title: Taxonomic review of the genus Paratalanta Meyrick, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from China, with descriptions of two new species.
abstract: This study deals with the taxonomy of seven species and subspecies of the genus Paratalanta Meyrick in China. Among them, P. furcata sp. nov. and P. annulata sp. nov. are described as new. The male of P. stachialis Toll & Wojtusiak, 1957 is described for the first time. Images of adults and illustrations of both male and female genitalia are provided, along with a key to all the known Chinese species and a map showing their distribution.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Institute of Entomology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yanpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
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
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology