Zoological Systematics, 39 (2): 163–208 (April 2014), DOI: 10.11865/zs20140201 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China Fu-Qiang Chen, Chun-Sheng Wu* Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101; China. E-mail:
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[email protected] Abstract The taxonomy of the Chinese Schoenobiinae is revised. In total, 12 genera and 49 species are recognized. This paper presents keys to the genera and species, illustrations of wing venation for each genus, and line drawings of genitalia of most species. Two new species, namely, Schoenobius scirpus sp.nov. and Ramila minima sp.nov., are described. The female of Scirpophaga adunctella Chen, Song, and Wu, 2006 is reported for the first time. Donacaula forficellus (Thunberg, 1794) reported by Wang (1980) is proven to be a misidentification of S. scirpus sp.nov. The diagnostic characteristics of Schoenobiinae and the taxonomic status of some genera are discussed. Acropentias, Leechia, Brihaspa, and Promacrochilo are suggested to be removed from the subfamily because these genera do not share any synapomorphic characters with Schoenobiinae. Key words Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Schoenobiinae, taxonomy, new species. 1 Introduction Schoenobiinae is a relatively small group of Crambidae with cosmopolitan distribution (Heppner, 1991). To date, approximately 201 species in 29 genera have been described (Heppner, 1991; Beccaloni et al., 2003; Nuss et al., 2003–2014; Regier et al., 2012). Among these species, more than 40 are recorded from China (Lu & Guan, 1953; Wang, 1980; Chen et al., 2007). Schoenobiine moths are commonly found in wetlands, especially in paddy fields (Wang, 1980).