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A new species of Capis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Québec, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Louis Handfield  and
Daniel Handfield
Louis Handfield*
Affiliation:
845, de Fountainebleau, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada J3H 4J2
Daniel Handfield
Affiliation:
355, Chemin des Grands Coteaux, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Québec, Canada J3G 2C9
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: lscal@netrover.com).
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Abstract

Capis archaiasp. nov., a new species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera), is described from Québec, Canada. The species is included in the genus Capis Grote, 1882, a trifid genus in the subfamily Eustrotiinae. Adults and genitalia of this species are described and illustrated, as are those of Capis curvata Grote, 1882.

Résumé

Nous décrivons du Québec (Canada) Capis archaiasp. nov., une nouvelle espèce de Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Cette espèce fait partie des Noctuidae trifidae dans la sous-famille des Eustrotiinae dans le genre Capis Grote, 1882. Nous décrivons et illustrons les adultes et les pièces génitales mâle et femelle de cette espèce ainsi que de Capis curvata Grote, 1882.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 138 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 333 - 338
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2006

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