2020•Evolutionary SystematicsOpen access

A new species of Sacada Walker, 1862 from Thailand (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae)

Markku J. Pellinen, Reza Zahiri, Pasi Sihvonen

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A new species ofSacadafrom northern Thailand is described:S. chaehomensissp. nov.Pellinen & Zahiri (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Pyralinae). Morphological characters and DNA barcode data are provided for the new species, with a morphological comparison toS. dzonguensisandS. umtasorensis, and a DNA-barcode comparison toS. ragonotalisandS. albioculalis, respectively. After this addition, the current number of valid species in the genusSacadais 43.

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Key concepts: Pyralidae, Lepidoptera genitalia, DNA barcoding, Genus, Biology, Barcode, Zoology, Botany