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Issue: Vol. 5828 No. 1: 8 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.9
Page range: 139-145
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 6

A new species and two new records of the genus Calliteara (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China

Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Lepidoptera Calliteara hollowayi Eastern Palaearctic morphology super-uncus taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of the genus Calliteara Butler, C. hollowayi Qiao & Wang sp. nov., is described from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, China. C. rytovi Trofimova, Shovkoon et Witt, 2016 and C. brunnescens (Moore, 1879) are newly recorded in China. Illustrations of adults, wing venation and genitalia of these species are provided.

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How to Cite

Qiao, C. & Wang, H. (2026) A new species and two new records of the genus Calliteara (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5828 (1), 139–145. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.9