Si-yao Huang, Kiyoshi Horie, Günter C. Müller & Vu Van Lien
Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)
Page range: 79–83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22278424
Published: 7 September 2026
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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
Kiyoshi Horie
1-27-21, Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-0024 Japan
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7558-9822
Günter C. Müller
University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, Mali
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-0179
Vu Van Lien
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
Corresponding author: Si-yao Huang
Abstract
A new species of the genus Ancistroceron Semper, 1898 is described: Ancistroceron coruscans Huang & Horie sp. n. (Binh Thuan, South Vietnam). The comparison is made with A. angustipterum Huang & Horie, 2026. The adults and female genitalia of the aforementioned taxa are illustrated.
Key words
DNA barcoding, Indochina, genitalia, taxonomy.
How to cite:
Huang, S.-Y., Horie, K., Müller, G.C. & Lien, V.V. (2026) A new species of the genus Ancistroceron Semper (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Callizygaeninae) from South Vietnam. Entomological Studies, 1, 79–83.
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Author contributions
Si-yao Huang: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing—Original draft, Writing—Review and Editing, Data Curation, Supervision, Visualization.
Kiyoshi Horie: Resources, Writing—Original draft.
Gunter Müller: Writing—Original draft.
Vu Van Lien: Writing—Original draft.
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