A STUDY ON THE GENUS PROMALACTIS MEYRICK (LEPIDOPTERA:OECOPHORIDAE) FROM CHINA: FIVE NEW SPECIES AND TWO NEW RECORD SPECIES |
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| Authors: | WANG Shu-xia LI Hou-hun ZHENG Zhe-min |
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| Institution: | Department of Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China;Institute of Zoology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This paper deals with seven species of the genus Promalactis Meyrick from China. Among them, five species, i. e. P. infulata sp. nov., P. baotianmanensis sp. nov., P. densimacularis sp. nov., P. brevivalvaris sp. nov. and P. colacephala sp. nov., are described as new to science. Two species, P. bitaenia Park et Park and P. autoclina Meyrick, are recorded for the first time from this country. The genital structures of both sexes are illustrated. |
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| Keywords: | Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Promalactis new species new record |
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