New species and new records of the genus Thubana Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the genus in the country

Five species of the genus Thubana Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae) from China are described as new: Th. porcata sp. nov., Th. quadrilatera sp. nov., Th. rongjiangensis sp. nov., Th. similidalgona sp. nov. and Th. yingjingensis sp. nov. Two species are newly recorded for China: Thubana circularis Park, 2006 and Thubana fangensis Park, 2003. The female of Th. felinaurita Li, 2010 is described for the first time. Images of dorsal habitus and genitalia for all the treated species are presented and a checklist of the Chinese species of Thubana is included in this article.

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European Journal of Taxonomy
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2025-04-09
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https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.987.2861
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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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New species and new records of the genus Thubana Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the genus in the country

Shuai Yu, Shuxia Wang
1 citations
European Journal of Taxonomy
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
1.82
article

New species and new records of the genus Thubana Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the genus in the country

Shuai Yu, Shuxia Wang
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Abstract

Five species of the genus Thubana Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae) from China are described as new: Th. porcata sp. nov., Th. quadrilatera sp. nov., Th. rongjiangensis sp. nov., Th. similidalgona sp. nov. and Th. yingjingensis sp. nov. Two species are newly recorded for China: Thubana circularis Park, 2006 and Thubana fangensis Park, 2003. The female of Th. felinaurita Li, 2010 is described for the first time. Images of dorsal habitus and genitalia for all the treated species are presented and a checklist of the Chinese species of Thubana is included in this article.

European Journal of TaxonomyVol. 987
Liaocheng University (CN), Nankai University (CN)
Nankai University, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 17%
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
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New species and new records of the genus Thubana Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the genus in the country — Shuai Yu, Shuxia Wang · European Journal of Taxonomy (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS