Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker)

Kim, Sora, Byun, Bong-Kyu, Park, Kyu-Tek & Lee, Seunghwan, 2010, A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species, Journal of Natural History 44 (9 - 10), pp. 601-613 : 607-608

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903384766
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B2D02D-FFC5-FFE5-8FE5-571F2AB25251
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker)
status

Treatment

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker) View in CoL

( Figures 1 View Figures 1–5 , 6, 7 View Figures 6–13 , 14, 15 View Figures 14–23 , 24 View Figures 24–30 )

Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker 1864, p 935 View in CoL . TL: Australia.

Nippoptilia minor Hori 1933, p 68 View in CoL , 70.

Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick 1935, p 45 View in CoL .

Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick 1935, p 46 .

Diagnosis

This species is similar with N. vitis (Sasaki) , but can be easily distinguished by the forewing with yellowish brown ground colour, speckled with brown scales, and the first lobe of forewing without termen ( Figures 1 View Figures 1–5 and 7 View Figures 6–13 ). Also, this species can be readily differentiated by the smallest size of the genus.

Adult ( Figures 6–7 View Figures 6–13 ). Wingspan 8–9mm. Head pale yellowish brown. Frons somewhat dark brown. Vertex brown, marked with fuscous scales partly. Thorax and tegula brown. Labial palpus long, pale yellowish white marked with dark brown. Abdomen with a black brown patch on the first to second segment and another one on the fourth. Spurs of tibia of hindleg different length, inner shorter than the outer one.

Male genitalia ( Figures 14–15 View Figures 14–23 ). Uncus triangular with acute apex, bearing numerous scobinations. Tegumen short, broad, about two-thirds of valva, with round apex. Valvae elongate, with round apex; sacculus with a free lobe, shorter than valva. Juxta large, with long caudal lobes. Aedeagus S-shaped, slender, as long as valva, strongly curved at basal third.

Female genitalia ( Figure 24 View Figures 24–30 ). Papillae analis narrowed apically. Apophysis posterioris 1.5 times length of the eighth segment. Apophysis anterioris present. Antrum small, cup-shaped, weakly sclerotized. Ductus bursae narrow, as long as corpus bursae. Corpus bursae ovate, without signum.

Material examined

43, 1♀, Jungwhadong , Is. Baekryung, Prov. Gyeonggi, Korea, 22 August 1995, MS Go, gen. prep. no. CIS-8070(♀), 8071(3)/Kim .

Distribution

Korea (new record), Japan, China, Republic of Palau, Australia.

Host plants

Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. (Vitaceae) View in CoL ( Yano 1963; Gielis 2003a; Li et al. 2003).

Remark

This species has some exceptional characters, no termen on the first lobe in forewing, a lobe of sacculus separate from valva in male genitalia, and a cup-shaped antrum in female genitalia, but it should be regarded as a member of Nippoptilia by reason of linear lobes and very weak CuA1 of hindwing ( Yano 1961). Additionally, the character, incised centrally tegumen in male genitalia is also supported to the opinion. Considering tribal and generic level, combined characteristics of genitalia and wing venation are strongly applied to classify the family. One interesting point – two forms in female genitalia of this species have been recorded. N. cinctipedalis from Korea and Japan ( Yano 1961) in Palaeartic Region has no signa in corpus bursa, whereas that recorded from Palau in Pacific region has a small pair of signa in corpus bursa ( Yano 1996). Australasian species ( Arenberger 2006) has only male genitalia recorded.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pterophoridae
Genus	Nippoptilia