Daawia, Rob de Vos, Siep Sinnema, Jannie Sinnema-Bloemen, Piet Zumkehr &
Mónica Guimarães-Cruz
Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)
Page range: 61–66
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22278329
Published: 7 September 2026
Authors' Metadata
Daawia
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences,
Cenderawasih University, Papua 99224, Indonesia;
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4851-0862
Rob de Vos
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-9991
Siep Sinnema
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7734-8331
Jannie Sinnema-Bloemen
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Piet Zumkehr
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0632-3997
Mónica Guimarães-Cruz
Papua Insects Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Corresponding author: Rob de Vos
Abstract
Two new species in the genus Orieosia Bucsek, 2012 have been discovered, O. waisimoni sp. n. and O. unipunctata sp. n. The species are described and the adults and genitalia are depicted. A tribute to wildlife conservationist Alex Waisimon is given.
Rangkuman
Ditemukan dua spesies baru dari genus Orieosia Bucsek, 2012, yaitu O. waisimoni sp. n. dan O. unipunctata sp. n. Ditampilkan dan dideskripsi kedua spesies tahap dewasa dan genitalianya. Penghargaan diberikan kepada Alex Waisimon sebagai yang telah melakukan konservasi satwa liar.
Key words
Alex Waisimon, Borme, Indonesia, New Guinea, Nimbokrang.
How to cite:
Daawia, De Vos, R., Sinnema, S., Sinnema-Bloemen, J., Zumkehr, P. & Guimarães-Cruz, M. (2026) Two new Orieosia Bucsek species discovered in Papua, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). Entomological Studies, 1, 61–66.
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Author contributions
Daawia: Resources, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Supervision.
Rob De Vos: Investigation, Data curation, Writing—Original draft, Formal analysis, Writing—review and editing, Visualization.
Siep Sinnema: Investigation (collecting of research material), Writing—Original draft, Writing—review and editing.
Piet Zumkehr: Investigation (collecting of research material), Writing—Original draft (the tribute to Alex Waisimon), Writing—review and editing.
Mónica Guimarães-Cruz: Writing—review and editing, Funding acquisition (support by Papua Insects Foundation).
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