The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 9. A new species ofGiviraWalker (Cossidae, Hypoptinae) dedicated to Delinda Mix, including a list of species of Cossidae recorded from the Monument.
The U.S. National Park Service initiated a 10-year study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico in late 2006.Givira delindaesp. n., discovered in 2007 during the first year of study, is described here. The male and female adult moths and genitalia are illustrated. The name is dedicated to Delinda Mix, mother of Steve Mix. The species of Cossidae recorded from the Monument during the study are listed.
Adjunct Curator of Lepidoptera Michigan State University; Research Collaborator National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; Research Associate Museum of Southwestern Biology the University of New Mexico. Research Associate McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida, P.O. Box 45, Alamogordo, NM 88311-0045 USA.
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Endemism; Tularosa Basin; U.S. Army; U.S. National Park Service; White Sands Missile Range; biological diversity; evolution; white gypsum dunes