Abstract
Sixteen species of the genus Macrobathra Meyrick, 1883 are treated in this study. Nine species are described as new to science: M. trigonilamella Li, sp. nov., M. reticulatistria Li, sp. nov., M. micacea Li, sp. nov., M. solidilatata Li, sp. nov., M. afflata Li, sp. nov., M. aequidistans Li, sp. nov., M. baculiformis Li, sp. nov., M. bipunciata Li, sp. nov., and M. terniprocessa Li, sp. nov. One species, M. petalitis Meyrick, 1915, is newly recorded for China. The female of M. petalitis Meyrick, 1915 and the male of M. myrocoma Meyrick, 1914 are described for the first time. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known Chinese species.
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