New discoveries of the family Epicopeiidae from China, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae)

By

Huang, Si-yao
Wang, Min
Da, Wa
Fan, Xiao-ling

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

822

Pages

33-51

Subjects

Geometroidea , Himalaya , Indochina , Oriental swallowtail moth , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.822.32341

 

Abstract

Some new discoveries of the family Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 from China are reported. A new species, Mimaporiaowadai Huang & Wang, sp. n. is described from W. Sichuan. Burmeia Minet, 2003 and Psychostrophiaendoi Inoue, 1992 are reported as new to China, with the female genitalia of the former described for the first time. The females of Psychostrophiaendoi Inoue, 1992 and Deuveiabanghaasi Hering, 1932 are reported for the first time. Adults and genitalia of all species aforementioned are illustrated.