Abstract
Six Chinese species of the genus Lycophantis Meyrick, 1914 are reviewed, including three new species: Lycophantis mucronata Li, sp. nov. from Zhejiang and Hubei, L. stenopetala Li, sp. nov. and L. incurvula Li, sp. nov., both from Xizang (Tibet). Lycophantis leviaurata Sohn & Park, 2010 is newly recorded from China. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, along with key to all the Chinese species of Lycophantis.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2010.10417616