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Issue: Vol. 5150 No. 2: 7 Jun. 2022
Type: Article
Published: 2022-06-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.2.8
Page range: 293-300
Abstract views: 283
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Two new species of the genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 from China (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae)

School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili, Guizhou, 556011, China. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang, Kashi 844000, China
Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Ecology of Pamirs Plateau in Xinjiang, Kashi 844000, China. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Lepidoptera Pyraloidea new species key taxonomy Palaearctic region Oriental region

Abstract

The genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 is studied in China. Two new species Merulempista pectinata Liu and Li, sp. nov. and M. similirubriptera Liu and Li, sp. nov. are described. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, with a key to all known Chinese species.

 

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