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Archithosia gabonensis Durante & Potenza, 2026

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Archithosia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Durante & Potenza, 2026
Citation:Archithosia gabonensis Durante & Potenza sp. nov.
Original genus:Archithosia
Publication:Durante A., Potenza L. & Pellegrino G. 2026. Genus Archithosia Birket-Smith, 1965: identification of two species groups in Sub-Saharan Africa by means of morphological analysis, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5821
Issue:2
Pagination:185, 187, figs 2C–D, 4F–J, 7 D–F
URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.2
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Archithosia gabonensis Durante & Potenza, 2026 Holotype MSNS Holotype ♀, genitalia slide A. Durante 1227♀, MSNS. Gabon Gabon, Ipassa, Makokou, 0°30’43”N 12°48’13”E, 500 m, 14–24.iii.2015, leg. A. Durante.
Archithosia gabonensis Durante & Potenza, 2026 Paratype MSNS Paratype 1♂, same locality as HT, but 19.ii.2011–iii.2011, genitalia slide A. Durante 1206♂, MSNS. Gabon Gabon, Ipassa, Makokou, 0°30’43”N 12°48’13”E, 500 m, 14–24.iii.2015, leg. A. Durante.
Archithosia gabonensis Durante & Potenza, 2026 Paratype MSNS Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide A. Durante 1293♀, MSNS. Gabon Gabon, Ipassa, Makokou, 0°30’43”N 12°48’13”E, 500 m, 14–24.iii.2015, leg. A. Durante.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination