›› 2002, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 58-60.

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A new species of the genus Goniodoma Zeller from China (Lepidoptera:Coleophoridae)

LI Hou-Hun, ZHENG Le-Yi   

  • Online:2006-06-09 Published:2006-06-09

Abstract: The genus Goniodoma Zeller hitherto consists of four species occuring in the southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.The present paper reports this genus for the first time from eastern Asia,with one species described as new to science from China: G. sinica Li et Zheng,sp.nov. The type specimen is deposited in the Department of Biology, Nankai University.

Key words: Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae, Goniodoma, new species, China