Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00618561" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00618561 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/25:10500418

Result on the web

<a href="https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/139530/download/pdf/1277912" target="_blank" >https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/139530/download/pdf/1277912</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.139530" target="_blank" >10.3897/zookeys.1231.139530</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species

Original language description

Moth diversity on Mount Cameroon, a critical biodiversity hotspot in the Afrotropics, re-mains understudied despite the region’s rich and unique ecosystems. In this study, 34 species of plume moths (Pterophoridae) were recorded from the Mount Cameroon re-gion, including four species new to science: Titanoptilus bigoti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Titanoptilus murkwe Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Hellinsia ekonjo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., and Hellinsia mapanja Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. Images of the adult type specimen and male genitalia for Titanoptilus melano-donta Hampson, 1905 are published for the first time. In addition, 25 species are reported as new records for the Cameroonian fauna, raising the number of known Pterophoridae species in the country from 19 to 48. The results significantly expand our understanding of plume moth diversity in the region and extend the known distribution range of several species. These findings emphasise the importance of Mount Cameroon as a biodiversity hotspot within the Afrotropics. Enhanced conservation efforts are essential to preserve the unique biodiversity of Mount Cameroon, especially considering threats such as ongo-ing habitat degradation in some parts of the region and climate change.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA20-16499S" target="_blank" >GA20-16499S: Latitudinal patterns in specialisation of plant-pollinator interactions: comparison of tropical and temperate montane grasslands</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ZooKeys

ISSN

1313-2989

e-ISSN

1313-2970

Volume of the periodical

1231

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11 MAR

Country of publishing house

BG - BULGARIA

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

145-168

UT code for WoS article

001461006900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105000197466