Annual report of new taxa for Chinese Lepidoptera in 2020

doi:10.17520/biods.2021245

Abstract

Abstract:

Aim: Lepidoptera is one of the largest orders in Insecta and is a group with high economic importance as many pest species of Lepidoptera occur all over the world. China is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, as it ranges from the Palaearctic to Oriental Regions, and many species new to science are described each year. The aim of this study is to summarize the new taxa of Lepidoptera from China that were reported in 2020.

Methods: Information regarding new species, newly recorded species, and new synonyms and combinations were collected from several common journals of taxonomy and monographs. In total, 102 articles and 3 monographs are included in this report. From these sources, the scientific names, type localities, and the other relevant information have been summarized.

Results: The number of new taxa of Chinese Lepidoptera published by domestic and foreign researchers in 2020 has been summarized. In 2020, 196 new taxa of Lepidoptera were reported, including 1 new genus, 190 new species, 5 new subspecies, and 71 newly recorded species for China. Additionally, 55 new combinations and 11 new synonyms have been suggested. All of the new species and subspecies belong to 23 families.

Conclusions: The number of new species published in Hainan and Yunnan was significantly higher than that in other regions and accounted for two-fifths of the total number of new species published in China in 2020. Yunnan Province had the highest number of newly recorded species for a region in China and accounted for about half of the total number of newly recorded species in China. In general, the number of new species and newly recorded species collected in the south are significantly higher than those in north of China. Moreover, the discovery and description of all Lepidoptera species in China are far from completed, and further investigation of Lepidoptera in China is necessary.

Key words: Lepidoptera, new taxa, new combination, new synonyms, China

Mujie Qi, Hao Sun, Xinghai Zuo, Houhun Li. Annual report of new taxa for Chinese Lepidoptera in 2020[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2021, 29(8): 1035-1039.

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科 Family	新属 New genus	新种 New species	新亚种 New subspecies	总数 Total
羽蛾科 Alucitidae	0	1	0	1
列蛾科 Autostichidae	0	55	0	55
颊蛾科 Bucculatricidae	0	1	0	1
草螟科 Crambidae	0	11	0	11
草蛾科 Ethmiidae	0	1	0	1
目夜蛾科 Erebidae	0	22	0	11
麦蛾科 Gelechiidae	0	2	0	2
尺蛾科 Geometridae	0	5	0	5
弄蝶科 Hesperiidae	0	1	0	1
祝蛾科 Lecithoceridae	0	3	0	3
刺蛾科 Limacodidae	1	6	0	7
灰蝶科 Lycaenidae	0	0	2	2
小翅蛾科 Micropterigidae	0	2	0	2
夜蛾科 Noctuidae	0	10	3	14
瘤蛾科 Nolidae	0	3	0	3
蛱蝶科 Nymphalidae	0	1	0	1
织蛾科 Oecophoridae	0	28	0	28
螟蛾科 Pyralidae	0	14	0	14
纤蛾科 Roeslerstammiidae	0	3	0	3
天蛾科 Sphingidae	0	1	0	1
展足蛾科 Stathmopodidae	0	15	0	15
波纹蛾科 Thyatiridae	0	2	0	2
谷蛾科 Tineidae	0	3	0	3
合计 Total	1	190	5	195

科 Family	新属 New genus	新种 New species	新亚种 New subspecies	总数 Total
羽蛾科 Alucitidae	0	1	0	1
列蛾科 Autostichidae	0	55	0	55
颊蛾科 Bucculatricidae	0	1	0	1
草螟科 Crambidae	0	11	0	11
草蛾科 Ethmiidae	0	1	0	1
目夜蛾科 Erebidae	0	22	0	11
麦蛾科 Gelechiidae	0	2	0	2
尺蛾科 Geometridae	0	5	0	5
弄蝶科 Hesperiidae	0	1	0	1
祝蛾科 Lecithoceridae	0	3	0	3
刺蛾科 Limacodidae	1	6	0	7
灰蝶科 Lycaenidae	0	0	2	2
小翅蛾科 Micropterigidae	0	2	0	2
夜蛾科 Noctuidae	0	10	3	14
瘤蛾科 Nolidae	0	3	0	3
蛱蝶科 Nymphalidae	0	1	0	1
织蛾科 Oecophoridae	0	28	0	28
螟蛾科 Pyralidae	0	14	0	14
纤蛾科 Roeslerstammiidae	0	3	0	3
天蛾科 Sphingidae	0	1	0	1
展足蛾科 Stathmopodidae	0	15	0	15
波纹蛾科 Thyatiridae	0	2	0	2
谷蛾科 Tineidae	0	3	0	3
合计 Total	1	190	5	195

科 Family	新属 New genus	新种及国家 New species & Country	总数 Total
列蛾科 Autostichidae	0	2 (泰国 Thailand)	2
目夜蛾科 Erebidae	0	3 (马来西亚 Malaysia)、1 (柬埔寨 Cambodia)、2 (越南 Vietnam)、 1 (缅甸 Myanmar)	7
麦蛾科 Gelechiidae	0	13 (越南 Vietnam)	13
尺蛾科 Geometridae	1	1 (多米尼加 Dominica)	1
织蛾科 Oecophoridae	0	5 (老挝 Laos)、3 (马来西亚Malaysia)、1 (泰国 Thailand)	9
合计 Total	1	32	32

科 Family	新属 New genus	新种及国家 New species & Country	总数 Total
列蛾科 Autostichidae	0	2 (泰国 Thailand)	2
目夜蛾科 Erebidae	0	3 (马来西亚 Malaysia)、1 (柬埔寨 Cambodia)、2 (越南 Vietnam)、 1 (缅甸 Myanmar)	7
麦蛾科 Gelechiidae	0	13 (越南 Vietnam)	13
尺蛾科 Geometridae	1	1 (多米尼加 Dominica)	1
织蛾科 Oecophoridae	0	5 (老挝 Laos)、3 (马来西亚Malaysia)、1 (泰国 Thailand)	9
合计 Total	1	32	32