title: Taxonomic study of the genus Assara Walker (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in NE China, with description of a new species.
abstract: Four species of the genus Assara Walker, 1863 are revised from NE China. Among them, Assara yanbianensis Bae & Qi sp. n. is described as new to science and A. terebrella (Zincken, 1818) is newly recorded from China. A key to the NE Chinese species of the genus Assara with illustrations of adults and genitalia are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, KR-406772, Korea.; Email: qimujie@163.com.
authors.forename: Mu-Jie
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, CH-150040, Korea.; Email: hanhuilin@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Hui-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, KR-406772, Korea.; Email: sigtpbs@nate.com.
authors.forename: Bo-Sun
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, KR-406772, Korea.; Email: baeys@incheon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yang-Seop
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D058507:Host Specificity; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D010944:Plants / Q000469:parasitology