Bashir Asad, Cui Yuqi, Dong Yanling, Yang Zhaofu
Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
Insects. 2025 May 19;16(5):534. doi: 10.3390/insects16050534.
Ochsenheimer, 1816 is an important genus of fruit piercers and blood feeders with 18 described species worldwide. Both sexes of all species pierce fruit. Adults feed upon and damage soft-skinned (e.g., and ) and thicker-skinned fruits (e.g., and ) in subtropical and tropical Asia. These moths are rare examples of a lepidopteran lineage that uses its fruit-piercing mouthparts to pierce the skin of vertebrate animals occasionally. In China, 10 species of this genus have been reported. Here, we identified seven species of the genus Ochsenheimer, 1816 from Chinese fauna, including , , , , , , and . Detailed illustrations of male and female external morphology and genital structures are provided. A comprehensive worldwide checklist of the genus is also included. This study highlights significant taxonomic revisions and morphological features for this genus within Chinese fauna.
奥克森海默蛾属(Ochsenheimer, 1816)是果蛀蛾和吸血蛾中的一个重要属,全球已描述的物种有18种。该属所有物种的雌雄成虫都会蛀食果实。成虫在亚热带和热带亚洲以软皮果实(如……和……)和厚皮果实(如……和……)为食并造成损害。这些蛾类是鳞翅目谱系中罕见的例子,它们会偶尔用其蛀果口器刺穿脊椎动物的皮肤。在中国,该属已报道有10种。在此,我们从中国动物区系中鉴定出了奥克森海默蛾属(Ochsenheimer, 1816)的7个物种,包括……、……、……、……、……、……和……。文中提供了雌雄成虫外部形态和生殖器结构的详细插图。还包含了该属全面的全球名录。本研究突出了中国动物区系中该属重要的分类学修订和形态特征。