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Issue: Vol. 2249 No. 1: 7 Oct. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-10-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2249.1.4
Page range: 44–50
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 1

Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Lepidoptera Yponomeutidae Teinoptila new species taxonomy

Abstract

We report five species of Teinoptila Sauber from China. Teinoptila clavata sp. nov. is described as new, and T. brunnescens (Moore, 1888) is newly recorded for China. Images of the adults, wing venation, and genitalia are provided, along with keys distinguishing all the Chinese species.

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