Review of the genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from China, with description of two new species

By

Ren, Yingdang
Liu, Shurong
Li, Houhun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

77

Pages

65-75

Subjects

Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae, Merulempista,

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria, Pensoft Publishers,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.77.938

 

Abstract

The genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 is reviewed for China. Of the four species treated in this paper, Merulempista rubriptera Li & Ren, sp. n. and M. digitata Li & Ren, sp. n. are described as new; M. cyclogramma (Hampson, 1896) is newly recorded for China, and its taxonomic position is briefly discussed. Photographs of the adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known Chinese species.