Abstract
The Chinese group of Thalassodes and related taxa, including four genera and eighteen species is reviewed. Four new species are described: Pelagodes paraveraria sp. nov., Pelagodes bellula sp. nov., Pelagodes simplvalvae sp. nov., Pelagodes sinuspinae sp. nov. The genus Remiformvalva, the species Remiformvalva viridicaput, Orothalassodes floccosa and Pelagodes clarifimbria are recorded for the first time from China. Descriptions and diagnoses of the genera and diagnoses for the species are provided. The female genitalia of R. viridicaput are described for the first time. Moths of all species are illustrated in colour and figures of the genitalia and the male eighth segment are provided.
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