title: Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae).
abstract: This paper deals with 12 species of the genus Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya. Seven species are described as new: D. arquata sp. nov., D. brevicornuta sp. nov., D. dentata sp. nov., D. ligulacea sp. nov., D. paulidigitata sp. nov., D. tenextrema sp. nov. and D. ventriprojecta sp. nov.; and other five known species are listed. Images of adults and illustrations of genitalia are provided.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Email: lihouhun@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Houhun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Email: HUI@ZHEN.com.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.affiliation: Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute at Humboldt Universität, Invalidenstr. 43, D - 10115 Berlin, Germany; Email: wolfram.mey@mfn-berlin.de.
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mey
mesh_terms: D000353:Africa, Southern; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*