First report of the leaf-mining genus Antispila Hübner, [1825] from mainland China, with the description of a new species feeding on Cornus (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae)
Abstract
The genusAntispilaHübner, [1825] is newly recorded from mainland China.Antispila sinensissp. n., the first formally named Heliozelidae species in mainland China, is described. The host plant of the new species,Cornus walteriWangerin (Cornaceae), is widespread through east Asia and is used as a shade tree in city parks in Jinan City, where the moth causes damage to foliage. Morphological and molecular analyses distinguishA. sinensissp. n.from its close relatives. The adult, pupa, larva, host plant, leaf-mines, and the shield of the new species are illustrated, as are male and female genitalia, venation, and larval chaetotaxy. DNA barcodes of the new species are also provided.
- Publication:
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ZooKeys
- Pub Date:
- July 2017
- DOI:
- 10.3897/zookeys.686.13680
- Bibcode:
- 2017ZooK..686...95L