Afrotropical Microchilo Okano (Lepidoptera Crambidae)

Authors

  • Graziano Bassi Via Sant’Agostino, 51, I-10051 Avigliana (Torino), Italy; Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève, C.P. 6434, CH-1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6028-0740

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-109.26.08

Abstract

Microchilo Błeszyński is for the first time reported from the Afrotropical region. Three new species are de-scribed and illustrated: Microchilo bidentatus sp. nov. from Tanzania, Microchilo monoceros sp. nov and Microchi-lo turgidus sp. nov., both from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Key Words: Crambinae, Diptychophorini, Ethiopian region, new species.

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Published

2026-05-28

Issue

Vol. 109 (2026)

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