Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from China: Descriptions of twelve new species

By

Du, Zhaohui
Wang, Shuxia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

285

Pages

23-52

Subjects

China , Lepidoptera , new species , Oecophoridae , Promalactis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4286

 

Abstract

Sixteen species of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 from China are described. Among them, twelve species are described as new: P. bifurciprocessa sp. n., P. convexa sp. n., P. papillata sp. n., P. quadratitabularis sp. n., P. quadriloba sp. n., P. ramispinea sp. n., P. scorpioidea sp. n., P. serpenticapitata sp. n., P. similiconvexa sp. n., P. spinosicornuta sp. n., P. strumifera sp. n. and P. uncinispinea sp. n.; the previously unknown male of P. dimolybda Meyrick, 1935 and female of P. flavescens Wang, Zheng & Li, 1997 are described for the first time; P. albipunctata Park & Park, 1998 and P. dierli Lvovsky, 2000 are newly recorded for China. Adults and genitalia are illustrated.