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Four new species of the genus Agrotera Schrank, 1802 (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Hainan Island

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Lepidoptera pyralids taxonomy China

Abstract

Four new species of the genus Agrotera Schrank, 1802 are described from Hainan Island: A. dentata sp. nov., A. protensa sp. nov., A. aculeata sp. nov. and A. robustispina sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided.

 

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