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A newly discovered biodiversity hotspot of many-plumed moths in the Mount Cameroon area: first report on species diversity, with description of nine new species (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae).

ABSTRACT: Fifteen species of many-plumed moths are recorded from the Mount Cameroon area, SW Cameroon, West Africa. Nine species: Alucitalongipenis Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.lidiya Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.ludmila Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.escobari Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.mischenini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.fokami Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.janeceki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., A.besongi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., and A.olga Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n., are described as new for science. Four species are recorded as new from Cameroon: A.acalyptra, A.chloracta, A.coffeina, and A.spicifera. By these records, the Mount Cameroon area has become the richest known Afrotropical locality for the Alucitidae, highlighting its tremendous value for biodiversity conservation.

SUBMITTER: Ustjuzhanin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6079098 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A newly discovered biodiversity hotspot of many-plumed moths in the Mount Cameroon area: first report on species diversity, with description of nine new species (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae).

Ustjuzhanin Peter P   Kovtunovich Vasily V   Sáfián Szabolcs S   Maicher Vincent V   Tropek Robert R  

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Fifteen species of many-plumed moths are recorded from the Mount Cameroon area, SW Cameroon, West Africa. Nine species: <i>Alucitalongipenis</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.lidiya</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.ludmila</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.escobari</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.mischenini</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.fokami</i> Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.janeceki</i  ...[more]

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