Additional distribution records of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) with seven species new to Nepal

Molecular Studies of Seven Species of Butterflies (lepidoptera: Pieridae) through Rapd-pcr Technique

In present investigations molecular characterization of seven Pieridae butterflies was carried out using four RAPD markers. A total 57 bands were scored with four decamer primers of which 57 were polymorphic and the percentage of polymorphism was 100%. Genus specific bands have been observed i.e. a band of 818bp with primer 12 & 520bp with primer OPP-5. Dendrogram constructed using the NTSYSspc...

Revision of the Japanese species of Epicephala Meyrick with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

Epicephala moths are involved in obligate mutualisms with their Phyllanthaceae hosts, in which the female moths assure pollination and, in return, their progeny develop by consuming the seeds. Ecological, molecular and geographical data suggest that the genus includes several hundred species, but the majority remains to be formally described. Here we revise the Japanese species of Epicephala Me...

Theclini butterflies from Weixi, China, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).

Thirteen species belonging to nine genera of the tribe Theclini are recorded from Weixi county, Yunnan province, China. Among which Noseozephyrus Koiwaya and Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis machimurai Koiwaya are reported as a new record genus and a new record species for China, respectively, and two new species, Noseozephyrus lisus sp. n. and Shirozuozephyrus fibonacci sp. n., are described. All...

Revision of the Afrotropical Lycorininae (Ichneumonidae; Hymenoptera) II. Three new Lycorina species and additional distribution records.

Three new Afrotropical Lycorina species are described: L. horstmanni sp. nov., L. jacksonfive sp. nov. and L. riftensis sp. nov. The description of L. globiceps is expanded to include the large variability of the colour pattern. New distribution records are provided for L. fici and L. globiceps. An illustrated dichotomous key, and an online interactive matrix key available on www.waspweb.org, a...

Observations on the Butterflies of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas, with Records of Three Species New to the Island