Three new species of herpetogramma lederer (Lepidoptera, crambidae) from China

Abstract

Five species of the genus Herpetogramma in China are studied with morphological and DNA barcode data. Herpetogramma biconvexa Wan, Lu and Du, sp. nov., H. longispina Wan, Lu and Du, sp. nov., and H. brachyacantha Wan, Lu and Du, sp. nov. are described as new. Herpetogramma rudis (Warren) and H. magna (Butler) are newly diagnosed. Photographs of the habitus and genitalia of these five species are provided.