Abstract
Sixteen new species of Cryptolechia Zeller from China are described: C. peditata sp. n., C. fustiformis sp. n., C. falsitorophanes sp. n., C. luniformis sp. n., C. rectimarginalis sp. n., C. rostriformis sp. n., C. proximihamatilis sp. n., C. bifoliolata sp. n., C. dorsoprojecta sp. n., C. bifida sp. n., C. robusta sp. n., C. infundibularis sp. n., C. similifloralis sp. n., C. trimaculata sp. n., C. sticta sp. n., and C. olivaria sp. n. Photographs of the genitalia are provided, and a checklist of all described Chinese species is given.References
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