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Review of the genus Yponomeuta Latreille, 1796 (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in China

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Thirty-four species of the genus Yponomeuta Latreille, 1796 from China are reviewed, with diagnostic characters given to each species. Five species among them are described as new to science, including Y. changbaishana Li sp. nov., Y. furvimaculata Li sp. nov., Y. heterochroma Li sp. nov., Y. quinquepunctata Li sp. nov. and Y. similicinefacta Li sp. nov. Nine species are newly recorded for the Chinese fauna. The female of Y. osakae Moriuti, 1977 is described for the first time. Images of adults and illustrations of available genitalia of all the species treated in this article are provided. A list of the related genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 is given, including eleven newly proposed combinations and two revised combinations.

Source: European Journal of Taxonomy

DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1047.3227

Authors: Haoyu Liu, Houhun Li

Institutions: Nankai University, Kashi University

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nankai University, National Key Research and Development Program of China

Awards: G2036744380, G231631099