Mesophleps sublutiana ( Park, 1990 )

Li, Houhun & Sattler, Klaus, 2012, A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) 3373, Zootaxa 3373, pp. 1-82 : 26

Mesophleps sublutiana ( Park, 1990)

( Figs 28, 62, 91, 121)

Brachyacma sublutiana Park, 1990 , Korean J. appl . Ent. 29: 139, figs 2, 10. Holotype ♀, KOREA: GyeongGi, Suwon , 16.vi.1983 (Ahn) (CIS, Chuncheon) [not examined].

Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham) ; Fletcher, 1932: 52. [Misidentification.]; Robinson et al. 1994: 77, pl. 10, fig. 20. [Misidentification.]

Mesophleps sublutiana ( Park, 1990) ; Li & Zheng, 1995: 28, figs 2–4.

♂, ♀. Wingspan 10.0–16.0 mm. Labial palpus variable; segment 2 evenly thin to distally wider than at base, black with white distal ring; 3 slightly shorter than 2, white, sometimes base with black scales, sub-apically with variable amount of black scaling, rarely distal one-third black but extreme apex always white. Antenna alternating white and brown. Forewing yellowish to ochreous brown, distal three-fifths of costa black, interrupted by faint oblique line running from four-fifths towards termen, sometimes posterior margin darker; black discal, discocellular and plical spots variably developed, often discal and sometimes also plical small, indistinct or absent; termen with two to three small black spots near apex.

Genitalia ♂ ( Fig. 62). Uncus sub-rectangular, basal half slightly constricted, caudal margin truncate to very slightly concave; gnathos hooks slender, gently curved, about two-thirds to four-fifths length of uncus; valva narrow, widest at two-thirds; tegumen relatively narrow and long; broad downturned distal part of vinculum about one-third its total length, anterior margin almost straight, posterior margin deeply notched medially; phallus with basal two-thirds bulbous, almost spherical, distal one-third abruptly narrowed.

Genitalia ♀ ( Figs 91, 121). Dorso-posterior margin of segment VIII straight, medially not convex; apophyses anteriores about one-half length of apophyses posteriores; ostium bursae near posterior margin of VIII, subostial plate more or less trapezoid, caudal margin weakly to distinctly concave at ostium bursae, anterior margin slightly convex, plate with less strongly sclerotized oval ‘window’; sclerotized antrum shorter than subostial plate, sometimes indistinct; ductus bursae thin, less than twice length of apophyses posteriores, entering corpus bursae postero-laterally; corpus bursae drop-shaped to pyriform, less than twice length of apophyses posteriores; ductus seminalis thin, from cervix bursae.

Remarks. The locality of the holotype is incomplete in the original description but according to the author is Suwon (Park, pers. comm.). For differences to ioloncha see there.

Biology. Host-plants: Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea), Indigofera , Robinia pseudoacacia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae ), Parkinsonia aculeata (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae ). The larva lives in the pods.

Distribution. Korea, China (Anhui, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shandong and Yunnan), Thailand, Malaysia ( Brunei), Indonesia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka.

Material examined (109 ♂♂, 84 ♀♀, including 14 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀, genitalia preparations)

China: 48 ♂♂, 25 ♀♀, Shaanxi Province, Yangling , 450 m, ex Robinia pseudoacacia L., 10.vi–5.ix.1985, 16– 22.viii.1986, 17.vi–23. viii.1987, 24.v–5.ix.1993, 15.vii.1995 (Houhun Li, Ruilin Qin & Shijin Li) ( NKUM) ; 13 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀, Shaanxi Province, Yangxian , 450–680 m, 16–19.v.1995 (Hongjian Wang) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♀, Hubei Province, Lichuan , 1100 m, 2.viii.1999 (Houhun Li et al.) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, Hubei Province, Jingzhou , 100 m, 26.vii.2003 (Shulian Hao) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♀, Yunnan Province, Menla , 630 m, 5.vii.1993 (Houhun Li) ; 22 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀, Henan Province, Tongbai County, 300 m, 24.v., 11–14.ix.2000 (Haili Yu, Houhun Li & O. Karsholt) ( NKUM) ; 2 ♂♂, Henan Province, Dengfeng, Songshan , 800 m, 9.vi.2000 (Haili Yu) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, Henan Province, Gushi County, 120 m, 20.v.1995 (Guangyun Yan) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♀, Hebei Province, Luan Country , 29 m, 4.vii.2001 (Yanli Du & Shulian Hao) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Guizhou Province, Chishui , 240 m, 21, 23.ix.2000 (Haili Yu) ( NKUM) ; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Guizhou Province, Xishui , 500 m, 29–31.v.2000 (Yanli Du) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Guizhou Province, Daozhen, Dashahe , 1450 m, 23.v.2004, 17.viii.2004 (Shulian Hao, Yunli Xiao) ( NKUM) ; 2 ♂♂, Guizhou Province, Jiangkou, Mt. Fanjing , 530 m, 600 m, 27.vii.2001, 2.vi.2002 (Houhun Li & Xinpu Wang) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Shandong Province, Liangshan, Guanli , 12, 19.viii.1995 (Shijin Li) ( NKUM) ; 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Anhui Province, Yuexi Country, Wenquan , 7, 22.viii.1995 (Xiangfu Hu) ( NKUM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Hong Kong, Tai Po Kau, Forest Reserve , 200 m, viii.1993 (Kent Li) . Thailand: 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Khao Yai National Park , 750 m, 15–19.x.1990 (Bradley & Lewvanich) ; 2 ♀♀, ditto, headquarters, 720 m, 31.viii–6.ix.1986, 2–4.xi.1988 (Robinson; Bradley, Lewvanich & Fletcher) ; 4 ♀♀ ditto, 1200 m, 22.viii.1986 (Allen) ; 1 ♀, Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary , 300 m, 19–21.ii.1990 (Bradley, Fletcher & Lewvanich) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park , 1200 m, 1500 m, 9–10.iii.1988, 23–27.x.1990 (Bradley, Lewvanich & Boonkong; Bradley, Lewvanich & Kuroko) ; 2 ♀♀, Chiang Mai, 300 m, 750 m, 9, 11.xii.1985 (Allen) ; 1 ♀, Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep-Pui , 1440 m, 22–23.ix.1986 (Robinson) ; 1 ♀, Chiang Mai, Samoeng / Hang Dong Rd , km 15, 700 m, 5–12.vi.1988 (Cotton & Kitching) ; 1 ♂, Chaiyaphum, Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary , plateau 500 m N of HQ, 900 m, 5–10.xi.1991 (Kitching & Cotton) ; 3 ♀♀, Uthai Thani District, Khao Nang Rum , 400 m, 440 m, 16–18.i, 1.iii, 22.viii.1986, 1.xi.1991 (Allen) ; 1 ♀, Uthai Thani District, Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, km 16 HQ to Khao Nang Ram , 1.xi.1991 (Kitching & Cotton) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Kanchanaburi, Kwae Yai R., 30 m, 8– 9.i.1986 (Allen) ; 1 ♀, Larn Sang National Park , ca 600 m, 22.x.1990 (Bradley, Lewvanich & Kuroko) ; 1 ♀, Chulaphon Dam , 730 m, 12–13.ii.1990 (Bradley, Fletcher & Lewvanich) . Brunei: 1 ♂, Kampong Kapok , 3 km WSW of Muara, edge of mangrove forest, 1 m, i–ii.1992 (Classey) . Indonesia: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Moluccas, Bacan (‘ Batian’ ), viii.1897 (Doherty) . Nepal: 1 ♂, Terai, Dharan , sal [robusta] & secondary forest, 30 m, 14–15.xi.1983 (Allen) . India: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Tamkil Nadu, Coimbatore, ex Indigofera (‘ Indigo’ ) pods, 5.iv, 18.viii, 7.ix.1916 ( Rao ) ; 1 ♂, Karnataka, Kodagu (‘ Coorg’), Pollibetta , 24.x–16.xi.1915. (Fletcher) ; 1 ♂, Bihar, Pusa , ex seeds of Parkinsonia aculeata , 17.xii.1927 (Rangi) . Sri Lanka: 1 ♂, Polonnaruwa District, Aralaganwila (7°46'N, 81°10'E), ex Cajanus cajan (‘pigeon pea’), 22.ii.1990 ( CIE) ; 1 ♂, Puttalam , xi.1904 (Pole) .