Andrioplecta pulverula ( Meyrick, 1912 )

Lv, Jinmei, Sun, Yinghui & Li, Houhun, 2014, Review of the genus Andrioplecta Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from China, Zootaxa 3760 (3), pp. 487-493 : 492

Andrioplecta pulverula ( Meyrick, 1912)

( Figs. 4 , 9 , 15 )

Laspeyresia pulverula Meyrick, 1912: 876 . Type locality: India (Assam, Khasi Hills). Holotype (♀): BMNH. Andrioplecta pulverula Obraztsov, 1968: 177 .

Material examined. Hainan: 1 ♂, Nancha, Bawangling, 600 m, 6.vi.2007, leg. Zhiwei Zhang and Weichun Li. Henan: 1 ♀, Zushiliulou, Gushi County, 120 m, 16.v.1995, leg. Guangyun Yan; 1 ♂, Lingshansi, Luoshan County, 350 m, 23.v.2000, leg. Haili Yu.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 4 ) with wingspan 12.0−13.0 mm. This species is characterized by the forewing pattern which features a black submedian patch originating from the basal 1/3 of the dorsum. The male genitalia of A. pulverula are similar to those of A. oxystaura ( Meyrick, 1935) , but they can be distinguished by the aedeagus abruptly narrowed in distal 1/4 and absence of cornuti in the male genitalia ( Fig. 9 ); and the ductus bursae about the same length as the corpus bursae in the female genitalia ( Fig. 15 ). In A. oxystaura the aedeagus is abruptly narrowed in the distal 1/3 and bears four deciduous cornuti; and the ductus bursae is about 1/3 the length of the corpus bursae. Andrioplecta pulverula is also extremely similar to A. shoreae Komai, 1992 , and the differences between them are noted under the latter species.

Hosts. The larvae have been found mainly galls of gall wasps ( Hymenoptera : Cynipidae ) on Castanea and Quercus (Fagaceae) , feeding on the larvae of gall wasps ( Komai 1999).

Distribution. China (Anhui, Guangdong, Hainan, Henan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan), Japan, Korea, India.

Figures

FIGURES 1 − 6. Adults of Andrioplecta spp. 1. A. angusticuculla, sp. nov., paratype, ♀; 2. A. oxystaura (Meyrick), ♂; 3. A. phuluangensis Komai, ♀; 4. A. pulverula (Meyrick), ♂; 5. A. shoreae Komai, ♂; 6. A. suboxystaura Komai, ♂.

FIGURES 7 − 11. Male genitalia of Andrioplecta spp. 7. A. angusticuculla, sp. nov., paratype, slide no. SYH 12115; 8. A. oxystaura (Meyrick), arrow indicating the strong bristle, slide no. LJM 04300; 9. A. pulverula (Meyrick), slide no. LJM 04296; 10. A. shoreae Komai, slide no. SYH 12117; 11. A. suboxystaura Komai, slide no. LJM 04192.

FIGURES 12 − 16. Female genitalia of Andrioplecta spp. 12. A. angusticuculla, sp. nov., paratype, slide no. SYH 12125; 13. A. oxystaura (Meyrick), slide no. SYH 12122; 14. A. phuluangensis Komai, slide no. LJM 04299; 15. A. pulverula (Meyrick), slide no. LJM 04507; 16. A. shoreae Komai, slide no. SYH 12113.