Taxonomic study of the genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in China, with description of a new species

Jiayu Liu; Houhun Li

doi:10.3897/zookeys.180.2615

Taxonomic study of the genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in China, with description of a new species

Zookeys. 2012:(180):41-51. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.180.2615. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

Authors

Jiayu Liu¹, Houhun Li

Affiliation

¹ College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.

Abstract

The genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 is newly recorded for China. Of the three species treated here, Prorophora (Reisserempista) binacanthasp. n. is described as new; Prorophora (Prorophora) albidogilvella Roesler, 1970 and Prorophora (Reisserempista) mongolica Roesler, 1970 are diagnosed and newly recorded for China. Images of adults and illustrations of genital structures are provided, along with a key to the known species.

Keywords: China; Lepidoptera; Phycitinae; Prorophora; Pyralidae; new record; new species.