taxonID	type	description	language	source
E349906EFF9CFD0059BADFFD30F3FEED.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Promalactis holozona Meyrick, 1908.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 7)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Hunan: Mengkengshi, Mangshan Nature Reserve, Chenzhou City (24.93 ºN, 112.99 ºE), 1830 m, 23. V. 2021, leg. XH Zuo, slide No. MQY 25087.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to P. costispinata Wang, 2020 in male genitalia. It can be distinguished by the valva being produced to an upcurved apical tooth, the thorn-shaped costal process approximately 2 / 5 the length of the costa, and the juxta with the asymmetrical lateral lobes wide at the base and narrowed to the apex. In P. costispinata, the valva is rounded at the apex, the spiniform costal process is approximately 1 / 6 the length of the costa, and the symmetrical lateral lobes of the juxta are slender basally and narrowed triangularly to the apex.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 1) with wingspan 9.0 mm. Head. Vertex pale yellow mixed with brown, frons pale yellow, occiput yellowish brown. Labial palpus pale yellow, second segment with black ring at apex, black in basal 2 / 3 on outer surface; third segment mixed with black scales. Antenna with scape pale yellow; flagellum black alternating with pale yellow dorsally, deep brown ventrally. Thorax. Mesonotum pale yellow, mixed with brown; tegula black, mixed with pale yellow distally. Forewing orange yellow; costal margin with three large black costal patches: basal patch subtriangular, extending obliquely outward to fold, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to middle of cell; median patch subtriangular, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to posterior angle of cell; distal patch triangular; dorsum with two white streaks running from basal 1 / 3 and 2 / 3 respectively, parallel and oblique outwardly to cell, edged with yellowish brown scales, first streak meeting white line from outer margin of basal patch, second streak curved outward and meeting white line from outer margin of median patch; small dark brown patch at tornus; termen white from apex, interrupted with dark brown dots; fringe yellow except greyish black on extension of distal patch. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 7) with uncus sub-campaniform, wide at base, slightly narrowed to basal 3 / 5, distal 2 / 5 slender, pointed at apex. Gnathos approximately 3 / 5 length of uncus, lingulate, distal 2 / 5 squamous. Tegumen furcate from posterior 1 / 2, laterally narrowed to anterior end, with triangular anterior emargination. Valva wide at base, narrowed triangularly to apex, apically produced to a tooth directed upward; costa produced to a strongly sclerotized, spine-like distal process 2 / 5 length of costa, with sparse setae, together with triangularly produced apex of valva looking like a crab pincer distally; sacculus wide at base, slightly narrowed to apex, setose and fused with valva distally. Juxta fused basally, with two asymmetrical lobes distally, each lobe wide at base, narrowed to pointed apex, left lobe reaching base of tegumen, right lobe reaching middle of tegumen; basal lobe slender, reaching middle of saccus. Saccus about 2 times length of uncus, subparallel basally, slightly narrowed to rounded apex distally. Phallus about 2 times length of saccus, straight, inflated in basal 1 / 4; cornutus slender, about 1 / 4 length of phallus. Female unknown.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hunan).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9CFD0359BADE9330DBFAE1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Chenzhou.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 8, 13)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Hainan: Hongxin Village, Yuanmen Town, Baisha County (19.07 ºN, 109.52 ºE), 445 m, 21. III. 2016, leg. QY Wang, SR Li and SN Zhao, slide No. MQY 25512. Paratypes. Hainan: 1 ♂, Nacha River, 600 m, 10. VI. 2007, leg. ZW Zhang and WC Li, slide No. DZH 09035; 2 ♂ 2 ♀, Yinggeling, 620 m, 14. IV ‒ 23. V. 2010, leg. BB Hu and J Zhang, slide Nos. DZH 10021 ♀, DZH 10027 ♂, DZH 10028 ♀; 1 ♀, Yinggeling, 620 m, 8. XII. 2009, leg. ZH Du and LL Yang, slide No. DZH 09033; 2 ♂, Limushan Forest Park (19.17 ºN, 109.73 ºE), 607 m, 15, 20. VII. 2016, leg. X Bai, SN Qian and WD Qi, slide Nos. MQY 25507, MQY 25630; 2 ♂, Yinggezui, Yinggeling (19.05 ºN, 109.56 ºE), 599 m, 28, 30. VII. 2017, leg. X Bai, P Liu and S Yu, slide Nos. MQY 24371, MQY 24375; 1 ♂, Wolong Mountain, Tunchang County (19.46 ºN, 110.12 ºE), 126 m, 20. VI. 2018, leg. P Liu, X Bai, and S Yu, slide No. MQY 24382.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to P. similinfulata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009 in male genitalia. It can be distinguished by the gnathos with a subtriangular scobinate area in distal 2 / 5, the distal process of the sacculus without an apical spine, and the symmetrical lateral lobes of the juxta. In P. similinfulata, the gnathos has a banded scobinate area in distal 1 / 3, the distal process of the sacculus has a small apical spine, and the lateral lobes of the juxta are slightly asymmetrical.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 2) with wingspan 6.0 – 8.0 mm. Head. Vertex pale yellow, frons grey, occiput deep brown. Labial palpus with first and second segments pale yellow, mixed with black scales on outer surface; third segment pale yellow in basal 2 / 5 and distal 1 / 5, black medially. Antenna with scape yellow; flagellum black alternating with yellow on dorsal surface, yellow in basal half and dark brown in distal half on ventral surface. Thorax. Mesonotum and tegula grey mixed with black. Forewing golden yellow; costal margin with three large black patches: basal patch subrectangular, extending obliquely outward to basal 2 / 5 of fold, interrupted by a white horizontal stripe at 1 / 4 from costal margin, edged with a white line on outer margin which extends to posterior margin of cell at middle length of wing; median patch subrectangular, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to above posterior angle of cell; distal patch subtriangular; dorsum with black spot at base and 1 / 2, with two straight white streaks from basal 1 / 3 and 2 / 3 respectively, parallel and obliquely outward, meeting white line from outer margin of basal patch, these three white lines forming a square-shaped dorsal pattern edged with dense black scales along their inner margins; tornus with a black spot; apex with a white dot; termen with black scales; fringe golden yellow except greyish black on extension of distal patch. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 8) with uncus wide at base, slightly narrowed to 2 / 3, distal 1 / 3 slender, apex flat. Gnathos approximately 3 / 5 length of uncus, concave mediolaterally, with a broad subtriangular, scobinate area in distal 2 / 5; apex flat, with an elongate membranous process longer than gnathos. Tegumen furcate from posterior 1 / 5, laterally narrowed to anterior end. Valva wide and parallel in basal 2 / 3, produced to a large digitate costal process extending obliquely dorsad, with sparse setae, costa serrate in distal 1 / 2; sacculus almost uniformly wide, concave at middle on dorsal margin, densely setose in distal 2 / 5, distally produced to a setose subelliptical process not exceeding apex of costal process. Saccus approximately as long as uncus, parallel sided in basal 2 / 3, thereafter narrowed to apex. Juxta fused in basal 2 / 5, distal 3 / 5 bilobed, parallel, apically reaching middle of tegumen, apex of each lobe bispinate, outer lobe longer and stronger, inner lobe being a fine spine; basal lobe slender, reaching basal 3 / 5 of saccus. Phallus about 3.5 times length of saccus, tubular; cornutus slender, about 2 / 7 length of phallus. Female genitalia (Fig. 13) with apophyses anteriores about half length of apophyses posteriores. Eighth sternum small, rounded, slightly concave at middle on posterior margin, with sparse setae. Seventh sternum sclerotized on both sides. Lamella antevaginalis large, irregular in shape, triangularly produced on posterior margin. Antrum rounded, wider than ductus bursae. Ductus bursae approximately 4 times length of corpus bursae, membranous, posterior 3 / 4 straight, with more than 16 small spines in posterior 1 / 7, with sclerotized longitudinal folds in anterior 6 / 7, anterior 3 / 10 curved. Corpus bursae small, rounded, membranous; signum absent.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hainan).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9FFD0259BADAA0377DFAE0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin e- and spinatus, referring to the distal process of the sacculus without an apical spine in contrast to its closely related species P. similinfulata.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	description	(Figs 3, 9)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Guangdong: Nanling, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City (24.91 ºN, 113.03 ºE), 830 m, 10. VII. 2023, leg. LL Yang, slide No. MQY 25448.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to P. infulata Wang, Li & Zheng, 2000. It can be distinguished by the costa of the valva being concave basally and convex medially, the juxta with the lateral arms wide in basal half and narrowed to pointed apex in distal half, and the cornutus about 1 / 4 the length of the phallus. In P. infulata, the costa is nearly straight, the lateral arms of the juxta are slightly narrowed to basal 4 / 5 and sharply narrowed from distal 1 / 5 to acute apex, and the cornutus is about 3 / 4 the length of the phallus.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 3) with wingspan 8.5 mm. Head. Vertex yellow, frons grey, occiput greyish brown mixed with a few white-tipped scales in middle. Labial palpus with second segment yellow except basal 2 / 3 black; third segment yellow in basal 1 / 2, black in distal 1 / 2 except yellow at apex. Antenna with scape pale yellow; flagellum black alternating with yellow dorsally, deep brown ventrally. Thorax. Mesonotum black, tegula black mixed with orange yellow. Forewing orange yellow; costal margin with three large black patches: basal patch subrectangular, extending obliquely outward to above fold, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to cell and continuing to posterior margin of cell; median patch subtriangular, edged with a white line on outer margin extending obliquely outward to posterior angle of cell; distal patch subtriangular; fold with a small white spot at base; dorsum with black stripe edged with white scales on outer margin extending from base obliquely inward to base of fold, with two white streaks running respectively from basal 1 / 3 and 2 / 3, parallel and oblique outward to above fold, joining white line from outer margin of basal patch, these three white lines forming a square-shaped dorsal pattern edged with dense black scales along their inner margins; apex with a white dot; termen with dense black scales, forming a narrow black band; fringe orange yellow except greyish black on extension of distal patch and around tornus. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 9) with uncus wide at base, slightly narrowed to basal 2 / 3, sharply narrowed from distal 1 / 3 to pointed apex. Gnathos lingulate, approximately 3 / 4 length of uncus, distal 1 / 3 squamous, with an elongate membranous apical process; lateral arm wide, band-like. Tegumen furcate from posterior 2 / 3, laterally narrowed to anterior end. Valva subparallel from base to middle, narrowed from middle to papillary apex; costa concave basally, convex medially; sacculus subparallel, setose in distal half, produced to an apical spine directed dorsad. Juxta fused basally, bilobed distally, apically pointed, reaching middle of tegumen; basal lobe reaching basal 3 / 4 of saccus. Saccus about same length as uncus, slightly narrowed to apex. Phallus about 4 times length of saccus, tubular; cornutus stout, about 1 / 4 length of phallus. Female unknown.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9EFD0559BADAA03155FC8C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin proxim- and the specific name infulata, referring to the similarities between the two species.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	description	(Figs 4, 10)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Guangxi: Jinxiu Forest Farm, Dayaoshan Nature Reserve, Jinxiu County (24.15 ºN, 110.18 ºE), 866 m, 20. VII. 2022, leg. H Sun, ZX Xu and D Zhang, slide No. MQY 24251.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in the male genitalia by the absence of the gnathos, the costal part of the valva bent inward and pectinate in distal 1 / 4, and the saccular part with a slender process at basal 1 / 4 and two spines at the apex.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 4) with wingspan 6.5 mm. Head. Vertex yellow, frons greyish black, occiput dark brown. Antenna with scape black dorsally, creamy white ventrally; flagellum black alternating with yellow. Thorax. Mesonotum black, tegula black in basal 1 / 3, orange yellow in distal 2 / 3. Forewing orange yellow; costal margin with three black patches: basal patch ill-defined, extending obliquely outward to above fold, edged with a white line on outer margin; median patch extending to above upper margin of cell, edged with a short white line on outer margin; distal patch subtriangular, largest of the three; dorsum with a white streak from basal 1 / 3 obliquely outward to fold, edged with dense black scales on outer margin, a second white streak from near end of fold extending upward to cell and then continuing inward, edged with dense black scales on inner margin, forming an arched small black speckle; tornus with a diffused black spot; apex with a white dot; fringe orange yellow except black on extension of distal patch and basally mixed with black-tipped scales along termen. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 10) with uncus weakly hooked, strongly sclerotized. Gnathos absent. Tegumen furcate from posterior 1 / 2, laterally narrowed to anterior end. Valva divided into two parts: costal part wide and subparallel in basal half, clavate and slightly narrowed to pointed apex in distal half, curved upward distally, with long spines along distal 1 / 3 of inner margin; saccular part wide at base, slightly narrowed to apex, with a slender process at basal 1 / 4, with sparse setae distally, apex with one small and one large spines. Saccus approximately 1.5 times length of uncus. Juxta slender, as long as saccus. Phallus 3 times length of saccus, straight; cornutus approximately 2 / 3 length of phallus, with denticles in distal half, apex trifurcate. Female unknown.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF99FD0559BADC8132A7F826.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin schiz- and the term valva, referring to the valva being separated into two parts.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	description	(Figs 5, 11, 14)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Guangxi: Mt. Shengtang, Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve, Jinxiu County (23.97 ºN, 110.11 ºE), 1195 m, 22. VII. 2022, leg. H Sun, ZX Xu and D Zhang, slide No. MQY 25620. Paratypes: 4 ♂ 3 ♀, 21 – 22. VII. 2022, other same data as holotype, slide Nos. MQY 25621 ♀, MQY 25659 ♂, MQY 25660 ♀, MQY 25661 ♀, MQY 25662 ♂, MQY 25663 ♂.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to P. quinilineata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009. It can be distinguished from P. quinilineata in the male genitalia by the lateral lobes of the juxta without processes, and the phallus with a triangular preapical process and without a sclerotized apical thorn; in the female genitalia by the ostium bursae without a band arising from the anterolateral corner. In P. quinilineata, the lateral lobes of the juxta have an apexpointed process arising from the base, and the phallus lacks a preapical process and possesses a sclerotized apical thorn; in the female genitalia, the ostium bursae has a wide serrate band arising from the anterolateral corner. The new species is also similar to P. similiquinilineata sp. nov. It can be distinguished in the male genitalia by the lateral lobes of the juxta without lateral processes, and the phallus with a triangular process at distal 1 / 3 dorsally. In P. similiquinilineata sp. nov., the lateral lobes of the juxta have asymmetrical lateral processes, and the phallus possesses a small triangular plate near the apex. Slight differences lie in the female genitalia of the two species: in P. shengtangshana sp. nov., the lamella postvaginalis is shallowly concave at the middle on the posterior margin, the lamella antevaginalis is subquadrate, and the antrum bears a wider, more heavily sclerotized band laterally; whereas in P. similiquinilineata sp. nov., the lamella postvaginalis is rounded on the posterior margin, the lamella antevaginalis is subrectangular, and the antrum has a narrower, weakly sclerotized band laterally.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 5) with wingspan 7.0 – 8.0 mm. Head. Vertex and frons pale yellow, occiput deep brown. Labial palpus with second segment pale yellow except black in basal 2 / 3 on both ventral and outer surface; third segment black except pale yellow in basal 1 / 3 on inner surface, pale yellow except black in distal 1 / 3 on outer surface. Antenna with scape yellow; flagellum black alternating with yellow dorsally, deep brown ventrally. Thorax. Mesonotum black, tegula black in basal half, yellow in distal half. Forewing golden yellow; costal margin with three large black patches: basal patch subrectangular, extending obliquely outward to above fold, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to cell; median patch subtriangular, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to posterior angle of cell; distal patch subtriangular; fold with a small white spot at base; dorsum with a black mixed with golden yellow stripe from near base obliquely inward to base of fold, with two white streaks running respectively from basal 1 / 4 and 3 / 4, parallel and oblique outward, edged with dense black scales along their inner margins, first streak meeting white line from outer margin of basal patch; apex with a small white dot; termen with black scales, forming a black band, with a white dot at middle; fringe golden yellow except greyish black on extension of distal patch and around tornus. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 11) with uncus wide at base, slightly narrowed to middle, distal 1 / 2 uniformly slender to rounded apex. Gnathos about 3 / 4 length of uncus; wide at base, slightly narrowed to basal 2 / 3, distal 1 / 3 parallel and squamous, with an extremely short, papillate membranous process arising from before apex of ventral surface. Tegumen furcate from posterior 1 / 3, laterally narrowed to anterior end. Valva subrectangular, bilobed distally: costal process subtriangular, setose, pointed at apex; ventral process being a large, upcurved spine, very strong; sacculus parallel, reaching before base of ventral lobe of valva, setose distally. Juxta reaching near base of gnathos; lateral lobe very strong, narrowed toward apex, basal 1 / 4 enlarged; basal lobe reaching 3 / 5 length of saccus. Saccus longer than uncus, subparallel to before rounded apex. Phallus about 2.5 times length of saccus, tubular, dorsally with a large, strongly sclerotized, triangular process at distal 1 / 3; cornutus slender, about 1 / 4 length of phallus. Female genitalia (Fig. 14) with apophyses anteriores 1 / 2 length of apophyses posteriores. Lamella postvaginalis being a short plate, shallowly concave at middle on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis subquadrate. Antrum subquadrate, with heavily sclerotized narrow band laterally. Ductus bursae approximately 1.5 times length of corpus bursae, with a subrectangular plate below antrum, which bears large spines on its posterior margin, a large spine in its middle, a circle of small spines from its anterior margin extending backward to posterior 2 / 5 of antrum and then coming downward to posterior margin of subrectangular plate. Corpus bursae ovate, membranous; signum absent.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9BFD0659BADFB53289FF04.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet of this new species is from the type locality, Mt. Shengtang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0659BADE3930F6F924.taxon	description	(Fig. 15)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0659BADE3930F6F924.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA, Fujian: 1 ♂, Ecological Monitoring Station, Huboliao Nature Reserve (24.53 ºN, 117.24 ºE), 364 m, 24. VII. 2020, leg. MJ Qi and XY Jin, slide No. MQY 25498; 1 ♂, Huboliao Nature Reserve (24.51 ºN, 117.26 ºE), 273 m, 25. VII. 2020, leg. MJ Qi and XY Jin, slide No. MQY 25499; 1 ♂, Gongya Mountain, Hua'an County (24.93 ºN, 117.40 ºE), 1022 m, 28. VII. 2020, leg. MJ Qi and XY Jin, slide No. MQY 25501; 1 ♂, Ziyun Station, Junzifeng National Nature Reserve, Mingxi County (26.37 ºN, 117.47 ºE), 822 m, 4. VIII. 2020, leg. MJ Qi and XY Jin, slide No. MQY 25500; Guangdong: 1 ♀, Yangmei Town, Gaoming District, 22. IV. 2006, leg. DD Zhang, slide No. MQY 25447; 1 ♂, Fenghuangkeng, Chengjia Township (24.74 ºN, 112.89 ºE), 782 m, 13. VIII. 2022, leg. H Sun, D Zhang and ZX Xu, slide No. MQY 25446; 1 ♂, Nanling Mountains, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Shaoguan City (24.91 ºN, 113.03 ºE), 830 m, 10. VII. 2023, leg. YY Yang, slide No. MQY 25631; Guangxi: 4 ♂ 1 ♀, Hekou, Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve, Jinxiu County (24.14 ºN, 110.08 ºE), 578 m, 24 – 25. VII. 2022, leg. H Sun, ZX Xu and D Zhang, slide Nos. MQY 25439 ♀, MQY 25440 ♂; 1 ♂ 4 ♀, Donglingjie, Maoershan National Nature Reserve, Xingan County (25.86 ºN, 110.49 ºE), 866 m, 6 – 7. VIII. 2022, leg. H Sun, ZX Xu and D Zhang, slide Nos. MQY 25443 ♂, MQY 25570 ♀, MQY 25629 ♀, MQY 25638 ♀, MQY 25639 ♀; 2 ♂ 4 ♀, Jiuniutang, Maoershan National Nature Reserve, Xingan County (25.88 ºN, 110.49 ºE), 1130 m, 8 – 9. VIII. 2022, leg. H Sun, D Zhang and ZX Xu, slide Nos. MQY 25436 ♂, MQY 25437 ♀, MQY 25442 ♂; Guizhou: 1 ♂, Fangxiang Township, Leigong Mountain (26.44 ºN, 108.27 ºE), 910 m, 4. VIII. 2018, leg. ML Zheng, JQ Deng and XJ Zhu, slide No. MQY 25496; 1 ♀, Maoya Town, Suiyang County (28.13 ºN, 107.16 ºE), 723 m, 4. VII. 2019, leg. MR Xing, BX Zhao and H Sun, slide No. MQY 25494; 1 ♂, Taiping Town, Jiangkou County (27.85 ºN, 108.78 ºE), 540 m, 15. VII. 2019, leg. MR Xing, BX Zhao and H Sun, slide No. MQY 25493; Hainan: 2 ♀, Yinggeling, 620 m, 3, 21. VI. 2010, leg. BB Hu and J Zhang, slide No. MQY 25510; Hunan: 1 ♀, Houwangzhai, Mangshan National Nature Reserve, Yizhang County (24.98 ºN, 112.86 ºE), 541 m, 24. VII. 2020, leg. H Sun, XH Zuo and ZL Tao, slide No. MQY 25489; 1 ♀, Yueyan, Dupangling National Nature Reserve, Daoxian County (25.49 ºN, 111.41 ºE), 269 m, 1. VIII. 2020, leg. H Sun, XH Zuo and ZL Tao, slide No. MQY 25450; 3 ♀, Xiangshan River, Shunhuangshan National Nature Reserve, Xinning County (26.42 ºN, 111.01 ºE), 921 m, 4. VIII. 2020, leg. H Sun, XH Zuo and ZL Tao, slide Nos. MQY 25451, MQY 25452; Jiangxi: 2 ♂ 1 ♀, Chunhui Farm, Nanwudang Mountain, Ganzhou City (24.60 ºN, 114.70 ºE), 467 m, 5 – 6. VI. 2021, leg. XH Zuo, slide Nos. MQY 25088 ♀, MQY 25089 ♂, MQY 25513 ♂.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0659BADE3930F6F924.taxon	description	Description. Adult with wingspan 6.0 – 8.0 mm. Head and thorax. As described for male (see Wang, Kendrick & Sterling 2009). Abdomen: Female genitalia (Fig. 15) with apophyses anteriores about half length of apophyses posteriores. Eighth sternum with posterior margin slightly concave at middle and with sparse setae. Lamella postvaginalis subtriangular, rounded at angles, laterally with narrow sclerotized band arising from near anterior margin, extending obliquely outward. Antrum short, quadrate. Ductus bursae long, approximately 5 times length of corpus bursae, posterior 1 / 5 membranous, with two lines of small spines, anterior 4 / 5 with sclerotized longitudinal folds, curved in a circle anteriorly. Corpus bursae elliptical; signum absent.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0659BADE3930F6F924.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0659BADE3930F6F924.taxon	discussion	Note. The female of P. similinfulata is described for the first time herein.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	description	(Figs 6, 12, 16)	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, CHINA, Hunan: Pingkeng, Mangshan Nature Reserve, Chenzhou City (24.98 ºN, 112.92 ºE), 742 m, 21. V. 2021, leg. XH Zuo, slide No. MQY 25093. Paratypes: Hunan: 1 ♀, same data as holotype, slide No. MQY 25092; Guizhou: 1 ♂, Taiping Town, Jiangkou County (27.85 ºN, 108.78 ºE), 540 m, 15. VII. 2019, leg. MR Xing, BX Zhao and H Sun, slide No. MQY 25492.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to P. quinilineata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling, 2009. It can be distinguished from the latter in the male genitalia by the asymmetrical lateral lobes of the juxta, and the phallus with a sclerotized triangular plate distally; in the female genitalia by the ostium bursae without a band arising from the anterolateral corner, and the antrum being short subquadrate. In P. quinilineata, the lateral lobes of the juxta are symmetrical, and the phallus has an apical thorn; in the female genitalia, the ostium bursae has a wide serrate band arising from the anterolateral corner, and the subrectangular antrum is slightly widened anteriorly. The new species is closely allied to P. shengtangshana sp. nov. The differences between the two species are stated in the preceding species.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Fig. 6) with wingspan 7.0 – 9.0 mm. Head. Vertex yellow, frons grey, occiput pale yellow mixed with deep brown. Labial palpus with second segment yellow, except black in basal 2 / 3 and at apex on ventral surface, black in basal 2 / 3 and at apex on outer surface; third segment black except pale yellow in basal 1 / 3 and apex. Antenna with scape yellow; flagellum black alternating with yellow dorsally, deep brown ventrally. Thorax. Mesonotum black, tegula black in basal half, yellow in distal half. Forewing orange yellow; costal margin with three large black patches: basal patch subrectangular, extending obliquely outward to above fold, edged with a white line on outer margin extending to cell; median patch subrectangular, edged with a white line on outer margin sparsely diffused to posterior angle of cell; distal patch subtriangular; fold with a small white spot at base; dorsum with black mixed with orange yellow stripe from base obliquely inward to base of fold, with two white streaks running respectively from basal 1 / 4 and 3 / 4, obliquely outward to cell, edged with dense black scales along inner margins of two white streaks, inner streak joining with white line running from outer margin of basal patch; dark brown stripe around tornus; apex with a white dot; termen with black scales, forming a thin black band, with a white dot at middle; fringe orange yellow except greyish black on extension of distal patch and around tornus. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 12) with uncus wide at base, slightly narrowed to middle length, distal 1 / 2 uniformly slender to apex. Gnathos about 3 / 4 length of uncus, lingulate, distal 1 / 4 squamous, with a membranous process from before apex of ventral surface. Tegumen furcate from posterior 1 / 2, laterally narrowed to anterior end. Valva subrectangular, bilobed distally: costal process triangular, setose, pointed at apex; ventral process being a large, upcurved spine; sacculus parallel, extending to before base of ventral lobe of valva. Juxta reaching base of uncus; lateral lobe very strong, narrowed toward apex, slightly asymmetrical: left lobe with a process arising from distal 1 / 4, right lobe with a process arising from basal 1 / 4; basal lobe reaching above middle of saccus. Saccus about same length as uncus, subparallel to before rounded apex. Phallus about 3 times length of saccus, broadened from middle to apex, with a small triangular plate near apex; cornutus slender, about 1 / 4 length of phallus. Female genitalia (Fig. 16) with apophyses anteriores 1 / 2 length of apophyses posteriores. Lamella postvaginalis being a short plate, rounded on posterior margin. Lamella antevaginalis subrectangular, slightly longer than wide. Antrum rectangular, with heavily sclerotized band laterally. Ductus bursae approximately 1.5 times length of corpus bursae, with a subrectangular plate below antrum, which bears large spines on its posterior margin, a large spine in its middle, a circle of small spines from its anterior margin extending backward to posterior 3 / 5 of antrum and then coming downward to posterior margin of subrectangular plate. Corpus bursae ovate, membranous; signum absent.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guizhou, Hunan).	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
E349906EFF9AFD0859BAD86431EFF948.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin simil- and the name of another species quinilineata, referring to the similarities between the two species.	en	Min, Qiuyue, Li, Houhun, Wang, Shuxia (2026): Six new species of the densimacularis species group of the genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China. Zootaxa 5853 (1): 121-131, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.8
