Abstract:
Blastipetrova keteleeriacola Liu et Wu is described as new to science;and
Blastipetrova Liu et Wu is a new genus of Eucosmini(Olethreutinae).The new genus is closely related to
Petrova Heinr.and
Blastesthia Obr.They are clearly distinguishable from the venation and the genitalia.In the fore wing of
Petrova,M
2 and M
3 separate at base,while in
Blastipetrova,they are approximated or connate,
Blastesthia is with only one signum,while
Blastipetrova is with two.This pest causes considerable loss of seed to
Keteleeria evelyniana Mast,in the central region of Yunnan Province.In this paper,the taxonomy,bionomic,natural enetmies and suggestion of control methods are given.