Zoological Studies

Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (I): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Homaloxestis Meyrick and Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer

Kyu-Tek Park (1999) In a review of the genera Homaloxestis Meyrick and Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer belonging to the subfamily Lecithocerinae in Taiwan, 4 species of Homaloxestis and 22 species of Lecithocera are recognized. A new species of Homaloxestis: H. baibaraensis and 13 new species of Lecithocera: L. bimaculata, L. paralevirota, L. thaiheisna, L. fuscosa, L. latiola, L. shanpinensis, L. angustiella, L. palingensis, L. fascicula, L. altusana, L. tienchiensis, L. pulchella, and L. atricastanea, are described. Seven species (Homaloxestis hiloris Gozmány, Lecithocera errecta Meyrick, L. aulias Meyrick, L. pelomorpha Meyrick, L. megalopis Meyrick, L. rotundata Gozmány, and L. chartaca Wu and Liu) are reported for the 1st time from Taiwan. The genera Sarisophora Meyrick and Patouissa Walker are synonymized with Lecithocera, and L. squalida Gozmány is synonymized with L. aulias Meyrick. Lecithocera simulatrix Gozmány, L. serena Gozmány, and L. cerussata Wu represent new combinations.