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Issue: Vol. 4299 No. 2: 27 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.2.11
Page range: 297–300
Abstract views: 78
PDF downloaded: 2

Further study on Rhopobota Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from China

Beijing Key Laboratory for Agricultural Application and New Technique, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, P. R. China.
Lepidoptera Eucosmini genitalia new species

Abstract

Two new species of Rhopobota Lederer are described from China: R. projecta Zhang, sp. nov., and R. quadrata Zhang, sp. nov. The female of R. floccosa Zhang, Li & Wang is reported for the first time. Photographs of the adults and illustrations of the genitalia are provided. All of the specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

 

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