A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China.

A checklist of 30 species of Endotricha Zeller in China is presented in this paper. Six species ( E. dumalis sp. nov., E. lunulata sp. nov. E. medogana sp. nov., E. nigra sp. nov., E. purpurata sp. nov. and E. simipunicea sp. nov.) are new to science and three ( E. admirabilis Kirpichnikova, E. fuscobasalis Ragonot and E. valentis Kirpichnikova) are recorded for the first time in China. The adult features and genital structures of the new species are illustrated and a key to the Chinese species is given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]