Abstract
Lasiochira wuzhishanensis Yin, sp. nov. is described herein from the island province of Hainan, China. It is diagnosed from a similar species, Lasiochira jianfengensis Yin, Wang & Park, 2014. Both species are sympatric in Hainan province, but the latter is also known in northern Vietnam. Lasiochira pallidiptera Yin, Wang & Park, 2014 is recorded for the first time from China. Color images of the adults and genitalia of the above three species are provided. In addition, a checklist and a geographical distribution map of all species of Lasiochira Meyrick are included.
Highlights
Lasiochira Meyrick, 1931 is a small genus included in the Oecophoridae, with unknown biology
No further taxonomic work was published on the genus until Wang (2006) treated the Oecophoridae of Copyright Aihui Yin,Yanpeng Cai
All specimens for this study were collected in 2018 from the Hainan and Hubei provinces of China
Summary
Lasiochira Meyrick, 1931 is a small genus included in the Oecophoridae, with unknown biology. The type species, Lasiochira camaropa Meyrick, 1931, was diagnosed based on two male syntype specimens from Kwanhsien, China. Clarke (1963) designated a lectotype from Meyrick’s original material and transferred a second species, L. xanthacma (Meyrick, 1938), from Allotalanta Meyrick, 1913. No further taxonomic work was published on the genus until Wang (2006) treated the Oecophoridae of Copyright Aihui Yin,Yanpeng Cai. No further taxonomic work was published on the genus until Wang (2006) treated the Oecophoridae of Copyright Aihui Yin,Yanpeng Cai
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