Review of the genus Tinissa Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Scardiinae) from China, with description of five new species

Authors: Yang, Linlin Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.228.3645 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 Tinissa Walker is reviewed for China. Seven species are recognized, of which T. apicimaculata sp. n., T. conchata sp. n., T. connata sp. n., T. leguminella sp. n. and T. spirella sp. n. are described as new; and T. insularia Robinson, 1976 is newly recorded from China. Photographs of the adults and illustrations of the genitalia are given. A key to all the known Chinese species and a distribution map of Tinissa in China are included.

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