Three new species of <i>Aethes</i> Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini), with a list of the species from China

2013/06/09 by Yinghui Sun, Houhun Li · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3669.4.2

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Abstract

The Chinese species of Aethes Billberg, 1820 are reviewed. Three species, A. acerba, sp. nov., A. semicircularis, sp. nov., and A. subcitreoflava, sp. nov., are described, and A. fennicana (Hering, 1924) is newly recorded from China. Images of adults and genitalia of the new species and the newly recorded species are provided, along with a list, a key, and a distribution map to all the known Chinese species.

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