title: Review of the genusEncolaptaMeyrick, 1913 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: helariini) from China, with descriptions of six new species.
abstract: Seventeen species of the genus Encolapta Meyrick, 1913 from China are reviewed. Six species are described as new: E. bifasciaria sp. nov., E. cornuta sp. nov., E. aciprojecta sp. nov., E. obliquata sp. nov., E. trapezoidea sp. nov. and E. lunata sp. nov.; the previously unknown female of E. marginans (Li et Zheng, 1998) is described for the first time; and one new combination, E. valvispinata (Li, 2002) comb. nov., is proposed. All these species are placed into two species groups based on morphological characters: the tegulifera-group and the epichthonia-group. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to all the described Chinese species and two maps showing their localities.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. user@example.com.
authors.forename: Meiqing
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
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
keywords: Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Encolapta, new species, China