title: A striking new genus and species of tiger-moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) from the Caribbean, with molecular and morphological analysis of its systematic placement.
abstract: Westindia Vincent, a new genus, is proposed for W. haxairei Vincent, a new species of Neotropical tiger-moth described from Dominican Republic. Habitus, male and female genitalia are described and figured. The systematic position of the new genus within Arctiinae is discussed in light of a comparative morphology and a molecular phylogeny derived from the DNA barcode fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene and of the D2 region of the 28S rDNA gene.
authors.affiliation: 1 rue Roger Rameau, 93110 Rosny sous Bois, France. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, USM 602, case postale n° 50 (Entomologie), F-75231 Paris Cedex 05; Email: amastus@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 579 Gordon Street, N1G 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hajibabaei
authors.affiliation: INRA Orléans, UR633, Unité de Recherche en Zoologie Forestière, 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin, CS40001 Ardon, 45075 Orléans Cedex 2, France.; Email: rrougeri@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodolphe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rougerie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity