title: Notes on the genus Napialus Chu & Wang (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), with description of a new species from China.
abstract: Napialus spinosus Li & Wei, sp. nov. is described as new based on a male specimen collected in Jiangxi Province of China. Image of the adult, illustrations of the antenna, venation, and eighth abdomeninal segment as well as male genitalia are presented. A species checklist and key to the species of Napialus are provided and the known distribution of each species is mapped with respect to temperature gradients.
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.; Email: weichunlee@126.com.
authors.forename: Weichun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.; Email: hywei@jxau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hongyi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity