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Issue: Vol. 2762 No. 1: 10 Feb. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-02-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2762.1.2
Page range: 31–36
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 2

Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Oecophoridae II: description of three new species of the genus Variacma Wang

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China Department of Life Sciences, Daqing Normal College, Daqing 163712, P. R. China
Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P. R. China
Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Variacma new species China

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Variacma Wang are described from Hong Kong, China: V. hongkongensis sp. nov., V. bifariafera sp. nov. and V. tomentosa sp. nov. The female is recorded for the first time for the genus and the generic characters are redescribed. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to all the known species based on the male genitalia.

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