Hui-Lin Han

Insect Fauna of Mt. Dogo, Chungnam Province, Korea

Insect fauna of Mt. Dogo, Prov. Chungnam, was investigated during March-September in 2006. In total, 292 species of 62 families belonging to 11 orders were identified through this study.

A new Noctuid pests, Protegira songi Chen & Zhang (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Hadeninae) Attacking to Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. in Korea

As a result of investigation on the larvae attacking leaves of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. and causing serious damage on the plant in Seoul, Chungnam and Jeonbuk Province in Korea during summer in 2013, Protegira songi Chen & Zhang of the family Noctuidae was identified. In this study, we report the host plants of it for the first time from Korea, with larval damage and taxonomic information by illustrating the characteristics of male and female genitalia.

Three Species of the Family Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) New to China

Abstract We report three species of the family Noctuidae, Catocala hyperconnexa Sugi, Xylomoia fusei Sugi and Hydraecia ultima Holst, for the first time from China, with illustrations of adult and genitalia.

Description of a New Species of Hermonassa Walker, 1856 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Noctuinae) from China

Abstract We describe a new noctuid moths, Hermonassa yixincheni sp. nov., in this paper. Photos of adult and both sex genitalia are provided.

An Olethreutine Species, Bactra festa Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) New to China

Abstract This study reports B. festa Diakonoff for the first time from China. Adults and male genital characteristics are redescribed and illustrated. All available information for host plants and distributional ranges are given.

Taxonomic Review on the Genus Sciota (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in Northeast China

Three species of the genus Sciota Hulst, 1888 are recognized from Northeast China: Sciota cynicella (Christoph, 1881), Sciota fumella (Eversmann, 1844), and Sciota adelphella (Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1836), of which Sciota cynicella (Christoph, 1881) is reported for the first time from China. This species can be distinguished from congeners by the gray color of basal area, the straight antemedial line and the distinct postmedial line on the forewing; by the stout aedeagus in male genitalia. In this study, a key to Northeastern Chinese species of genus Sciota is presented, and the illustrations of adults and genitalia are also provided.

Two Species of Pyralinae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Pyralidae) New to China

Two species of Pyralinae, Hypsopygia iwamotoi Kirpichnikova & Yamanaka, 1995, and Synaphe amuralis (Hampson, 1900), are reported for the first time from China. The adults and genitalia of the species are redescribed and illustrated.

Discovery of a Multi-Plumed Moth, Alucita japonica (Matsumura), (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from China

In the present paper, Alucita japonica (Matsumura), is reported for the first time from China. The external and genitalic characteristics of both sexes are described and illustrated.

Three Species of the Noctuid Moths New to China, and a Newly Recorded Species from Northeast China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

Three species: Anorthoa angustipennis (Matsumura), Harutaeographa stenoptera (Staudinger), and Cerastis pallescens (Butler), are recorded for the first time from China, and Nikara castanea (Moore) is newly added to the fauna of Northeast China. The image of adult, genitalic characteristics, and the distributions are given as necessary.