title: A preliminary study of the genus Nymphicula Snellen from Australia, New Guinea and the south Pacific (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Acentropinae).
abstract: The species of Nymphicula occurring in Australia and south Pacific islands are described and illustrated. 22 new species are described: N. adelphalis, N. christinae, N. conjunctalis, N. edwardsi, N. hampsoni, N. ochrepunctalis, N. torresalis, N. beni, N. irianalis, N. michaeli, N. monticola, N. nokensis, N. plumbilinealis, N. submarginalis, N. susannae, N. tariensis, N. xanthocostalis, N. fionae, N. insulalis, N. lactealis, N. lifuensis, N. cheesmanae. A replacement name is proposed for Cataclysta dialitha Tams: Nymphicula samoensis.
authors.affiliation: The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD.; Email: david.agassiz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agassiz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D004423:Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D009512:New Guinea; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology