Taxonomic study of the genus Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Kang Lou; Dian Yu; Wanxue You; Houhun Li

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.4

Taxonomic study of the genus Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa. 2019 Jun 28;4624(2):zootaxa.4624.2.4. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.4.

Authors

Kang Lou¹, Dian Yu, Wanxue You, Houhun Li

Affiliation

¹ College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. user@example.com.

PMID: 31716223
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.4

Abstract

Four species of the genus Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 from China are reviewed. Three species are described as new: Eretmocera yingjiangensis Li, sp. nov., E. octopunctata Li, sp. nov. and E. artemisiae Li, sp. nov. Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864) is redescribed based on specimens founded on Yunnan, China. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided, and a key to the Eretmocra species that occur in China is given.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, flower moth, key, redescription.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
China
Genitalia
Lepidoptera*
Moths*