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One new species and three newly recorded species of the genus Exaeretia Stainton, 1849 (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Depressariinae) from China

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Lepidoptera Elachistidae Exaeretia new species new record China

Abstract

Four species of the genus Exaeretia Stainton are recorded from China. Exaeretia liupanshana sp. nov. from Mt. Liupan, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region is described as new. Exaeretia lechriosema (Meyrick), E. indubitatella (Hannemann) and E. ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller) are newly recorded for China. Photographs of the adults and genital structures are provided.

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