Ustjuzhanin Peter, Kovtunovich Vasily, Delabye Sylvain, Maicher Vincent, Sáfián Szabolcs, Streltzov Alexander, Tropek Robert
Altai State University, Lenina 61, Barnaul, RU-656049, Russia Altai State University Russia Barnaul Russia.
Biological Institute, Tomsk State University, Lenina Prospekt 36, Tomsk 634050, Russia Tomsk State University Tomsk Russia.
Zookeys. 2024 Feb 28;1193:25-48. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1193.111544. eCollection 2024.
This study confirms Mount Cameroon as an unprecedented hotspot for the diversity of many-plumed moths, with the discovery and description of nine new species: Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, , and Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, . Additionally, four additional species are reported from the Mount Cameroon area as new for the country: , , , and . Of the 89 Alucitidae known from the Afrotropics, the studied area hosts 36 species, most of which are endemic to the area. This unprecedented level of diversity and endemism within this lepidopteran family highlights Mount Cameroon's significance as a stronghold for specialised insect taxa. Efficient conservation efforts are necessary to protect these ecosystems and their associated unique microlepidopteran diversity.
本研究证实喀麦隆山是多羽蛾多样性的一个前所未有的热点地区,发现并描述了9个新物种:乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称1]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称2]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称3]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称4]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称5]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称6]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称7]、乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称8]以及乌斯季扎宁和科夫图诺维奇命名的[物种名称9]。此外,喀麦隆山地区还报告了另外4个物种,对该国来说是新记录:[物种名称10]、[物种名称11]、[物种名称12]和[物种名称13]。在已知的89种非洲热带地区的羽蛾科物种中,研究区域有36种,其中大多数是该地区特有的。鳞翅目这个科内这种前所未有的多样性和特有性水平凸显了喀麦隆山作为特殊昆虫类群据点的重要性。必须开展有效的保护工作,以保护这些生态系统及其相关的独特小型鳞翅目昆虫的多样性。