M. G. Ponomarenko and M. M. Omelko

Review of the genus Acanthophila Heinemann, 1870 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae).

Number: 127, Pages: 1 - 24

Review of the genus Acanthophila is given. Key to the species is proposed on the base of male genitalia. Six new species are described from south of Russian Far East: Acanthophila (A.) lucistrialella sp. n., A. (A.) magnimaculata sp. n., A. (A.) pusilella sp. n., A. (A.) silvania sp. n., A. (Mimomeris) vixidistinctella sp. n., A. imperviella sp. n. New combinations with generic name are proposed for four species: A. (A.) bimaculata (Liu et Qian, 1994), comb. n., A. (M.) obscura (Li et Zheng, 1997), comb. n., A. angustiptera (Li et Zheng, 1997), comb. n., A. nyingchiensis (Li et Zheng, 1996), comb. n. One species, A. (M.) latipennella (Rebel, 1937), is recorded from Primorskii krai for the first time.

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