Abstract
Expeditions of Ron Brechlin, Viktor Synjaev, Mildred Márquez, Juan Machado, Oleg Romanov and other colleagues over the last five years in Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia have resulted in significant collections of Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841. The article describes five new species: Singularia brechlini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia sinjaevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia guajiro Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov. and Singularia lesya Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov.
Highlights
Alucita walsinghami Fernald, 1898 was described in a different genus, Singularia Arenberger, 1988
Expeditions of Ron Brechlin, Viktor Synjaev, Mildred Márquez, Juan Machado, Oleg Romanov and other colleagues over the last five years in Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia have resulted in significant collections of Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841
The genus Singularia, widespread in South and Central America, comprises 12 species, including those described in the present paper: Singularia alternaria (Zeller, 1874), Singularia carabayus (Arenberger, 1990), Singularia leptochorda (Meyrick, 1913), Singularia mayaensis (Gielis, 2011), Singularia solisi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994), Singularia venedictoffi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994), and Singularia walsinghami (Fernald, 1898)
Summary
Alucita walsinghami Fernald, 1898 was described in a different genus, Singularia Arenberger, 1988. The genus Singularia, widespread in South and Central America, comprises 12 species, including those described in the present paper: Singularia alternaria (Zeller, 1874), Singularia carabayus (Arenberger, 1990), Singularia leptochorda (Meyrick, 1913), Singularia mayaensis (Gielis, 2011), Singularia solisi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994), Singularia venedictoffi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994), and Singularia walsinghami (Fernald, 1898).
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