkeoi Yakovlev, Prozorov, Prozorova & Müller, 2023; 
[2-4] K. microgenitalis (Yakovlev, 2004)

DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.15  

Researchgate.net/publication/375801094

Abstract

The article describes Kalimantanossus kongkeo, sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) distributed in the Central Laos (Xiangkhouang Province). The article has nine illustrations. The world catalog of the genus Kalimantanossus Yakovlev, 2011 is presented.

Figures 1−5. Kalimantanossus, adult males:
 1. Kalimantanossus kongkeoi, holotype (coll. G. Müller, Freising); 
2. K. microgenitalis, holotype (MWM); 3. K. microgenitalis, Borneo, Trus-Madi (MWM); 4. K. microgenitalis, Borneo, Trus-Madi (MWM); 5. K. microgenitalis in nature, Trus Madi Entomology Camp, Nuluhon Trusmadi Forest Reserve, Keningau District, Sabah, Borneo. Lower montane dipterocarp forest, 1050 m, 5.442964 N / 116.451075 E (photo by Alexey Yakovlev).

1. Kalimantanossus kongkeoi, holotype (coll. G. Müller, Freising); 2. K. microgenitalis, holotype (MWM); 3. K. microgenitalis, Borneo, Trus-Madi (MWM); 4. K. microgenitalis, Borneo, Trus-Madi (MWM); 5. K. microgenitalis in nature, Trus Madi Entomology Camp, Nuluhon Trusmadi Forest Reserve, Keningau District, Sabah, Borneo. Lower montane dipterocarp forest, 1050 m, 5.442964 N / 116.451075 E (photo by Alexey Yakovlev).

Kalimantanossus kongkeo, sp. n. 

Roman V. Yakovlev, Alexey M. Prozorov, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Günter C. Müller. 2023. New Species of Kalimantanossus Yakovlev, 2011 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) from Laos with the genus catalogue. Ecologica Montenegrina. 69; 154-159. DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.15

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[Arachnida • 2023] Leiurus nigellus • A New remarkable Species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Saudi Arabia

Leiurus nigellus Abu Afifeh, Aloufi & Al-Saraireh, 

in Afifeh, Aloufi, Al-Saraireh, Badry, Al-Qahtni et Amr, 2023.

DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.9 

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 Abstract

A new remarkable buthid scorpion, Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., was discovered in Al Ula Governorate, north of Al Madinah Al Monawwarah Province, Saudi Arabia. The new species is described, fully illustrated, and compared with other species of the genus Leiurus reported from the Arabian Peninsula. Notes on its habitats are provided.

 Habitus of Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., male paratype and female holotype.
A. male in dorsal view. B. male in ventral view.
C. female in dorsal view. D. female in ventral view.

Scale bar = 20 mm.

Leiurus nigellus sp. nov. Abu Afifeh, Aloufi & Al-Saraireh

Leiurus nigellus sp. nov., female paratype from Al Buriakah, Al Ula governorate, Saudi Arabia.

 

Bassam Abu Afifeh, Abdulhadi Aloufi, Mohammad Al-Saraireh, Ahmed Badry, Abdulmani H. Al-Qahtni and Zuhair S. Amr. 2023. A New remarkable Species of Leiurus Ehrenberg, 1828 from Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Ecologica Montenegrina. 69; 91-106. DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.9

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[Entomology • 2021] Rhyacophila siparantum (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) • A New Species of the R. philopotamoides Species Group from the Republic of Kosovo with Molecular and Ecological Notes

Rhyacophila siparantum Ibrahimi, Bilalli & Kučinić, 

in Ibrahimi, Hlebec, Bilalli, Musliu, Previšić, ... & Kučinić, 2021. 

DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.1 

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 Abstract

In this study we describe Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov., a new species of the Rhyacophila philopotamoides species group from the Bjeshkët e Nemuna Mountains in Kosovo, based on morphological (male adults) and molecular (sequencing of the barcode region of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI)) characteristics. The new species is morphologically closest to Rhyacophila schmidinarica Urbanič, Krušnik & Malicky, 2000, and also closely resembling Rhyacophila hirticornis McLachlan, 1879. R. siparantum sp. nov. differs from both its most similar congeners primarily by the shape of the segment X, which is in lateral view short apically and with a pronounced lateral hump on the posterior edge. This difference, combined with other characters related to the shape of the second segment of inferior appendages, spine pattern of parameres and size of ventral teeth on segments VI and VII, make R. siparantum sp. nov. easily distinguishable from both most similar congeners. Phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships were reconstructed using two methods of phylogenetic inference, and two species delimitation methods. All this supports Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. as a distinct taxon.

The adults of Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. were found during the period May – August, nearby a small rheocrene spring inside a forested area. The new species is most probably a microendemic of the Bjeshkët e Nemuna, a mountainous massive known for several other endemic species of caddisflies. Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. is the seventeenth known species of the genus Rhyacophila Pictet, 1834 from Kosovo.

Key words: Balkans, Bjeshkët e Nemuna, Rugova, DNA barcoding, endemic species, Rhyacophila hirticornis, Rhyacophila orobica, Rhyacophila schmidinarica, spring diversity, species delimitation.

Male of Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov.

Rhyacophila siparantum Ibrahimi, Bilalli & Kučinić, sp. nov.

Etymology: Species epithet ‘siparantum’ refers to the old name of Pejë town in western Kosovo, which stands at the foothills of Rugovë, a mountain where the new species, Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. was found.

Halil Ibrahimi, Dora Hlebec, Astrit Bilalli, Milaim Musliu, Ana Previšić, Agim Gashi, Linda Grapci-Kotori, Darko Cerjanec, Donard Geci and Mladen Kučinić. 2021. Rhyacophila siparantum sp. nov. (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae), A New Species of the R. philopotamoides Species Group from the Republic of Kosovo with Molecular and Ecological Notes. Ecologica Montenegrina. 49; 1-19. DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.1

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[Entomology • 2021] Aethalopteryx strohlei • A New Species of Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 1990 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Zeuzerinae) from Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

 

 Aethalopteryx strohlei 

Yakovlev, 2020

DOI: 10.37828/em.2020.38.29

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Abstract

The article describes a new species, Aethalopteryx strohlei Yakovlev sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Zeuzerinae) from the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Key words: Biodiversity, Africa, taxonomy, new species, Aethalopteryx, fauna, Carpenter-Moths, Lepidoptera, Cossidae. 

 Habitat of  Aethalopteryx strohlei Yakovlev sp. nov.

(photo by M. Ströhle).

 Adult Male  Aethalopteryx strohlei Yakovlev sp. nov. 

Aethalopteryx strohlei Yakovlev sp. nov.

Diagnosis. It is necessary to note that the representatives of the genus Aethalopteryx have very simple genitalia, so it is not possible to make diagnostic distinctions basing on the male genital morphology. However, the species of the genus have significant external features: the size and color of the wings. The new species clearly differs from most species of the genus in the small size, and in this characteristic it is close to the East-African species group distributed in Somali and Kenia: A. steniptera (Hampson, 1916), A. simillima (Hampson, 1916), A. elf Yakovlev, 2011, and A. sulaki Yakovlev, 2011. But the dark, contrast color of the wings and the big round spot between veins CuA2 and CuP (postdiscally) are its clear distinction from the close small East-African species.

 

Distribution. Known only from South-Western Ethiopia (Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region). 

Etymology. The new species is named after my colleague and friend Mr. Manfred Ströhle (Weiden), a remarkable connoisseur of the Palearctic and African Lepidoptera, the collector of the type series of the new species.

 

Roman V. Yakovlev. 2020. New Species of Aethalopteryx Schoorl, 1990 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Zeuzerinae) from Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Ecologica Montenegrina. 38; 210-214.  DOI: 10.37828/em.2020.38.29

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