Taxonomic study of the genus Ashibusa Matsumura (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae), with description of six new species in China

2009/11/18 by Zhiwei Zhang, Houhun Li · 6 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

paper · doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900031

openalex publication_date 2009/11/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

A taxonomic study of the genus Ashibusa Matsumura is conducted. Six new species are described: Ashibusa aculeata sp. n., A. clavativalvula sp. n., A. flavalba sp. n., A. lativalvula sp. n., A. sinensis sp. n., and A. subelliptica sp. n. Images of the adults and the genitalia are provided, along with keys to the known species. (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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• Ashibusa aculeata [wikipedia]
• Ashibusa clavativalvula [wikipedia]
• Ashibusa flavalba [wikipedia]
• Ashibusa lativalvula [wikipedia]
• Ashibusa sinensis [wikipedia]
• Ashibusa subelliptica [wikipedia]

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