Yu Tiantian, Liu Wenfang, Huang Pengying, Kallies Axel, Arita Yutaka, Wang Min
1Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China 2State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, 650203, China.
3Xiamen Yundang Lake Conservation Centre, Xiamen municipal bureau of public facilities and landscaping, Xiamen, 361004, China..
Zootaxa. 2022 Dec 16;5222(1):69-76. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5222.1.5.
A new species, Oligophlebia hibiscivora Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov., is described from south-eastern China. Superficially, it is similar to Oligophlebia insurgia Kallies, 2020 but it differs by external features of the abdomen as well as the male genitalia characters. The larva of this new species feed in Hibiscus tiliaceus L. (Malvaceae) and was found in the urban area of Xiamen (Fujian Province) and in Hongkong. Images of male and female specimens, genitalia and pupa of the new species are provided as well as the image of the female genitalia of Oligophlebia minor Xu & Arita, 2014. An updated catalogue of the species of the genus Oligophlebia Hampson, 1893 and a key of Chinese species are provided.
一种新物种，木槿寡脉尺蛾Oligophlebia hibiscivora Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov.，在中国东南部被描述。从外观上看，它与2020年发现的Oligophlebia insurgia Kallies相似，但在腹部外部特征以及雄性生殖器特征方面存在差异。该新物种的幼虫以黄槿（锦葵科）为食，在厦门市区（福建省）和香港被发现。文中提供了新物种的雄性和雌性标本、生殖器及蛹的图像，以及2014年发现的Oligophlebia minor Xu & Arita雌性生殖器的图像。还提供了1893年建立的寡脉尺蛾属物种的更新目录以及中国物种检索表。
