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Le Rü Bruno, Capdevielle Dulac Claire, Musyoka B. K., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Sezonlin M., Ong'amo G., Kergoat G. J. (2017). Phylogeny and systematics of the Acrapex apicestriata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of eight new species from the Afrotropics. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 53 (2), p. 106-130. ISSN 0037-9271.

Titre du document
Phylogeny and systematics of the Acrapex apicestriata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini, Sesamiina) with the description of eight new species from the Afrotropics
Année de publication
2017
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000401733100004
Auteurs
Le Rü Bruno, Capdevielle Dulac Claire, Musyoka B. K., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Sezonlin M., Ong'amo G., Kergoat G. J.
Source
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 2017, 53 (2), p. 106-130 ISSN 0037-9271
Twelve morphologically similar species of Acrapex Hampson 1894, (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini, Sesamiina), from Western, Central and Eastern Africa are reviewed. Eight of these species are new to science and are described: Acrapex akunamatatan. sp. and A. incrassata n. sp. from Kenya; A. gracilis n. sp., A. iringa n. sp., A. lukumbura n. sp. and A. rungwe n. sp. from Tanzania; A. soyema n. sp. from Ethiopia; and A. zoutoi n. sp. from Benin. All 12 species belong to a species complex that we hereby define as the Acrapex apicestriata group. Host-plants for three of the new species are recorded: Setaria incrassata (Hochst.) Hack. for Acrapex incrassata; Cymbopogon pospishilii (K. Schum.) C.E. Hubb. for A. rungwe; and Andropogon perligulatus Stapf. for A. zoutoi. We also conducted molecular phylogenetic analyses (using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference) on a six gene multimarker molecular dataset (four mitochondrial and two nuclear gene fragments; 4581 nucleotides in length) consisting of 15 Acrapex species (including seven species from the apicestriata group) and four outgroups species from the subtribe Sesamiina (from genera Busseola Thurau 1904, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden 1953, Pirateolea Moyal, Le Ru, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg 2010 and Sesamia Boisduval & Guenee 1852). Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses yield a similar and well-supported topology, which supports the monophyly of the apicestriata group.
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Sciences du monde végétal [076] ; Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
BENIN ; ETHIOPIE ; GUINEE BISSAU ; KENYA ; NIGERIA ; TANZANIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010070042]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010070042
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