A new species of the genus Paranthrenopsis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from China with a catalogue of the genus

O.G. Gorbunov

Abstract. A new species, Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov. from the province of Sichuan, China, is described and figured. A preliminary catalogue of species of the genus Paranthrenopsis Le Cerf, 1911 is provided. The catalogue contains updated taxonomic information including the references to the original descriptions, information on name-bearing types, nearly complete bibliography, and the data on the known distribution of species.
Key words: clearwing moths, taxonomy, Sichuan Province, China, Oriental Region, Sesiidae, Tinthiinae, Tinthiini, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2022, 31(1): 55-65  ▪  Published online 29 April 2022


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.55  ▪  Open full article  

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