Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae)

YANG Da-rong; LI Chao-da; SHEN Fa-rong

Volume 13 Issue 3

May 1992

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YANG Da-rong, LI Chao-da, SHEN Fa-rong. Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae). Zoological Research, 1992, 13(3): 245-250.

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YANG Da-rong, LI Chao-da, SHEN Fa-rong. Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae). Zoological Research, 1992, 13(3): 245-250.

YANG Da-rong, LI Chao-da, SHEN Fa-rong. Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae). Zoological Research, 1992, 13(3): 245-250.

Citation:

YANG Da-rong, LI Chao-da, SHEN Fa-rong. Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae). Zoological Research, 1992, 13(3): 245-250.

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Three New Species of The Genus Hepialus From yunnan and Xizang,China (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae)

Kunming Institute of Zoology,Academia Sinica 650223

Received Date: 1900-01-01
Rev Recd Date: 1900-01-01
Publish Date: 1992-08-22

Abstract

Abstract

In the present paper,three species of the genus Hepialus are described as new.The types of 3 new species were collected from the snow mountains of alpine meadow.Three species of the larvae can be parasitized by a kind of fungi,Cordyceps,to form the Chinese insect herb,a precious ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine.The types of 3 new species are kept in the Kunming Institute of Zoology,Academia Sinica,Kunming,China.
- Hepialus,
- H.yunnanensis,
- H.markamensis