Review of the genus Merulempista Roesler 1967 (Lepidoptera Pyralidae) from China with description of two new species

摘要

The genus Merulempista Roesler, 1967 is reviewed for China. Of the four species treated in this paper, Merulempista rubriptera Li & Ren, >sp. n. and Merulempista digitata Li & Ren, >sp. n. are described as new; Merulempista cyclogramma (Hampson, 1896) is newly recorded for China, and its taxonomic position is briefly discussed. Photographs of the adults and genitalia are provided, along with a key to the known Chinese species.