First report of the genus Woonpaikia Park, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with the description of two new species

Shuai Yu; Shuxia Wang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1192.115033

First report of the genus Woonpaikia Park, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with the description of two new species

Zookeys. 2024 Feb 19:1192:1-7. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1192.115033. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Shuai Yu^{1

2}, Shuxia Wang²

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China Liaocheng University Liaocheng China.
² College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Nankai University Tianjin China.

Abstract

The lecithocerid genus Woonpaikia Park, 2010 and Woonpaikiaangoonae Park, 2010 are newly recorded from China. Woonpaikiasimilangoonae Yu & Wang, sp. nov. and W.imperspicua Yu & Wang, sp. nov. are described as new to science. Images of adults of the Chinese Woonpaikia species are provided, along with a key to the males of all the known species of Woonpaikia.

Keywords: Gelechioidea; Lecithocerinae; new record.

Shuai Yu, Shuxia Wang.