Review of the genus Zelleria Stainton (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae, Yponomeutinae) in East Asia, with description of a new species
Author
Na, Sol-Moon
Author
Ponomarenko, Margarita G.
Author
Bae, Yang-Seop
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-03
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559
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4576.3.8
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Zelleria japonicella
Moriuti, 1977
(Figs. 2, 8a, 8b, 11)
Zelleria japonicella
Moriuti, 1977
: 221
;
Sohn
et al
., 2010
: 2810
;
Yamauchi & Hirowatari, 2013
: 161
. TL:
Japan
,
Hokkaido
.
Diagnosis.
Z. japonicella
is characterized by the dark purple spots suffused before middle of dorsum. This species is externally similar to
Z
.
hepariella
Stainton
, but can be distinguished by the ovate valva, its maximal width 1.89 times as in the male genitalia, and the antrum about 2 times as long as the diameter of ostium bursae in the female genitalia.
Redescription.
Adult (Fig. 2). Wingspan
12–13 mm
. Vertex with rough and erect cream white scales, extended to dorsal half of frons, frons otherwise with cream white, appressed scales, scales around compound eyes light brown. Antenna filiform; scape pale yellow brown with brown pecten; flagellum cream white, ringed with dark brown. Labial palpus porrect, blunt-tipped, ochreous inside, light brown outside, with ochreous tip. Thorax yellow brown mixed with violet luster; tegula dark purple. Fore- and midlegs from femur to tibia dark brown, mixed with ochreous, tarsus pale ochreous, ringed with dark brown; hindleg from femur to tibia dark brown, mixed with ochreous, tarsus ochreous. Abdomen pale shining gray. Forewing elongate, narrowed distally, ground color brown, with violet, lustrous, crescent-shaped patch at basal area, black brown streak from base to apex, mixed with violet luster along costa, distal 2/3 of wing length suffused with black brown scales; pale ochreous dorsal streak from basal 1/6 to 2/6, dark purple spots at middle of dorsum; fringe formed of black brown and purple, lustrous scales on termen, ochreous gray on basal 1/3 to termen. Hindwing and fringe ochreous gray.
Male genitalia (
Figs. 8a, 8b
). Socius narrow, with a thorn at apex and curved outwardly. Tuba analis membranous. Uncus convex. Valva ovate, relation of length of valva to its maximal width 1.89; with a small ridge before about 1/4 of dorsal margin; sacculus with short stiff setae. Gnathos elongate, with drop-shaped median plate. Saccus narrow, about 1/3 length of valva. Aedeagus about 1.4 times as long as valva, cornuti composed of 2 rows of short spines.
FIGURE 6.
Wing venation of
Zelleria
, female, Gangwon Province, Korea (Paratype from INU).
Female genitalia (
Fig. 11
). Papilla analis semiovate. Apophysis posterioris as long as apophysis anterioris.
Apophysis anterioris branched. Lamella postvaginalis setose, with posterior rounded lobes. Antrum cylindrical, sclerotized, about 2 times as long as the diameter of ostium bursae. Ductus bursae over 2 times as long as corpus bursae, tubular, membranous, granulose in proximal half beyond ductus seminalis. Corpus bursae long, narrow, gradually dilated anteriorly. Signum absent.
Material examined. [INU]
1 ♀
,
Korea
,
Gwangwon Province
,
Yangyang-gun
,
Seo-myeon
,
Osaekyaksu
,
2.X.2005
(
YS
Bae), genitalia slide no. INU-4659
.
12 ♂
,
13 ♀
,
Korea
,
Gangwon Province
,
Mt. Gyebang
,
4– 5.V.1997
(
YS
Bae), reared
20–25.V.1997
,
Lonicera sachalinensis
Nakai
, genitalia slide no. INU-4727, -4728
.
Distribution.
China
(
Heilongjiang
),
Japan
(
Hokkaido
, Honshu),
Korea
.
Host plants.
Caprifoliaceae
:
Lonicera sachalinensis
Nakai
(first record);
Oleaceae
:
Ligustrum tschonoskii
var.
glabrescens
Koidzumi
,
Syringa persica
L. (
Moriuti 1977
;
Sohn
et al
. 2010
).
Remark.
First record from
Korea
.