Five new species of the genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)

  • Vasiliy Kovtunovich Moscow Society of Nature Explorers, c/o Malaya Filevskaya str., 24/1, app. 20, 121433
  • Peter Ustjuzhanin Altai State University, Lenina 61, Barnaul, 656049
  • Mildred Marquez National Autonomous University of Honduras, Siguatepeque, Comayagua
  • Anna Ustjuzhanina National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina 30, Tomsk, 634050
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Singularia, new species, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia

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.

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Published
2016-11-29
How to Cite
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M., & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2016). Five new species of the genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (247). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.247