Published January 26, 2011 | Version v1
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Review of the genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from China, with description of two new species

  • 1. Henan Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhengzhou, China
  • 2. , , China
  • 3. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, , China

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The genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 is reviewed for China. Of the four species treated in this paper, Merulempista rubriptera Li & Ren, sp. n. and M. digitata Li & Ren, sp. n. are described as new; M. cyclogramma (Hampson, 1896) is newly recorded for China, and its taxonomic position is briefly discussed. Photographs of the adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known Chinese species.

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