Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Author
Bernard Landry
text
Revue suisse de Zoologie
2016
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.155309
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0035-418
155309
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Desmia
Westwood, 1832
Containing 92 species (
Nuss
et al
., 2016
),
Desmia
is mostly Neotropical, with 82 species described from the region (
Munroe, 1995
). Species of
Desmia
harbour similar wing colour and pattern, white markings on a black or dark background (see
Figs 12, 13
). The males and females can exhibit sexual dimorphism in, for example, wing pattern, antennae, and legs. This is a complicated group that is being studied by MAS, and although several genera within
Desmia
have been discovered, many other new
Desmia
species have been discovered using mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I sequences.