A Taxonomic Revision Of The Genus Promalactis Meyrick In The World (Lepidoptera:Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae)

The taxonomic revision of the genus Promalactis Meyrick is carried out on a worldwide basis. A total of261species are recorded, including102new species.The new species are as follows (including28published species):P. bifurciprocessa Du et Wang,2013, P. convexa Du et Wang,2013, P. papillata Du et Wang,2013, P. quadratitabularis Du et Wang,2013, P. scorpioidea Du et Wang,2013, P. similiconvexa Du et Wang,2013, P. bruneiensis sp. nov., P. hainanensis Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. alveiformis sp. nov., P. conicispinalis sp. nov., P. ellipsoidea sp. nov., P. flagellaris sp. nov., P. latiuncata sp. nov., P. pectinifera sp. nov., P. tauricornis Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. superimposita sp. nov., P. carinata Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. apicisetifera Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. exiliprocessa sp. nov., P. fascisetacea sp. nov., P. fascispinata Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. fortijuxtalis sp. nov., P. lancea sp. nov., P. strumifera Du et Wang,2013, P. undulata sp. nov., P. angusta sp. nov, P. lophacantha sp. nov., P. spinosicostalis sp. nov, P. truncatiapicalis sp. nov., P. clavata Du, Li et Wang,2011,P. lunularis Du, Li et Wang,2011,P. rostriformis Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. saligna Du et Wang,2012, P. sinualis sp. nov., P. subclavata sp. nov., P. extumida sp. nov., P. medispinata sp. nov., P. palmifolia sp. nov., P. sectoralis sp. nov., P. maculithoracalis sp. nov, P. spinosicornuta Du et Wang,2013, P. strena sp. nov, P. longisaccata sp. nov., P. subcolacephala Du et Wang,2011, P. quadriloba Du et Wang,2013, P. vulvida sp. nov., P. foraminulata sp. nov, P. albilateralis sp. nov, P. apicicircularis sp. nov, P. brevisaccata sp. nov., P. dilatata sp. nov., P. flavicapitata sp. nov., P. latiloba sp. nov, P. palmata Du et Wang,2011, P. ramispinea Du et Wang,2013, P. serpenticapitata Du et Wang,2013, P. serrata Du, Li et Wang,2011, P. uncinispinea Du et Wang,2013, P. aggregata sp. nov., P. dangchuanensis sp. nov, P. paripapillata sp. nov, P. albimarginalis sp. nov, P. albipedalis sp. nov, P. lucida sp. nov, P. auremacularis sp. nov, P. spinifosciaria sp. nov, P. campanulata sp. nov., P. foliuncata sp. nov., P. persicina sp. nov., P. circimacularis sp. nov., P. curviprocessa sp. nov., P. spinivalvaris sp. nov, P. digituncata sp. nov, P. arciformis sp. nov, P. bornensis sp. nov.,P. cribrata sp. nov, P. oliviformis sp. nov, P. curvitaeniata sp. nov, P. chumphonensis sp. nov.,P. Ivovskyi sp. nov,P. gladiata sp. nov., P. lobulata sp. nov, P. scalpelliformis sp. nov., P. triloba sp. nov., P. bigeminata sp. nov.,P. derecta sp. nov., P. debilis sp. nov.,P. pileata sp. nov.,P. foliiprocessa sp. nov.,P. extumida sp. nov.,P. aliformis sp. nov.,P. bicornuta sp. nov.,P. brevilabris sp. nov.,P. ravidicapitata sp. nov.,P. spinulosignatha sp. nov., P. ramivalvata sp. nov.,P. albipectinalis sp. nov.,P. flavidilineata sp. nov., P. folivalvaris sp. nov.,P. indistincta sp. nov., P. voluta sp. nov., P. apiculifera sp. nov.,P. aculeiformis sp. nov., P. argentanularis sp. nov., P. curvispinosa sp. nov., P. serraticostalis sp. nov.,P. squamacea sp. nov., P. espinata sp. nov., P. trimaculata sp. nov., P. medimacularis sp. nov., P. subtilis sp. nov.Nine species are newly recorded for China (including six published species):P. sinevi Lvovsky,1986, P. svetlanae Lvovsky,1985, P. vittapenna Kim et Park,2010, P. dierli Lvovsky,2000, P. tamdaoella Lvovsky,1988, P. rectifascia Kim et Park,2010, P. diorbis Kim et Park,2012, P. multimaculella Lvovsky,2000and P. forticosta Kim et Park,2012; three species are newly recorded for Malaysia:P. diehli Lvovsky,2000, P. similiflora Wang,2006and P. nabokovi Lvovsky,2000; P. mentawirella Lvovsky,2000are newly recorded for Brunei; P. parasuzukiella Wang,2006are newly recorded for Thailand.The males of P. callimetalla Meyrick,1908, P. isopselia (Meyrick,1906), P. dimolybda Meyrick,1935(published) and P. parazeucta Meyrick,1908are firstly described; the females of P. bathroclina Meyrick,1918, P. dilatignatha Wang et Li,2004, P. flavescens Wang, Zheng et Li,1997(published), P. lungtanella Lvovsky,2000, P. neixiangensis Wang,2007, P. quadrilineata Wang, Zheng et Li,1997, P. ruiliensis Wang,2006, P. similinfulata Wang, Kendrick et Sterling,2009and P. subcolacephala Du et Wang,2011are described for the first time.Three new synonymies are established:Promalactis tamdaoella Lvovsky,1988(=P. griselocula Kim et Park,2010)(published), P. punctuata Park et Park,1998(=P. akaganea Fujisawa,2002, syn. nov.), P. longiuncata Wang, Kendric et Sterling,2009(=P. albipars Kim et Park,2012, syn. nov.); one new combination is proposed:P. procerella (Denis et Schiffermuller,1775), comb. nov. Epicallima subsuzukiella (Lvovsky,1985) and E. nadezhdae (Lvovsky,1985) are transfered back to Promalactis.Promalactis species are divided into13species-groups for the first time based on the adult external characters. Keys to species-groups and species of each group are given.A distribution map of Promalactis on a worldwide basis is provided, with analyses of its distribution data of altitude, and latitude and longitude, as well as the species richness in each country and region. The distribution map of each species-group is also given. Photographs of venations, male and female genitalia are included.All the studied specimens, except stated otherwise, are deposited in the Insect Collection, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.