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Issue: Vol. 5631 No. 2: 2 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.12
Page range: 395-400
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 1

Two species of the genus Ancylodes Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Xinjiang, China

College of Life and Geographic Sciences; Kashi University; Kashi 844000; China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau; Kashi 844000; China
College of Life and Geographic Sciences; Kashi University; Kashi 844000; China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau; Kashi 844000; China; College of Life Sciences; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071
Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Phycitinae taxonomy new species Southern Xinjiang

Abstract

Two species of the genus Ancylodes are reported from Xinjiang, China. Ancylodes zhengi sp. nov. is described as new based on its external morphology and genitalia characters, and A. dealbatella (Erschoff, 1874) is newly recorded from Xinjiang. Images of adults and genitalia are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Liu, L., Gulzar, A. & Li, H. (2025) Two species of the genus Ancylodes Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Xinjiang, China. Zootaxa, 5631 (2), 395–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.12