Oidaematophorus iwatensis ( Matsumura 1931 )

Kim, Sora, Byun, Bong-Kyu, Park, Kyu-Tek & Lee, Seunghwan, 2010, Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species, Journal of Natural History 44 (23 - 24), pp. 1377-1399 : 1395

Oidaematophorus iwatensis ( Matsumura 1931)

( Figures 3C,D , 4S,T , 5L )

Pterophorus iwatenesis Matsumura 1931 : No. 2075. TL: Japan.

Wingspan 26–27 mm in both sexes.

Diagnosis

This species is easily differentiated by whitish patch on the costa and just before the cleft on forewing, and a long and curved downward spine on left valva in male genitalia.

Material examined

One male, Gwangneung, GG, 1 July 1984, G.J. Won; one male, same locality, 27 June 1986, K. T . Park and U. Park, gen. prep. no. – CIS 5512 ; three females, same locality, 10 July 1990, K. T . Park , gen. prep. no – CIS 5511 ; one male, same locality, 7 July 1993, G.J. Won ; two males, two females, same locality, 17 June 1994, H.P. Jeong, gen. prep. no. – CIS 5512 (male) ; one female, Mt Soyo , Dongducheon, GG, 7 July 1996, Bae, Paek, Lee and An, gen. prep. no. – CIS 8035 ; one female, Gajong-ri , Chuncheon, GW, 17 June 2002, H.L. Han .

Distribution

Korea, Japan and China.

Remarks

This species is reported for the first time from Korea.

Figures

Figure 3. Hellinsia nigridactylus, adult (A) and wing pattern (B); Oidaematophorus iwatensis, adult (C) and wing pattern (D); Pselnophorus vilis, adult (E) and wing pattern (F).

Figure 4. Emmelina argoteles, male genitalia (A) and aedeagus (B); Emmelina monodactyla, male genitalia (C) and aedeagus (D); Hellinsia albidactylus, male genitalia (E) and aedeagus (F); Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus sp. nov., male genitalia (G) and aedeagus (H); Hellinsia distinctus, male genitalia (I) and aedeagus (J); Hellinsia ishiyamanus, male genitalia (K) and aedeagus (L); Hellinsia kuwayamai, male genitalia (M) and aedeagus (N); Hellinsia lienigianus, male genitalia (O) and aedeagus (P); Hellinsia nigridactylus, male genitalia (Q) and aedeagus (R); Oidaematophorus iwatensis, male genitalia (S) and aedeagus (T); Pselnophorus vilis, male genitalia (U) and aedeagus (V).

Figure 5. Adaina microdactyla, female genitalia (A); Emmelina argoteles, female genitalia (B); Hellinsia albidactylus, female genitalia (C); Hellinsia chuncheonensis sp. nov., female genitalia (D) and part of female genitalia (E); Hellinsia distinctus, female genitalia (F); Hellinsia ishiyamanus, female genitalia (G); Hellinsia kuwayamai, female genitalia (H) and part of female genitalia (I); Hellinsia lienigianus, female genitalia (J) and part of female genitalia (K); Oidaematophorus iwatensis, female genitalia (L); Pselnophorus vilis, female genitalia (M).