Mujie Qi

Three species of the genus Chilo are studied in China. Chilo argenteus sp. nov. collected from Yunnan and C. sinuafasciata sp. nov. collected from Hainan are described as new in science. Chilo partellus (Swinhoe, 1885) is newly recorded for the Chinese fauna. Images of adults and genitalia of the three species are provided. A list of 19 known Chilo species in China is included.

Thirty species of the genus Calamotropha Zeller, 1863 from China are reviewed. Five species are described as new: C. bleszynskii Kim & Li, sp. nov., C. duovirgata Kim & Li, sp. nov., C. nigerifera Kim & Li, sp. nov., C. parallela Kim & Li, sp. nov. and C. parvispina Kim & Li, sp. nov.; two species are newly recorded for China: C. alcesta Bleszynski, 1961 and C. punctivenella (Hampson, 1896). The female of C. sperlingi Li, 2019 is described for the first time. Calamotropha multicornuella Chen & Song, 2002 syn. nov. is synonymized with C. sienkiewiczi Bleszynski, 1961, and C. sawtoothella Chen & Song, 2002 syn. nov. is synonymized with C. latella (Snellen, 1890). Images of adults and genitalia of 28 known species with available specimens are provided, except images of genitalia provided by Li & Li in 2012. A key to the known Calamotropha species in China is included.

The genus Lista Walker, 1859 from China is reviewed. Of the eighteen species treated, five species are described as new: L. furcellata Li & Rong, sp. nov., L. serrata Li & Rong, sp. nov., L. strumiformis Li & Rong, sp. nov., L. yunnanensis Li & Rong, sp. nov. and L. zhengi Li & Rong, sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia of the new speices are provided. A key based on male genitalia to all Chinese species is provided.

A new species of the genus Minooa Yamanaka, 1996 is described from Xizang Autonomous Region, China. Minooa longisacca sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from its congeners in the male genitalia by the sclerotized, short, bifurcated process at the base of the sacculus and the medial ridge connecting the apex of sacculus and base of costa of valva dentate and with a short thorn-like process at apex of ridge. DNA barcodes of all the Chinese species are provided along with illustrations of adult and genitalia and an updated key to all the species of Minooa worldwide.

Thiotrichinae are a subfamily of Gelechiidae with approximately 180 described species in five genera: Calliprora Meyrick, Macrenches Meyrick, Palumbina Rondani, Polyhymno Chambers and Thiotricha Meyrick. The subfamily was established based on two species in a recent molecular phylogenetic study of Gelechiidae, but the monophyly of each genus and the phylogenetic relationships among the genera have not been tested. To address these questions, we performed the first phylogenetic analyses based on seven molecular markers (COI, EF‐1 α , GAPDH, RpS5, CAD, Wg and MDH) and 95 morphological characters for 47 ingroup and 3 outgroup taxa. Each dataset was analysed separately and together using maximum likelihood, Bayesian inference and maximum parsimony methods. The maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses produced nearly identical tree topologies for ingroup relationships, but the parsimony analysis yielded different results for some lineages. In all our analyses, Thiotrichinae formed a strongly supported monophyletic group with two other gelechiid genera, Cnaphostola Meyrick (Gelechiinae) and Semnostoma Meyrick (Apatetrinae). The genus Macrenches was recognized as the sister‐group to all other species in this clade. Polyhymno + Calliprora were found to be sister to all remaining ingroup taxa. The species‐rich group Thiotricha was non‐monophyletic, and it clustered with Palumbina , Cnaphostola and Semnostoma . The type species of Thiotricha was included in a monophyletic clade with a majority of congeneric species in the parsimony analyses, but the clade was divided into two groups in the model‐based results. The generic placement of two species Thiotricha dissobola Meyrick and T. pyrphora Meyrick was not confirmed in this study and they were placed as incertae sedis . The monophyly of Palumbina was strongly supported by both molecular data and morphological evidence. Based on genetic and morphological affinities and examination of the type specimens, four genera are synonymized with Thiotricha : Blastovalva Janse syn.n. , Cnaphostola syn.n. , Hierangela Meyrick syn.n. and Semnostoma syn.n. We propose two new genera for newly recognized two sub‐clades: Pulchrala gen.n. and Tenupalpa gen.n. , and 15 new combinations are made: Thiotricha adamantina (Meyrick) comb.n. , T. exalbida (Omelko & Omelko) comb.n. , Tenupalpa angustella (Omelko) comb.n. , T. biformis (Omelko) comb.n. , T. flavitermina (Kyaw, Yagi & Hirowatari) comb.n. , T. glenias (Meyrick) comb.n. , T. nephodesma (Meyrick) comb.n. , T. venustalis (Omelko) comb.n. , Pulchrala clidias (Meyrick) comb.n. , P. chujaensis (Park) comb.n. , P. elaeocarpiella (Kyaw, Yagi & Hirowatari) comb.n. , P. epiclista (Meyrick) comb.n. , P. melanacma (Bradley) comb.n. , P. panglycera (Turner) comb.n. , and P. saulotis (Meyrick) comb.n. Revised generic concepts are provided in the study. This published work has been registered on ZooBank, http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0E3C0EB5‐503C‐4ADC‐BE87‐A203230DE6CB .

The genus Peucela Ragonot, 1891 from China is revised. Three species are described as new to science, P. acutativalva sp. nov., P. baishanzuensis sp. nov., and P. nigra sp. nov. In addition, P. olivalis comb. nov. is newly combined. Photographs of adults, and male and female genitalia are provided. A key to the species of Peucela in China is also provided.

Fibiger (2011) established the genus Sternitta in the Micronoctuidae, with Sternitta gregerseni Fibiger, 2011 from Nepal as the type species. The Micronoctuidae are currently treated as a tribe (Micronoctuini) within the Hypenodinae, and include over 400 described species. To date, the genus Sternitta (Micronoctuini: Micronoctuina) consists of seven species: S. goateri Fibiger, 2011 in Afghanistan; S. hackeri Fibiger, 2011 and S. gabori Fibiger, 2011 in Pakistan; S. parasuffuscalis Fibiger, 2011, S. suffuscalis (Swinhoe, 1886), S. gabori Fibiger, 2011 and S. magna Fibiger, 2011 in India; S. suffuscalis (Swinhoe, 1886) in Sri Lanka and S. gregerseni Fibiger, 2011 only in Nepal (Swinhoe 1886; Fibiger 2011). The genus Sternitta was considered by Fibiger to be among the more primitive micronoctuine genera, and it can be recognized by the sclerotized 8^th abdominal sternite with prominent dorsal and ventral processes and, in the male genitalia of most species, by the divided ampulla into dorsal and ventral plates and by the dorsal spinelike processes on the anellus. In the present paper, the new species Sternitta mondulkiriensis sp. n. is described from Cambodia with habitus and male genitalia illustrated and compared with those of S. suffuscalis (Swinhoe, 1886). An updated checklist and a key to all the species are included.

Three species of Vietnamodes are revised from China. Among them, Vietnamodes unicispina Qi et Li, sp. nov. is described as new to science. In addition, the female of V. dogueti Leraut, 2017 is described for the first time. V. dogueti Leraut, 2017 and V. adelinae Leraut, 2017 are newly recorded from China. Photographs of adults and male and female genitalia are provided, along with keys to the species of Vietnamodes in China.