A review of the Japanese species of the choragella - group of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with description of a new species
Author
Osada, Yohei
Author
Hirowatari, Toshiya
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Zootaxa
2016
4127
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journal article
38752
10.11646/zootaxa.4127.1.12
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Morophaga fasciculata
Robinson, 1986
[Japanesed name: Usumadara-ohirozukoga]
Morophaga facsiculata
Robinson, 1986
: 133
, figs. 78, 139, 178 (
Type
locality: Nara, Honshu,
Japan
);
Park and Whang 1990
: 25
–26, figs. 9–11;
Ponomarenko and Park 1996
: 278
, 279;
Gaedike 2000
: 360
, 373;
Sakai 2013
: 119
, pl.
3-11-5
, figs. Tin2.–2a, 2b.
Diagnosis.
The morphological differences between
M. plana
and
M. fasciculata
are detailed above in the ‘Diagnosis’ for
M. plana
.
Redescription.
Head: Resembling that of
M. plana
, but differing in having vertex and frons clothed with yellowish white hairs. Thorax: Length of forewing 6.4–9.0 mm; forewing expanse 14.0–
18.8 mm
. Wing markings (
Fig. 1
B) resembling those of
M. plana
, but differing in having forewing dorsal surface grayish white in ground color. Wing venation (
Fig. 2
B) resembling that of
M. plana
. Abdomen: Male genitalia (
Figs. 5
A–F) resembling those of
M. plana
, but differing as follows: saccus broad and rounded ventrally; apical serrate process of valva slender and long, 2/3 length of width of valva. Juxta nearly round; length of phallus about 7 times as long as broad in middle. Female genitalia (
Figs. 6
A–B) resembling those of
M. fasciculata
, but differing as follows: concavity of posterior margin of ostium bursae about 2/3 width of ostium bursae; width of antrum 1/4 length of antrum.
Distribution.
Japan
: Honshu, Shikoku (newly recorded) and Kyushu;
Korea
,
Russia
(Primorsky).
Specimens examined.
[Honshu] Miyagi Pref.:
1♂
, Yuhama-onsen, Hanayama-mura,
19. v. 1997
, emerged
22.vi.1997
, M. Sakai leg. Gunma Pref.:
1♂
, Mabashi-shi,
16.vi.1967
, Shimeki leg. Gifu Pref.:
1♂
, Tsukiyoshi, Mizunami-shi,
2.vii.1998
, emerged
16.vii.1998
, T. Yasaki leg. Kyoto Pref.:
3♂
, 3♀, Mt Uriu, Kyoto-shi, Huang GH, M. Sakai and K. Kadowaki leg. [Shikoku] Tokushima Pref.:
1♂
, Miwa-cho,
18.viii.1990
, T. Mano leg. [Kyushu] Fukuoka Pref.:
1♂
, 4♀, Yamadaryokuchi, Kitakyushu-shi,
28.viii.1995
, emerged
3–23.xi.1995
, M. Sakai leg.;
1♂
, Mt Hiko, Soeda-cho,
8.v.2013
, emerged
27.v.2013
, T. Hirowatari leg. Kagoshima Pref.:
2♂
, 2♀, Kaigata, Tarumizu-shi,
5.vii.2014
, emerged (from
Trametes versicolor
)
18.viii.2014
, Y. Osada leg.
Remarks.
Known larval hosts are
Trametes kusanoana
Imazeki (
Robinson 1986
)
and
Lenzites vespaceus
(
Pers
.) Ryv. (
Sakai 2013
)
. In addition, larvae have been collected from
Trametes versicolor
(L.:Fr.) Quél. Within
M. fasciculata
, no intraspecific variation, such as geographical clines in the genital morphology, could be recognized.