title: Review of the genus Tinissa Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Scardiinae) from China, with description of five new species.
abstract: The genus Tinissa Walker is reviewed for China. Seven species are recognized, of which Tinissa apicimaculatasp. n., Tinissa conchatasp. n., Tinissa connatasp. n.,Tinissa leguminellasp. n. and Tinissa spirellasp. n. are described as new; and Tinissa insularia Robinson, 1976 is newly recorded from China. Photographs of the adults and illustrations of the genitalia are given. A key to all the known Chinese species and a distribution map of Tinissa in China are included.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Linlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Houhun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li