The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 9. A new species of Walker (Cossidae, Hypoptinae) dedicated to Delinda Mix, including a list of species of Cossidae recorded from the Monument.

Zookeys

Adjunct Curator of Lepidoptera Michigan State University; Research Collaborator National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; Research Associate Museum of Southwestern Biology the University of New Mexico. Research Associate McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida, P.O. Box 45, Alamogordo, NM 88311-0045 USA.

Published: February 2017

The U.S. National Park Service initiated a 10-year study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico in late 2006. , discovered in 2007 during the first year of study, is described here. The male and female adult moths and genitalia are illustrated. The name is dedicated to Delinda Mix, mother of Steve Mix. The species of Cossidae recorded from the Monument during the study are listed.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5345381PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.655.11339DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

lepidoptera white
8
white sands
8
sands national
8
national monument
8
monument otero
8
otero county
8
county mexico
8
dedicated delinda
8
delinda mix
8
species cossidae
8

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!