New species and new records of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from China.

Houhun Li,Oleksiy Bidzilya

doi:10.3897/zookeys.840.30434

Abstract

An annotated list of 71 species of the genus Scrobipalpa in China is given. Nine species of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 are described as new: S.triangulellasp. n. (Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi), S.punctulatasp. n. (Henan, Shanxi), S.septentrionalissp. n. (Heilongjiang, Ningxia), S.zhongweinasp. n. (Ningxia), S.tripunctellasp. n. (Hebei, Ningxia, Shanxi), S.ningxicasp. n. (Ningxia), S.psammophilasp. n. (Ningxia), S.zhengisp. n. (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia), and S.liuisp. n. (Shanxi). Scrobipalpagorodkovi Bidzilya, 2012 is synonymised with S.subnitens Povolný, 1967. The female of S.flavinerva Bidzilya & Li, 2010 is described for the first time. Two new combinations are proposed: Scrobipalpaperfecta (Povolný, 1996), comb. n., Scrobipalpasuaveolens (Povolný, 1996), comb. n. Twelve species of Scrobipalpa are recorded from China for the first time. Scrobipalpacryptica Povolný, 1996, S.proclivella (Fuchs, 1886) and S.smithi Povolný & Bradley, 1964 are removed from the list of Scrobipalpa of China due to misidentification.

Highlights

The genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 is considered as the genus with most species in the tribe Gnorimoschemini, and one of the most diverse genera in the family Gelechiidae
The present study is based on material deposited in the Insect Collection, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University (NKU), Tianjin, China
Male and female genitalia were prepared using the unrolling technique as described by Pitkin (1986) and Huemer (1988) or follow the methods introduced by Li (2002)

Summary

Introduction

The genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 is considered as the genus with most species in the tribe Gnorimoschemini, and one of the most diverse genera in the family Gelechiidae. Male genitalia (Figs 16, 17) Uncus elongated, posterior margin weakly emarginated; gnathos short, slender, weakly curved; tegumen broad, anteromedial emargination deep, broadly rounded; valva moderately narrow, nearly straight, weakly constricted in middle, apex rounded, extending to the top of uncus or slightly shorter; sacculus ca.

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