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Taxonomic review of the Thysanoptyx Hampson generic complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). II. The genus Thysanoplisna Volynkin with descriptions of seven new species from Vietnam and mainland China

Research article published in Zootaxa (2024)

Última actualización: June 18, 2026Revisado por: ASH Editorial Board
Research article — evidence reviewArticle reference
Evidence: Preclinical (animal)Ensayos clínicosVolynkin AV · Zootaxa, 2024

Abstract

The Asiatic footman moth genus Thysanoplisna Volynkin, 2023 is reviewed with seven species described as new to science: Th. grandimacula sp. nov., Th. minuta sp. nov., Th. monotona sp. nov., and Th. suffusa sp. nov. from Northern Vietnam, Th. bachma sp. nov. from Central Vietnam, Th. tenebrosa sp. nov. from Southwestern China (Sichuan Province), and Th. hoenei sp. nov. from East China (Zhejiang Province). One taxon is restored to species level from synonymy with Th. signata (Walker, 1854): Th. directa (Leech, 1899), stat. rev. Lectotype is designated for Thysanoptyx directa Leech, 1899. Adults and genitalia of both sexes of all species as well as the type species of the similar genera Caliginoptyx Volynkin & Černý, 2024 and Medioptyx Volynkin & Černý, 2024 are illustrated.

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Publication typeJournal Article
Indexed MeSH termsAnimalsMaleFemaleVietnamChinaAnimal DistributionBody SizeMothsOrgan SizeAnimal Structures

Resumen

The Asiatic footman moth genus Thysanoplisna Volynkin, 2023 is reviewed with seven species described as new to science: Th.

Por qué esto importa para la hirudoterapia

This taxonomic review covers the Asiatic footman moth genus Thysanoplisna, describing seven new species from Vietnam and mainland China and restoring Th. directa (Leech, 1899) to species level from synonymy with Th. signata. The word 'Leech' appears in this article only as a taxonomic authority citation — 'Thysanoptyx directa Leech, 1899' — denoting the author of the species name, not the annelid worm. This study has no relevance to hirudotherapy, the leech secretome, leech-derived bioactive compounds, or any aspect of the ASH research domain. The apparent connection to leeches is solely a nomenclatural coincidence.

Citación

Taxonomic review of the Thysanoptyx Hampson generic complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). II. The genus Thysanoplisna Volynkin with descriptions of seven new species from Vietnam and mainland China.

Volynkin AV · Zootaxa, 2024

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