Pselnophorus vilis ( Butler 1881 )

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 : 1397

Pselnophorus vilis ( Butler 1881)

( Figures 3E,F ; 4U,V ; 5M )

Aciptilus vilis Butler, 1881: 594 . TL. Japan.

Aciptilia amurensis Christoph 1882: 43 .

Wingspan 14–17 mm.

Diagnosis

This species is characterized by a spine concaved basally in male genitalia, and antevaginalis lamella folded in female genitalia.

Material examined

One male, Mt Hwaak, GG, 25 August 1988, M.G. Paek, B.W. Lee and N.G. Ahn; one male, same locality, 5 September 1988, M.G. Paek, B.W. Lee and N.G. Ahn ; one female, Mt Soyo , Dongducheon, GG, 9 June 1996, Y.S. Bae ; one female, Gwangneung , Pocheon, GG, 27 August 1998, (B.K. Byun) ; 10 males, four females, same locality, 13 August 2005, B.K. Byun ; one male, Mt Taehwa , Gwanngju, GG, 25 August 2006, K. T . Park , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU-8052 ; one male, Mt Chukrung , Namyangju, GG, 7 July 2007, S. R . Kim , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8051 ; one female, Mt Odae , Pyeongchang, GW, 25 July 1988, K. T . Park , gen. prep. no. – CALS SNU 8031 ; one female, same locality, 6 June 1996, H.K. Lee and J.S. Lee ; one female, Mt Sobaek , Dangyang-gun, CB , 17 July 1998, Paek, Lee and Song; one male, one female, Namhae-gun , GN, 1 June 1994, B.K. Byun, gen. prep. no. – CIS 5568 (male) , 8053(female); two females, Mt Kum , Temp. Boriam, GN, 17 August 1994, B.K. Byun .

Distribution

Korea, Japan, China and Russia.

Host plant

Ligularia tussilaginea Makino ( Gielis 2003) , Ligularia fischeri Turcz. ( Yano 1963; Arenberger 1995; Gielis 2003; Li et al. 2003), Petasitis japonicus Miq. , ( Yano 1963; Arenberger 1995; Gielis 2003; Hori 1931; Li et al. 2003) ( Asteraceae ).

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).