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Issue: Vol. 5785 No. 3: 31 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.12
Page range: 596-600
Abstract views: 19
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One new species of the genus Dentitegumia Amsel, 1961 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) from Xinjiang, China

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

Abstract

One new species, Dentitegumia hamiclaspera Gulzar & Li, sp. nov., is described from Xinjiang, China. Images of the adult and genitalia are provided. The diagnostic characters to distinguish this new species from its allies are also given.

 

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How to Cite

Gulzar, A. & Li, H. (2026) One new species of the genus Dentitegumia Amsel, 1961 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) from Xinjiang, China. Zootaxa, 5785 (3), 596–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.12