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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2019.02.0.004

Three Species of Epipleminae (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae) New to Korea, with a New Synonym for Epiplema nubifasciaria Leech  

Sohn, Jae-Cheon (Department of Science Education, Gongju National University of Education)
Kim, Sung-Soo (Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology)
Choi, Sei-Woong (Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.58, no.1, 2019 , pp. 63-68 More about this Journal
Abstract
Three species of Epipleminae: Europlema nubifasciaria (Leech), Dysaethria meridiana (Inoue), and Phazaca theclata ($Guen{\acute{e}}e$), are reported for the first time from Korea. Europlema leleji Sinev turns out to be a new synonym of Epiplema nubifasciaria Leech and the latter is newly combined to the genus Europlema. Its female genitalia are first described. This is the first record of Europlema for the Korean fauna. Photos of adults and genitalia are provided for the treated species.
Keywords
Epipleminae; Generic transfer; Korea; New synonym; Taxonomy;
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