title: A new species and new records of Melittiini from China and Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae).
abstract: We review the Melittiini fauna of mainland China and list a total of 14 species in two genera. Melittia proxima Le Cerf, 1917, Melittia fulvipes Kallies & Arita, 2004, Melittia distincta Le Cerf, 1916, and Macroscelesia vietnamica Arita & Gorbunov, 2000 are recorded from China for the first time. Macroscelesia perlucida Kallies & Arita, sp. nov. is described as new to science based on specimens collected in China (Guangxi Province) and in northern Vietnam. Melittia formosana Matsumura, 1911 is considered a subspecies of Melittia eurytion (Westwood, 1848) (stat. nov.), and Melittia eurytion nagaii Arita & Gorbunov, 1997 is treated as a junior subjective synonym of M. eurytion formosana (syn. nov.).
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Department of Zoology, Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia.. kallies@wehi.edu.au.
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kallies
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arita
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: 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; D014744:Vietnam
keywords: Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Vietnam