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Issue: Vol. 5814 No. 1: 20 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5814.1.8
Page range: 129-138
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One new species of Thymistida Walker, 1865, and two new records from Xizang, China (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae, Drepaninae)

College of Plant Science; Xizang Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University; LingZhi; Xizang 860000; China
College of Plant Science; Xizang Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University; LingZhi; Xizang 860000; China
Institute of Xizang Plateau Ecology; Xizang Agricultural & Animal Husbandry University; LingZhi; Xizang 860000; China
Lepidoptera Drepaninae Thymistida new species taxonomy

Abstract

Three species of Thymistida (Walker, 1865) were found from Drepaninae specimens in Linzhi, Xizang, including a new species of Thymistida motuoensis Pan & Yang, sp. nov., two new records of Thymistida tripunctata (Walker, 1865) and Thymistida nigritincta (Warren, 1923) in Xizang, China. In this paper, the external morphology of adults, female and male genitalia were provided, and the identification characteristics were described in detail. The distribution of host plants and domestic and foreign are given. The specimens are preserved in the Institute of Plateau Ecology, Xizang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry University.

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How to Cite

Yang, X.-H., Yu, X. & Pan, Z. (2026) One new species of Thymistida Walker, 1865, and two new records from Xizang, China (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae, Drepaninae). Zootaxa, 5814 (1), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5814.1.8