title: A review of the Japanese species of the genus Scardia Treitschke (Lepidoptera, Tineidae), with description of a new species.
abstract: Taxonomy of the Japanese species of the genus Scardia is reviewed, and a new species, namely Scardia fusca sp. nov., is described based on the adult morphology.
authors.affiliation: Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.; Email: borbocinnara53@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.affiliation: Kyosei-Kagaku, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0877 Japan.; Email: kaseircb3@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.; Email: hirowat_t@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirowatari
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size