First report of the genus Pelecystola Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) in China, with description of a new species

Authors: Yang, Linlin Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1046.68329 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: CAD · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies

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The genus Pelecystola Meyrick, 1920 and the species Pelecystola strigosa (Moore, 1888) are newly recorded from China, and Pelecystola peculiaris sp. nov. is described as new to science. Adults, head, venation, and genitalia of the two species are illustrated. A molecular phylogenetic analysis is presented to ascertain the generic affiliation of the new species. Forty-four species of 38 genera in Tineidae are analyzed using maximum likelihood methods based on one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear gene fragments (CAD and wingless). DNA barcodes of the two species are provided, and the genetic distance of barcode divergence among four species of Pelecystola is calculated.

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