title: Description of Telamoptiliagrewiae sp. n. and the consequences for the definition of the genera Telamoptilia and Spulerina (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae).
abstract: The new species Telamoptiliagrewiae, reared from leafmines on Grewiabiloba (Malvaceae) is described with details on adult and immature stages. The larval head and the pupa are described for the first time in Telamoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 1988, and are illustrated with scanning electron micrographs and line drawings. Photographs of adult habitus, wing venation, male and female genitalia, as well as host plant and mines are provided. The apomorphic adult and larval characters of the new species in Telamoptilia are discussed in relation to the recognition of the genera Telamoptilia and Spulerina Vári, 1961.
authors: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors: Tengteng
authors: T
authors: Liu
authors: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors: Shuxia
authors: S
authors: Wang
authors: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors: Houhun
authors: H
authors: Li
keywords: China; Lepidoptera; Telamoptilia; immature stage; leaf miner; new species