Abstract
BACKGROUND: The genus Proutia Tutt, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Psychidae) comprises 14 species found throughout the world. In East Asia, three species, Proutiachinensis Hättenschwiler & Chao, 1990, P.maculatella Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014 and P.nigra Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014, are known from Korea, Japan and China. NEW INFORMATION: Proutiacornucervae Roh & Lee, sp. nov. is newly recognised from Korea. In addition, Bruandellaniphonica (Hori) is transferred to genus Proutia. Male and genitalia of the species are described and DNA barcodes are provided.