Calamotropha shichito ( Marumo, 1931 )

Kim, Yongnam, Qi, Mujie, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2023, Taxonomy of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China, Zootaxa 5297 (4), pp. 451-482 : 469-470

Calamotropha shichito ( Marumo, 1931)

( Figs 25 , 47 , 67 )

Crambus shichito Marumo, 1931: 28 . TL: Japan.

Crambus subfamulellus Caradja & Meyrick, 1936: 152 . TL: China (Jiangsu). TD: MINGA.

Calamotropha subfamulella (Caradja & Meyrick) : Bleszynski, 1961: 211.

Calamotropha shichito (Marumo) : Bleszynski, 1961: 210.

Calamotropha subfamulella (Caradja & Meyrick) : Bleszynski, 1965: 454.

Material examined. Hainan. 1♁ 2♀ , Jianfeng Town (18.70°N, 108.79°E), 40 m, 1–2. Ⅴ.2013, leg. YH Sun et al., slide Nos. KYN21378♁, KYN21117 ♀, KYN21342 ♀.

Diagnosis: Adult ( Fig. 25 ) wingspan 16.5–23.0 mm. Calamotropha shichito is similar to C. aequilata Li & Li, 2012 in appearance. It can be distinguished by the forewing with two black medial dots; in the male genitalia by the valva with one spiniform process below middle of the costa, and the vesica with two strong clavate processes distally ( Fig. 47 ). In C. aequilata , the forewing has one black medial spot ( Fig. 2 ); the valva lacks a spiniform process, and the vesica has no clavate process distally ( Li & Li 2012: Fig. 2C ). In addition, C. shichito is diagnosed in the female genitalia by the antrum posteriorly widened and parallel sided, and anteriorly distinctly narrowed ( Fig. 67 ).

Distribution. China (Anhui, Hainan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan.

Figures

FIGURES 24–28. Adults of Calamotropha spp. 24. C. punctivenella, ♁; 25. C. shichito, ♀; 26. C. sienkiewiczi, ♁; 27. C. sperlingi, ♀; 28. C. unispinea, ♁. Scale bars = 5.0 mm. Scale bars = 5.0 mm.

FIGURES 46–50. Male genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 46. C. punctivenella, slide No. KYN21322; 47. C. shichito, slide No. KYN21378; 48. C. sienkiewiczi, slide No. KYN21232; 49. C. sperlingi, slide No. KYN21309; 50. C. unispinea, slide No. KYN21157. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 65–69. Female genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 65. C. parvispina sp. nov., paratype, slide No. KYN21376; 66. C. punctivenella, slide No. KYN21310; 66a. C. punctivenella, slide No. KYN21374; 67. C. shichito, slide No. KYN21342; 68. C. sienkiewiczi, slide No. KYN21235; 69. C. sperlingi, slide No. KYN21350. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 1–8. Adults of Calamotropha spp. 1. C. abrupta, ♁; 2. C. aequilata, holotype, ♁; 3. C. alcesta, ♁; 4. C. aureliella, ♁; 5. C. bleszynskii sp. nov., holotype, ♁; 6. C. brevilinella, ♁; 7. C. brevistrigella, ♁; 8. C. dentatella, ♁. Scale bars = 5.0 mm.