First report of the leaf-mining genus Antispila Hübner, [1825] from mainland China, with the description of a new species feeding on Cornus (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae)

By

Liu, Tengteng
Wang, Shuxia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

686

Pages

95-107

Subjects

Antispila , China , Cornus walteri , DNA barcode , Heliozelidae , Lepidoptera , new record , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.686.13680

 

Abstract

The genusAntispilaHübner, [1825] is newly recorded from mainland China.Antispila sinensissp. n., the first formally named Heliozelidae species in mainland China, is described. The host plant of the new species,Cornus walteriWangerin (Cornaceae), is widespread through east Asia and is used as a shade tree in city parks in Jinan City, where the moth causes damage to foliage. Morphological and molecular analyses distinguishA. sinensissp. n.from its close relatives. The adult, pupa, larva, host plant, leaf-mines, and the shield of the new species are illustrated, as are male and female genitalia, venation, and larval chaetotaxy. DNA barcodes of the new species are also provided.