2014/06/27 by Isidro Chacón, Daniel H. Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs · 6 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6342
openalex publication_date 2014/06/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
The genus Symmerista Hübner (Notodontidae, Nystaleinae) is reviewed for Costa Rica, based on 49 wild-caught specimens. Four species are newly described: Symmerista luisdiegogomezi Chacón, Symmerista inbioi Chacón, Symmerista minaei Chacón and Symmerista aura Chacón. All are from the cloud forests of the Talamanca moutain range, southern Costa Rica. Photographs of the adults, male and female genitalia, and barcodes are also provided. The species Symmerista tlotzin Schaus (1892) is removed from Symmerista and assigned to the genus Elymiotis Walker as a new combination.