A new species of the genus Paranthrenella Strand, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from China

Tiantian Yu; Lei Gao; Axel Kallies; Yutaka Arita; Min Wang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.6

A new species of the genus Paranthrenella Strand, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from China

Zootaxa. 2021 Jan 27;4920(1):zootaxa.4920.1.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.6.

Authors

Tiantian Yu¹, Lei Gao, Axel Kallies, Yutaka Arita, Min Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.. [email protected].

PMID: 33756678
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.6

Abstract

A new clearwing moth, Paranthrenella cinnamoma sp. nov., is described from southern China. Adults and genitalia are illustrated, DNA barcodes provided, and potential damage to Cinnamomum trees (Lauraceae) is described. Paranthrenella mushana (Matsumura, 1931) comb. nov. is transferred from Synanthedon Hübner, [1819]. A checklist of the species of Paranthrenella Strand, 1916 of China is provided.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Cinnamomum, Sesiinae, Synanthedonini, Taxonomy.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Cinnamomum*
Genitalia
Lauraceae*
Lepidoptera*
Moths* / genetics
Trees