Thitarodes shambalaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hepialoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Exoporia Superfamilia: Hepialoidea

Familia: Hepialidae
Genus: Thitarodes
Species: Thitarodes shambalaensis

Name

Thitarodes shambalaensis Wang et al., 2019

Type locality: China, Mt. Gongga, Luding county, at the head of Yanzigou valley (燕子沟), Yangliuping habitat (杨柳坪); 29°41'2.54"N, 101°53'32.24"E; alt. 3892 m.

Holotype: Sichuan Plant Quarantine Station. male ♂. 25–30.VI.2016. legit H. Zuo. MK226958.

References

Primary references

Wang, Z-Y., Zhuang, H-L., Wang, M. & Pierce, N.E. 2019. Thitarodes shambalaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae): a new host of the caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis supported by genome-wide SNP data. ZooKeys, 885: 89–113. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.885.34638 Reference page.

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