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The Goat Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) of Papua Indonesia

by Rob de Vos

 

Trismelasmos jordani (Roepke, 1955)

endemic species

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A locally common medium sized species. Prefers areas of moderate and higher altitudes.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Abmisibil, Ampas, Bilogai, Cyclop Mountains, Ifar, Keerom River, Langda, Pass Valley, Walmak. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: none.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH, ZMAN. Literature (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Literatuur

Schoorl, J.W., 1990. A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoölogische Verhandelingen 263: 1-295.