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Issue: Vol. 4105 No. 3: 21 Apr. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-04-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.3.5
Page range: 285–295
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 1

Review of the genus Anthonympha Moriuti, 1971 (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Jiaozuo Teachers College, Jiaozuo, Henan 454100, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Lepidoptera Plutellidae Anthonympha new species China

Abstract

Chinese species of Anthonmypha Moriuti are reviewd. Five species are recognized, four of which are described as new: Anthonympha truncata sp. nov., A. trapezia sp. nov., A. ligulacea sp. nov. and A. reniforma sp. nov. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to distinguishing all the Chinese species.

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