The taxonomy of an exotic thyridid species, Herimba atkinsoni Moore is revised. Three new subspecies are described from Taiwan and China (Zhejiang Prov., Tienmushan and Gansu Prov., Xiahe). The biological information of the Taiwanese subspecies is reported for the first time. In addition, based on genitalic features, the genus Herimba is confined to the type species, H. atkinsoni, by excluding the Herimba-trachiaria group from the genus. The genus is here allocated into Striglininae but the phylogenetic relationships with other genera are still uncertain.
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