Ephysteris

Li, Houhun & Bidzilya, Oleksiy, 2008, A review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Zootaxa 1733, pp. 45-56 : 46

Key to the species of Chinese Ephysteris based on male genitalia

1 Posterior margin of male abdominal sternite VIII bifurcated, paired medial process on posterior margin of vinculum large and broad .................................................................................................. E. (M.) subovata

- Posterior margin of male abdominal sternite VIII not bifurcated, paired medial process on posterior mar- gin of vinculum relatively small..................................................................................................................2

2 Phallus slightly S-curved, without cornutus ..................................................................... E. (E.) promptella

- Phallus straight, with apical cornutus..........................................................................................................3

3 Distal part of phallus moderately broad.......................................................................................................4

- Distal part of phallus slender.......................................................................................................................5

4 Paired medial process on posterior margin of vinculum very short and narrow, phallus straight, broad...... ............................................................................................................................. E. (M.) montana sp. nov.

- Paired medial process on posterior margin of vinculum longer and broader, phallus weakly curved, rela- tively slender ...................................................................................................................... E. (M.) insulella

5 Paired medial process on posterior margin of vinculum triangular ....................................... E. (M.) flavida

- Paired medial process on posterior margin of vinculum digitate, curved outwards...................................... ............................................................................................................................ E. (M.) wenquana sp. nov.