Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species in the family Gelechiidae, is described from Spain and adults and genitalia of both sexes are figured. The new species differs morphologically and in the DNA barcode from all other known representatives of the genus. Until now, the new speci...

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Main Authors: J. Gastón, P. Huemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/141
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P. Huemer
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description Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species in the family Gelechiidae, is described from Spain and adults and genitalia of both sexes are figured. The new species differs morphologically and in the DNA barcode from all other known representatives of the genus. Until now, the new species has been confused with Metzneria subflavella Englert, 1974, so both species are compared in detail.
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spelling doaj-art-a452415666434d12a72d826d1557ecbc2025-07-24T08:37:59ZengSociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de LepidopterologíaSHILAP2340-40782022-06-015019810.57065/shilap.141Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)J. Gastón0P. Huemer1Independent ResearchTiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species in the family Gelechiidae, is described from Spain and adults and genitalia of both sexes are figured. The new species differs morphologically and in the DNA barcode from all other known representatives of the genus. Until now, the new species has been confused with Metzneria subflavella Englert, 1974, so both species are compared in detail. https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/141LepidopteraGelechiidaenew speciesSpain
spellingShingle J. Gastón
P. Huemer
Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
SHILAP
Lepidoptera
Gelechiidae
new species
Spain
title Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
title_full Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
title_fullStr Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
title_full_unstemmed Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
title_short Metzneria leae Gastón & Huemer, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
title_sort metzneria leae gaston huemer sp n a new species from spain lepidoptera gelechiidae
topic Lepidoptera
Gelechiidae
new species
Spain
url https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/141
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