Five new species of Bradina Lederer (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from China, with remarks on the morphology of the genus

By

Guo, Jia-Ming
Du, Xicui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1158

Pages

49--67

Subjects

genitalia , identification key , Morphology , Pyraloidea , Spilomelinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1158.99411

 

Abstract

Bradinais a species-rich genus that differs from most other Spilomelinae genera because of its distinctive wing venation. Most species of this genus are very similar in appearance. In this study, we have studied morphological characteristics of the genus and eight closely related species from China. Among them,B. falciculataGuo & Du,sp. nov.,B. fusoideaGuo & Du,sp. nov.,B. spirellaGuo & Du,sp. nov.,B. ternifoliaGuo & Du,sp. nov.andB. torsivaGuo & Du,sp. nov.are described as new to science.Bradina megesalis(Walker, 1859),B. translinealisHampson, 1896 andB. subpurpurescens(Warren, 1896) are redescribed based on their holotypes and additional material, and the latter two are newly recorded from China and their genitalia are described for the first time. The images of the habitus and genitalia of these eight species are provided, with a key to their identification.