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Issue: Vol. 3 No. 13 (2015)
Type: Article
Published: 2015-09-01
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2015.3.13
Page range: 1-13
Abstract views: 133
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Calicotis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Stathmopodidae) new to China, with descriptions of three new species

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, CHINA
Ph. D. (Professor), College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, CHINA
Lepidoptera Stathmopodidae Calicotis new species new record China.

Abstract

The genus Calicotis Meyrick, 1889 is recorded from China for the first time. Calicotis cuspidata sp. nov., C. dilatata sp. nov. and C. uncinata sp. nov. are described as new, and C. crucifera Meyrick, 1889 is newly recorded for China. Photographs of adults and illustrations of the genitalia are provided, along with a key to the identification of the described Chinese species and a map to show their distribution.