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NOTES ON THE GENUS PHILOPTILA MEYRICK AND DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES (LEPIDOPTERA; LECITHOCERIDAE)
Author(s) -
Wu Chunsheng
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
insect science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1744-7917
pISSN - 1672-9609
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1996.tb00217.x
Subject(s) - biology , lepidoptera genitalia , key (lock) , genus , china , male genitalia , zoology , botany , ecology , archaeology , history
In this paper, 2 new species, Philoptila dolichina and Ph. minutispina are described. The female genitalia are illustrated. Key is provided for all the known 5 species in the world, among them 4 species are only recorded in China and 1 in India.