Stojanović Dejan V, Galović Vladislava, Terzin Tomislav, Ačanski Jelena, Vidović Marija, Orlović Saša
Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (ILFE), University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova 13, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Department of Science, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta, 4901-46 Ave, Camrose, AB T4V 2R3, Canada.
Insects. 2023 May 11;14(5):455. doi: 10.3390/insects14050455.
The Heterogynidae are a small family of moths consisting of a single genus and sixteen described species distributed in the Mediterranean region. A species new to science, sp. nov., is described from the locality of Srebrenac, Mt. Kopaonik, Republic of Serbia, Balkan Peninsula, by applying an integrative taxonomic approach using morpho-anatomical characteristics, wing morphometics and DNA barcoding. Male genitalia, scanning electron micrographs of adult male head anatomy, abdominal tergites/sternites, cocoons and habitats of the closely related species sp. nov. and are discussed and illustrated. Photographs of adult males and females, cocoons, plants in which the cocoons were found and habitats are shown. Importantly, marked differences in genital structure and other morphological characters were noted. These differences were confirmed with forewing morphometrics and COI-based DNA barcoding results. Additionally, DNA barcodes for sp. nov. and were compared against previously available data for the genus to evaluate the phylogenetic relationships. We conclude that deep, previously unknown and unexpected intrageneric morphological diversity exists in the genus .
异夜蛾科是一个小型蛾类家族，仅包含一个属，有16个已描述物种，分布于地中海地区。通过运用形态解剖特征、翅形态测量学和DNA条形码等综合分类方法，在巴尔干半岛塞尔维亚共和国科帕奥尼克山的斯雷布雷纳茨地区描述了一个新的科学物种，即[物种名称]新种。文中讨论并展示了雄性生殖器、成年雄性头部解剖结构的扫描电子显微照片、腹部背板/腹板、茧以及近缘物种[物种名称]新种和[另一物种名称]的栖息地。展示了成年雄性和雌性的照片、茧、发现茧的植物以及栖息地。重要的是，注意到了生殖器结构和其他形态特征的显著差异。这些差异通过前翅形态测量学和基于细胞色素氧化酶亚基I（COI）的DNA条形码结果得到了证实。此外，将[物种名称]新种和[另一物种名称]的DNA条形码与该属先前可用的数据进行了比较，以评估系统发育关系。我们得出结论，该属存在深刻的、以前未知且意想不到的属内形态多样性。
