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A new Acco Bethune-Baker, 1904 species from Yapen Island, and the male of A. fasciata De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007 described for the first time, with a review of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae)

Daawia & Rob de Vos

Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)

Issue: 1 (2026)

Page range: 1–11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22232496

Published: 7 September 2026

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Daawia
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University, Papua 99224, Indonesia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-0862

Rob de Vos

Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-9991

Corresponding author: Rob de Vos

Abstract

A new species in the genus Acco Bethune-Baker, 1904 is described, A. aureandroconia sp. n., and the male of A. fasciata De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007 has been discovered and is described for the first time. A new form of A. albipuncta De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007 has been found and is depicted. A review of all six known Acco species is given, the adults and genitalia are presented.

Rangkuman

Spesies baru dari genus Acco Bethune-Baker, 1904 dideskripsikan, A. aureandroconia sp. n., dan jantan A. fasciata De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007 sudah ditemukan dan dideskripsi untuk pertama kalinya. Juga ditemukan dan dideskripsikan bentuk baru dari A. albipuncta De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007. Ditampilkan ulasan keenam species Acco termasuk tahap dewasa dan genitalianya.

Key words
genitalia, Indonesia, Lithosiini, New Guinea, Papua.

How to cite:
Daawia & De Vos, R. (2026) A new Acco Bethune-Baker, 1904 species from Yapen Island, and the male of A. fasciata De Vos & Van Mastrigt, 2007 described for the first time, with a review of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae). Entomological Studies, 1, 1–11.

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Author contributions

Daawia: Resources, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Data Curation, Supervision.
Rob De Vos: Investigation, Data Curation, Writing—Original draft, Writing—Review and Editing, Visualization.

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