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Mass-Rearing and Molecular Studies in Tortricidae Pest Insects
Published on: March 25, 2022
Genus Miltochrista (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Laos, with description of one new species
Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan1, Hyung Wook Kwon2, Jae Won Kim3
1Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; 119 Academyro; Yeonsugu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; BioResource and Environmental Center; Incheon National University; 119 Academyro; Yeonsugu; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea; Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors; Division of Life Sciences; College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Incheon National University; Songdodong; Incheon; 22012; Republic of Korea. uug0228@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A new species, Miltochrista aurantia Bayarsaikhan & Bae, sp. nov. is described from Laos, and seven species, M. terminata (Moore, 1878), M. calamaria (Moore, 1888), M. quadrata (Holloway, 2001), M. kontumica (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013), M. simonka (Bucsek, 2014), M. lavides Volynkin, ern & N. Singh, 2020, and M. tenuiprocessa Volynkin, erny, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023, are newly recorded in this country. The previously unknown female genitalia of M. acteola (Swinhoe, 1903) and M. parvulus Bucsek, 2020, are studied for the first time. Illustrations of adults and genitalia of the examined species are provided with a list of known species of the genus from Laos.

