A new genus and species of metarbelid borer of Hopea odorata trees in Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae)

The new genus Vietarbela Heppner, n. gen. (Metarbelidae), and new species Vietarbela hopeavora Heppner, n. sp., are described for a new tree borer pest of Hopea odorata (Dipterocarpaceae) trees in central Vietnam (Dak Lak), with notes on its biology.