Vol. 41 No. 3, 2002

A Revision of the Genus Nosphistica Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae)

Kyu-Tek Park

Center for Insect Systematics, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea

Kyu-Tek Park (2002) Genus Nosphistica Meyrick is revised, with the synonimization of Philoptila Meyrick, and descriptions of 5 new species: N. acriella sp. nov. and N. undulata sp. nov. from Thailand, and N. bisinuata sp. nov., N. fuscolepis sp. nov., and N. tarokoensis sp. nov. from Taiwan. Previously known species of Philoptila Meyrick are transferred to Nosphistica Meyrick: N. metalychna Meyrick, comb. nov., N. effrenata (Meyrick), comb. nov., and N. fenestrata Gozmány, comb. nov. Athymoris praemecola Wu is also transferred to Nosphistica Meyrick. A key to the species and illustrations of the genitalia are provided.

Key words: Systematics, Nosphistica, Philoptila, Taiwan, Thailand.

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