Checklist of Epipaschiinae in China(Lepidoptera:Pyralidae)

Epipaschiinae,a subfamily of Pyralidae,has characteristic features distinct from other groups of Pyralidae,such as the thick scales and labial palpi usually upturned.This subfamily is a relative smaller group in Pyralidae,and currently reports over 700 species worldwide(Solis,1992,1994;Nuss et al.,2021).Solis(1992)listed 287 known epipaschiine species all over the world,including 273 species from Old World.In China,the first checklist of Epipaschiinae was systematically summarized by Lu and Guan(1953),including 8 genera and 53 species.