Genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from Laos, with descriptions of five new species

Zootaxa. 2020 Mar 24;4755(2):zootaxa.4755.2.12. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4755.2.12.

Abstract

Eight species of the genus Promalactis are recognized from Laos. Among them, five species are described as new: P. unidentalis sp. nov., P. tenuiclavifera sp. nov., P. introflexa sp. nov., P. bolikhamsaiana sp. nov. and P. serrulata sp. nov.; three species are newly recorded for this country: P. carinata Du, Li et Wang, 2011, P. flavidia Kim, 2018 and P. apicuncata Wang, 2018. Images of adults and genitalia of all the new species are provided.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Microlepidoptera, Gelechioidea, taxonomy, new record.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Genitalia
  • Laos
  • Lepidoptera*
  • Moths*