Taxonomy of the Genus Ornativalva Gozmány, 1955 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from China

This paper deals with eleven species of the genus Ornativalva Gozmány, 1955 from China based on the specimens collected in the northwest regions of the country. Four species are described as new: O. artuxiensis Li, sp. nov., O. dorsimaculata Li, sp. nov., O. longisaccula Li, sp. nov. and O. minutispina Li, sp. nov. Six species are firstly recorded for the Chinese fauna: O. afghana Sattler, 1967, O. levifrons Sattler, 1976, O. mongolica Sattler, 1967, O. pulchella Sattler, 1976, O. sieversi (Staudinger, 1871) and O. singula Sattler, 1967. The female of O. frontella Sattler, 1976 is described for the first time. Morphological features of the new species are described and illustrated, and diagnostic characters are given to the species newly recorded for China. A checklist of all the Chinese Ornativalva species is included, along with a key to distinguish these species.