Taxonomic study of the genus Spilonota Stephens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini) with descriptions of two new species in Korea
Author
Choi, Seokhoon
0000-0002-2439-7941
Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea.
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Author
Kim, Jeong-Nam
0000-0001-8635-6224
Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea.
kjn951001@naver.com
Author
Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal
Bio-Resource and Environmental Center, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea. & Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Songdo ˗ dong, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
Author
Jang, Chang Moon
0000--0003-4343-2279
Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea.
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Author
Kim, Hanul
0000-0002-0625-5456
Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea.
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Author
Nasu, Yoshitsugu
0000-0002-0758-9597
06205@nifty.com
Author
Bae, Yang-Seop
Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea. & Bio-Resource and Environmental Center, Incheon National University, Academi-ro, Incheon 22012, South Korea. & Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Songdo ˗ dong, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
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Zootaxa
2024
2024-03-01
5418
4
357
370
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5418.4.4
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5418.4.4
1175-5326
10730648
832D101C-1020-4957-80E6-E97F48E96086
Spilonota lechriaspis
Meyrick, 1932
(
Figs 1C
,
2C
,
4C
)
Spilonota lechriaspis
Meyrick, 1932
,
Exot
.
Microl
., 4: 306 (
China
).
Description.
Adult
. Wingspan
13–18 mm
; forewing ground color grayish brown; basal area dark grayish brown; costa strigulae white. indicated by pair, strigulae located in basal fascia indistinct; tornal blotch dark grayish brown, triangular pattern from dorsum 2/3 to tornus; apex grayish brown; speculum ground color dark grayish brown, inner and outer line of speculum color silver, line of speculum extended to tornus, with 3 to 5 small black inner spots; hindwing grayish brown, slightly darker along the termen; cilia rather lighter; abdomen grayish brown.
Male genitalia
. Uncus absent; socii inward curved horn apex; tuba analis membranous; tegumen strong; aedeagus 1/2 of length from tegumen to vinculum, bends lightly, deciduous cornuti; vinculum small; caulis inverted trapezoid; basal opening about half width of valva, elliptical shaped; sacculus hairy; valva long, tapering neck; cucullus rounded rectangle, setae moderately dense; one pollex on edge.
Female genitalia
. Papillae anales with long and short hairs; lamella antevaginalis towering, folds inward, bifid peaks; colliculum long more than half of ductus bursae length; corpus bursae spherical; signa pair, horn-shaped, bent apex, equal size.
Host plants.
Malus domestica
,
Prunus tomentosa
,
Eriobotrya japonica
,
Pyracantha angustifolia
[
Rosaceae
] (
Nasu 2021
).
Distribution.
Korea
(GG, GW, N) (
Byun 2011
;
Bae
et al
. 2012
),
China
(
Zhang & Li 2005
),
Japan
(
Nasu 2021
), Russian Far East (
Kuznetzov 2001
).
Remarks.
The species was first recorded in
Korea
in
Zoological Society of
Korea
(1968)
, and in
North Korea
by
Byun (2011)
. It occurs twice a year, and in
Korea
it has been primarily observed feeding on apple tree leaves (
Shin
et al
. 1983
). Since there are no specimens held at the
Incheon
National University, the adult specimens are referred to
Byun (2011)
, and the genitalia are documented according to
Nasu (2021)
.