A revision of the genus Morophagoides Petersen (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from Japan
Author
Osada, Yohei
Author
Sakai, Makoto
Author
Hirowatari, Toshiya
text
Zootaxa
2015
3973
2
351
368
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.9
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1175-5326
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Morophagoides yakuensis
sp. nov.
[Japanese name: Yakushima-shiitake-ohirozukoga]
Figs. 1
H, 10A–B
Diagnosis.
In the female genitalia, the margin of the ostium bursae projects beyond a pair of setose lobes, the lateral margin of ostium bursae is angular, the concavity of the posterior margin of the ostium bursae is about 1/2 as long as the ostium bursae, the antrum is stout and about 1/2 as long as the apophysis anterioris.
Description.
Length of forewing
7.7mm
; forewing expanse
16.6 mm
.
Etymology.
The name
yakuensis
, “Yakushima” in Latin, refers to the Yaku Is. distribution of the new species.
Wing (
Fig. 1
H): The basic color pattern of the forewing is regular.
Male genitalia: Unkown.
Female genitalia (
Figs 10
A–B): Margin of ostium bursae projecting beyond a pair of setose lobes. Concavity of posterior margin of ostium bursae about 1/2 as long as ostium bursae. Lateral margin of ostium bursae angular. Antrum stout and about 1/2 as long as apophysis anterioris.
Distribution.
Japan
: Yaku Is. (Kagoshima).
Specimen examined.
HOLOTYPE
♀, [Yaku Is.] (Kagoshima Pref.) Shiratani, Yakushima-machi,
16. ix. 1978
, S. Moriuti leg, deposited in Entomological Laboratory, Osaka Prefecture University (ELOUP).
Remarks.
This species has only been collected in the Yaku Is. The larval biology is unknown, and it has not been reported that shiitake mushrooms are injured by this species.
FIGURE 10.
Female genitalia of
M. yakuensis
sp. nov.
. A: Female genitalia, lateral view. B:
Ditto
, ventral view.
Diagnostic features of the Japanese
Morophagoides
species are summarized in Table 1. Sampling localities of
Morophagoides
species are shown in
Fig. 11
.
Table 1
Diagnostic genital characters of the
Morophagoides
species in
Japan
.