New species described in the Benbowia subgenus, revealing diversity in Lepidoptera from Asia.
Benbowia is a distinctive subgenus within the genus Stauropus, primarily distributed in the Indomalayan realm. To date, it comprises eight species and four subspecies. Two new species of the subgenus Benbowia Kiriakoff, 1967 are described: Benbowia uncusplana sp. nov. , distributed in Yunnan, Chongqing and Fujian and Benbowia motuoensis sp. nov. , distributed in Xizang, Yunnan, Nepal, India and Vietnam. Detailed diagnostic characters, descriptions and illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided.
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