Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with Phyllanthus microcarpus (Benth.) (Phyllanthaceae)

By

Li, Hou-Hun
Yang, Xiaofei

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

484

Pages

71-81

Subjects

China , Epicephala , Gracillariidae , Lepidoptera , new species , Phyllanthaceae , Phyllanthus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.484.8696

 

Abstract

Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 are described based on specimens reared from fruits of Phyllanthus microcarpus (Benth.): Epicephala microcarpa sp. n. and E. laeviclada sp. n. from Guangxi and Hainan, and Epicephala tertiaria sp. n. from Guangdong and Guangxi. Photographs of adults and illustrations of genital structures are provided.