title: Taxonomic study of the genus Lycophantis Meyrick from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of three new species.
abstract: Six Chinese species of the genus Lycophantis Meyrick, 1914 are reviewed, including three new species: Lycophantis mucronata Li, sp. nov. from Zhejiang and Hubei, L. stenopetala Li, sp. nov. and L. incurvula Li, sp. nov., both from Xizang (Tibet). Lycophantis leviaurata Sohn & Park, 2010 is newly recorded from China. Images of adults and genitalia are provided, along with key to all the Chinese species of Lycophantis.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Peixin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China; Email: lihouhun@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Houhun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size