Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae)

By

Ferris, Clifford D.
Lafontaine, J. Donald

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

9

Pages

27-46

Subjects

Acontia albifusa , Acontia areletta , Acontia areli , Acontia areloides , Acontia geminocula , Acontia toddi , Arizona , California , Colorado , Mexico , Nevada , New Mexico , taxonomy , Texas , USA , Utah , Wyoming

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.9.180

 

Abstract

The six species of the Acontia areli group are examined. In addition to the existing species A. areletta, A. areli, and A. areloides, three new species are described from southwestern North America: A. toddi sp. n., A. geminocula sp.n., and A. albifusa sp.n.. A key to species, descriptions, illustrations of adults and genitalia, and distribution maps are included.