Si-yao Huang & Bernard Mollet
Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)
Page range: 12–17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22258688
Published: 7 September 2026
Authors' Metadata
Si-yao Huang
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig, Adenauer Allee 127, Bonn 53113, Germany
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9859-9212
Bernard Mollet
16, Parc Vatonne, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Corresponding author: Si-yao Huang
Abstract
A new species of the subgenus Chrystarmanna Efetov, 2006 of the genus Chrysartona Swinhoe, 1892 is described from Mt. Popa, Central Myanmar and Mt. Victoria, West Myanmar, viz. Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) arakanensis Huang & Mollet sp. n. The comparison is made with Chrysartona (Chrystarmanna) refulgens Hampson, 1893. The adults and genitalia of the aforementioned species are illustrated.
Key words
burnet moth, Cleleini, Oriental Realm, taxonomy.
How to cite:
Huang, S.-Y. & Mollet, B. (2026) A new species of the genus Chrysartona Swinhoe, 1892 from Myanmar (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Procridinae). Entomological Studies, 1, 12–17.
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Author contributions
Si-yao Huang: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Writing—Review and Editing, Data Curation, Supervision, Visualization.
Bernard Mollet: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Writing—Review and Editing.
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