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The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

Cyana (Cryptanaema) ngata Volynkin, Cerny & De Vos, 2022

endemic species

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A recently described species which is only known in West Papua. It is very similar to C. punctistrigosa, but the fascia on the forewing has a different direction.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Gn. Bembab, Ngat River, Warkapi, Warmare Dua, Werba. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: MWM, RMNH, ZSM.

 

 

 

 

 

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Literature

Volynkin, A.V., K. Cerny & R. de Vos, 2022. Two new species of the subgenus Cryptanaema de Vos of the genus Cyana Walker from eastern Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Nudariina). Zootaxa 5178 (1): 81-91.