Taxonomic study of the genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in China, with description of a new species

Authors: Liu, Jiayu Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.180.2615 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Lepidoptera · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

The genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 is newly recorded for China. Of the three species treated here, Prorophora (Reisserempista) binacantha sp. n. is described as new; P. (Prorophora) albidogilvella Roesler, 1970 and P. (Reisserempista) mongolica Roesler, 1970 are diagnosed and newly recorded for China. Images of adults and illustrations of genital structures are provided, along with a key to the known species.

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