Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica

Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica

The genus Symmerista Hübner (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) is reviewed for Costa Rica, based on 49 wild-caught specimens. Four species are newly described: Symmerista luisdiegogomezi Chacón, Symmerista inbioi Chacón, Symmerista minaei Chacón and Symmerista aura...

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Main Authors: Isidro Chacón, Daniel Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3930
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spelling doaj-4a507e060cb64b439fdcec1911a08c9f2020-11-24T22:32:39ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702014-06-014210396310.3897/zookeys.421.63423930Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa RicaIsidro ChacónDaniel JanzenWinnie HallwachsThe genus Symmerista Hübner (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) is reviewed for Costa Rica, based on 49 wild-caught specimens. Four species are newly described: Symmerista luisdiegogomezi Chacón, Symmerista inbioi Chacón, Symmerista minaei Chacón and Symmerista aura Chacón. All are from the cloud forests of the Talamanca moutain range, southern Costa Rica. Photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and barcodes are also provided. The species Symmerista tlotzin Schaus (1892) is removed from Symmerista and assigned to the genus Elymiotis Walker as a new combination.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3930
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Winnie Hallwachs
Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
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Daniel Janzen
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title Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
title_short Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
title_full Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
title_fullStr Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Four new species of Symmerista Hübner, 1816 (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) from Costa Rica
title_sort four new species of symmerista hübner, 1816 (notodontidae, nystaleinae) from costa rica
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1313-2970
publishDate 2014-06-01
description The genus Symmerista Hübner (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) is reviewed for Costa Rica, based on 49 wild-caught specimens. Four species are newly described: Symmerista luisdiegogomezi Chacón, Symmerista inbioi Chacón, Symmerista minaei Chacón and Symmerista aura Chacón. All are from the cloud forests of the Talamanca moutain range, southern Costa Rica. Photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and barcodes are also provided. The species Symmerista tlotzin Schaus (1892) is removed from Symmerista and assigned to the genus Elymiotis Walker as a new combination.
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