The genus Dryadaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea, Dryadaulidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species and a world checklist

Abstract

Four new species of the genus Dryadaula Meyrick, 1893 from China are described: Dryadaula auriformis sp. nov., D. flavostriata sp. nov., D. hirtiglobosa sp. nov. and D. securiformis sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia of the new species are provided. DNA barcodes of D. auriformis sp. nov., D. hirtiglobosa sp. nov. and D. securiformis sp. nov. are given. A key to the species in China and a detailed checklist for the genus with all 49 known species in the world are presented.