Taxonomic Study On Two Subtribe Of Lithosiini (Lepidoptera) Of Southwest Border Of China

The tribe Lithosiini belongs to Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae. The present paper deals with the systematic study on the Subtribe Lithosiinina and Subtribe Nudariinina from Yunnan Province and Southeastern Tibet of China.The study comprised three parts. In the first part, the general situation of the systematic study of the tribe in the world, morphological characters of adult and the materials and methords are introduced. In the second part,16 genera and 39 species of the Subtribe Lithosiinina and Subtribe Nudariinina from Yunnan Province and Southeastern Tibet of China were identified, including 9 new species:Tigrioides mengluna sp. n., Teulisna serratis sp. n., Thysanoptyx macrstigma sp. n., Cyana linzhia sp. n., Cyana pailonga sp. n., Danielithosia yunnana sp. n., Barsine tibeta sp. n., Barsine fangcli sp. n., Macotasa yunnana sp. n.; 6 new record species from China:Teulisna submontana, Teulisna montanebula, Cyana intercomma, Lyclene acteola, Barsine mactans, Macotasa nedoshivinae; 1 new record species from mainland of China:Nishada chilomorpha. The last part contains conclusion and discussion.The study is of great significance in systematic study of Chinese Lithosiini, faunistic study of Yunnan Province and Southeastern Tibet, and in guidance of control in agriculture and forestry pests. The study also provides primary base for further studies on the biological diversity. All the specimens were deposited in Insect Collections of Northeast Forestry University.