Reassessment of the moth genus Bacotoma, with a new species from Hainan Island (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
Citation
Yang, Z., Ullah, M., Landry, J.F., Miller, S.E., Rosati, M.E., Zhang, Y. (2020). Reassessment of the moth genus Bacotoma, with a new species from Hainan Island (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution, [online] 51(3), 384-407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1876312X-00002205
Plain language summary
This work re-examined the taxonomy of a group of species that occur in Asia and belong to the corn borer family. The corn borer is the primary pest of corn worldwide and has been the focus of extensive research by numerous groups. However, the corn borer family is one of the most species-rich group of moths and much of this taxonomic diversity remains poorly studied and numerous species await formal descriptions and scientific names. This work represents one piece of assembling this highly diverse and complex biodiversity puzzle.
Abstract
Bacotoma Moore, 1885 is reviewed including the description of a new species from Hainan Island, B. hainanensis sp. nov., based on an analysis that combined morphology and mitochondrial DNA. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Platamonina Shaffer & Munroe, 2007, syn. nov. is synonymized with Bacotoma and ten species are included: B. ampliatalis (Lederer, 1863) comb. nov., B. binotalis (Warren, 1896) comb. nov., B. camillusalis (Walker, 1859), B. cuprealis (Moore, 1877) comb. nov., B. hainanensis sp. nov., B. illatalis (Walker, 1866), B. oggalis (Swinhoe, 1906) comb. nov., B. poecilura (Hering, 1903) comb. nov., B. ptochura (Meyrick, 1894) comb. nov., and B. violata (Fabricius, 1787). Syngamia albiceps Hampson, 1912 syn. nov. is confirmed to be a synonym of Bacotoma binotalis, and Platamonia medinalis Snellen, 1900 syn. nov. is synonymized with Bacotoma illatalis. A key to species examined is also provided based on external morphology and male genitalia.