Phragmataecia effendii sp. n., a new species of carpenter-moth from Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Abstract

A new species of carpenter moth, Phragmataecia effendii sp. n. from the Şirvan steppe of Central Azerbaijan is proposed. The new species differs from the known Palaearctic species externally (colour) and in the male genitalia. A detailed diagnosis is provided and supported by figures.

http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4DF0FC49-815C-4C51-90AB-CC79EBFA9F9C

Keywords:

• Zeuzerinae
• Transcaucasia
• taxonomy
• fauna

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Anna Ustjuzhanina (Tomsk, Russia) and Prof. Boris Kondratieff (Fort Collins, USA) for linguistic improvements, and to O. Bidzilya (Kyev, Ukraine) and Dmitry Shovkoon (Orenburg, Russia) for assisting in making genital preparations. We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of the manuscript and important comments.

Disclosure Statement

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