Emmelina argoteles ( Meyrick 1922 )

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 : 1382-1383

Emmelina argoteles ( Meyrick 1922)

( Figures 1C,D ; 4A,B ; 5B )

Pterophorus argoteles Meyrick 1922: 549 . TL: China.

Pterophorus Jezonicus Matsumura 1931 : No. 2076.

Pterophorus komabensis Matsumura 1931 : No. 2077.

Pterophorus menoko Matsumura 1931 : No. 2079.

Pterophorus yanagawanus Matsumura 1931 : No. 2080.

Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica Derra 1987: 71 .

Wingspan 17 mm in both sexes.

Diagnosis

This species is similar to E. monodactyla (Linnaeus) , but it can be distinguished by the S-shaped saccular process in left valva, and broadened saccular process with rounded apex longer than valva.

Material examined

One male, one female, Hongneung , S, 6 May 1997, B.K. Byun ; one male, same locality, 14 May 1998, B.K. Byun ; one male, Mt Bukhan , 10 August 2000, Paek, Kim, Lee and Yu ; one male, Gwangneung , Pochen, GG, 5 November 1974, Y.I. Lee ; one male, same locality, 29 May 1983, D.J. Im ; one female, Suweon , GG, 18 April 1974, Y.I. Lee ; one male, same locality, 2 April 1982, C.H. Ryu, gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8018 ; one female, same locality, 4 April 1985, S.B. Ahn ; one female, same locality, 8 August 1986, SB Ahn ; one female, Ipo-ri , Yeoju-gun, GG, 20 July 1990, S.W. Cho ; one male, Shiheung , Mulwang Reser., GG, 24 August 1996, M.K. Paek ; one female, Mt Suri , GG, 28 August 1997, J.B. Jeon, J.S. Lee, L.D. Lee and S.J. Choi ; one female, same locality, 7 May 2000, Bae, Paek, Lee and Kim ; one female, Paltan- Myeon , GG, 3 August 1998, M.G. Paek and B.W. Lee ; one male, Is. Jebu , GG, 21 April 2000, K. T . Park ; one male, Mt Geomdan , Hanam, GG, 10 June 2000, Bae, Kim and Yu ; one male, Mt Baekwoon, Is. Yeongjong , Incheon, GG, 10 May 1997, gen. prep. no – CIS 5573 ; two females, Is. Daecheong, GG, 22 August 2004, Bae, Ha and Oh; two males, Chuncheon , GW, 27 June 1989, K. T . Park and B.K. Byun, gen. prep. no – CIS 5525 , 5526 ; one male, same locality, 2 July 1989, KT Park, gen. prep. no – CIS 5527 ; one male, same locality, 15 June 1995, H.K. Lee and M.S. Go ; one female, KNU, GW, 9 July 2002, H.L. Han, gen. prep. no – CIS 8017 ; one male, same locality, 6 April 2007, S. R . Kim ; one male, one female, Mt Gwangdeok , Hwacheon, GW, 3 May 1997, B.W. Lee and N.H. Ahn, gen. prep. no – CIS 5572 (female) ; one female, Mt Chiak , Wonju, GW, 11 June 1999, Y.S. Bae, B.W. Lee and N.H. Ahn ; one female, Hweongseong , Hadae-ri, GW, 30 June 2000, S.M. Lee and S.Y. Sim ; one male, Mt Baekseok , Yanggu, GW, 18 July 2000, Paek, Kim and Yu . one male, Mt Sokri , Sangju, GB, 17 July 1998, M.G. Paek and N.H. Ahn . one male, Mt Daedun , Wanju-gun, JB, 22 May 1992, K. T . Park .

Distribution

Korea, Japan, China and Russia.

Host plant

Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br., Calystegia sodanella (L.) R. Br., Calystegia japonica Choisy ( Yano 1963; Arenberger 1995; Gielis 2003; Li et al. 2003), Convolvulus L. ( Gielis 1993), Ipomoea batatas L. ( Gielis 2003) ( Convolvulaceae ).

Figures

Figure 1. Adaina microdactyla, adult (A) and wing pattern (B); Emmelina argoteles, adult (C) and wing pattern (D); Emmelina monodactyla, adult (E) and wing pattern (F); Hellinsia albidactylus, adult (G) and wing pattern (H); Hellinsia chuncheonensis sp. nov., adult (I) and wing pattern (J).

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).