Opacoptera Gozmány (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of four new species

By

Yu, Shuai
Wang, Shuxia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1158

Pages

133--146

Subjects

Gelechioidea , identification key , Lecithocerinae , new record , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1158.100396

 

Abstract

The genus Opacoptera Gozmány, 1978 is reviewed. Four species are described as new: O. condensatasp. nov., O. hybocentrasp. nov., O. introflexasp. nov. and O. longissimasp. nov.Opacoptera kerastiodes Park, 2021 is newly recorded for China. Images of adults are provided, along with a key to the males of all the known species.