[Entomology • 2018] Thecobathra minuta, T. taiwanensis, ... • Taxonomic Review of the Genus Thecobathra (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from Taiwan

 

1. Thecobathra minuta n. sp.; 2. T. pauciguttata n. sp;
3. T. taiwanensis n. sp.; 4. T. heppneri n. sp.

 Sohn, 2018

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2018.01.020

Highlights

• The Taiwanese species of Thecobathra are reviewed.

• Four new species of Thecobathra: heppneri n. sp., minuta n. sp., pauciguttata n. sp., and taiwanensis n. sp. are described.

• The female genitalia of T. basilobata are described for the first time.

• Keys to all the Taiwanese species of Thecobathra are provided.

Abstract

The Taiwanese species of Thecobathra are reviewed. Four new species of Thecobathra: T. heppneri n. sp., T. minuta n. sp., T. pauciguttata n. sp., and T. taiwanensis n. sp. are described. The female genitalia of T. basilobata are described for the first time. Keys to all the Taiwanese species of Thecobathra are provided.

 

Keywords: Lepidoptera, New species, Taiwan, Taxonomy, Thecobathra, Yponomeutidae

 Adults of Thecobathra.
1. Thecobathra minuta n. sp., holotype; 2. T. pauciguttata n. sp., holotype;
3. T. taiwanensis n. sp., holotype; 4. T. heppneri n. sp., holotype.

Scale bars = 3 mm.

Jae-Cheon Sohn. 2018. Taxonomic Review of the Genus Thecobathra (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 21(1); 374-379. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2018.01.020