Thraumata, a new genus from South America with description of a new species from Peru (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

By

Goldstein, Paul Z.
Zilli, Alberto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

867

Pages

139-160

Subjects

Noctuidae , Owlet moths , Peru , Phuphena , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.867.28728

 

Abstract

Thraumatagen. nov. is described to accommodate three South American species, two previously placed in Phuphena Walker, 1858, namely Thraumatapetrovna (Schaus, 1904), comb. nov. and Thraumatasubvenata (Schaus, 1914), comb. nov.; and one, Thraumataperuviensiasp. nov., newly described from Peru. Although the larval biology is unknown, these species share several features that suggest their placement in Eriopinae and, as a consequence, a potential association with ferns (Pteridophyta) as larval host plants.