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Issue: Vol. 2991 No. 1: 10 Aug. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-08-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2991.1.1
Page range: 1–12
Abstract views: 43
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A revision of the genus Tineovertex Moriuti (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with descriptions of five new species

Institute of Entomology, College of Bio-safety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan 410128, P.R. China Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Changsha 410128, Hunan, China
Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
Department of Entomology, College of Natural Resources & Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
Lepidoptera new species taxonomy Tineidae Tineovertex

Abstract

The genus Tineovertex Moriuti, 1982 is revised. Eleven species are recognized, including five new ones: T. hamoides, sp. nov., from Malaysia; T. expansa, sp. nov., from Malaysia and Brunei; T. fibriformis, sp. nov., from Malaysia; T. thailandia, sp. nov., from Thailand; and T. elongata, sp. nov., from China and Thailand. Adults and genitalia of all species are illustrated, and a key to the species is provided. Types of the new species are deposited in Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; and The Natural History Museum, London, UK.

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