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rhopalocera.com, 12.03.2019 7:29
L. Kayla, K. Nupponen, Y. Gorbunov, M. Mutanen, and M. Heikkila in the latest issue of Insect Systematics & Evolution described a new family of lepidoptera (Ustyurtiidae) based on the new genus Ustyurtia, which includes two new species: U. zygophyllivora and U. charynica.
A new family of butterflies is serious. I am glad that I was directly involved in the discovery of the second species of this genus (U. charynica).
Article:
Kaila L., Nupponen K., Gorbunov P.Y., Mutanen M., Heikkilä M. 2019. Ustyurtiidae, a new family of Urodoidea with description of a new genus and two species from Kazakhstan, and discussion on possible afnity of Urodoidea to Schreckensteinioidea (Lepidoptera) // Insect Systematics and Evolution. DOI 10.1163/1876312X-00002209. 28 p.
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