Systematics of Problepsis wiltshirei (Prout, 1938), comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae) - An endemic species to the Zagros Mountains in the Middle East
Wanke, Dominic ; Krogmann, Lars ; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys LU
; Sihvonen, Pasi
and Rajaei, Hossein
(2021)
In Nota Lepidopterologica
44.
p.175-192
- Abstract
Within Iran, the Zagros Mountains show high biodiversity, with a wealth of endemic species. One of these is the geometrid moth Somatina wiltshirei Prout, 1938, originally described from Iran and Iraq. In the present study, one mitochondrial and up to nine protein-coding nuclear gene regions were used along with a comparative morphological examination to investigate the systematic position of this species. The results support the reclassification of this species as Problepsis wiltshirei comb. nov. Since the original species description is superficial, we provide a re-description supported by rich illustrations of morphological characters and distribution. In addition, Problepsis wiltshirei comb. nov. is reported as a new species for the... (More)
Within Iran, the Zagros Mountains show high biodiversity, with a wealth of endemic species. One of these is the geometrid moth Somatina wiltshirei Prout, 1938, originally described from Iran and Iraq. In the present study, one mitochondrial and up to nine protein-coding nuclear gene regions were used along with a comparative morphological examination to investigate the systematic position of this species. The results support the reclassification of this species as Problepsis wiltshirei comb. nov. Since the original species description is superficial, we provide a re-description supported by rich illustrations of morphological characters and distribution. In addition, Problepsis wiltshirei comb. nov. is reported as a new species for the fauna of Turkey. The importance of the habitat for the conservation of this species is discussed.
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- author
- Wanke, Dominic
; Krogmann, Lars
; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys
LU
; Sihvonen, Pasi
and Rajaei, Hossein
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- in
- Nota Lepidopterologica
- volume
- 44
- pages
- 18 pages
- publisher
- Soc. Europaea Lepidopterologica
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85117847902
- ISSN
- 0342-7536
- DOI
- 10.3897/nl.44.67345
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Pensoft Publishers. All rights reserved.
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