Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839

Koo, Jun-Mo & Cho, Soowon, 2024, Taxonomic revision of the family Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) in Korea, including seven newly recorded species of the genus Coleophora Hübner, Zootaxa 5558 (1), pp. 1-102 : 87

42. Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839

(Korean name: tob-pul-tong-na-bang)

Coleophora vibicigerella Zeller, 1839: 206 . Type locality: Germania, Glogau [now Poland, Głogów] // [lectotype (male)

deposited in NHMUK]. Coleophora mandschuriae Toll, 1942c: 294 . Type locality: Manchuria [now China, Heilongjiang]. Coleophora didyma Toll, 1957: 124 . Type locality: Poland. Eupista vibicigerella ; Toll 1953: 137. Multicoloria vibicigerella ; Lelej 2016: 101; Akulov et al. 2019: 606; Anikin 2019: 77; Anikin & Knyazev 2021: 312; Anikin &

Knyazev 2024: 94. Coleophora vibicigerella ; Spuler 1910: 398; Schütze 1931: 191; Benander 1939: 69; Hackman 1945: 39; Hering 1957: 26; Toll

1962: Pl. 19 S, Fig. 188; Patzak 1974: 255; Machin 1884: 87; Chalmers-Hunt 1987: 156; Vives 1988: 126; Baldizzone

1989b: 203; Park & Baldizzone 1992: 520; Falkovitsh et al. 1997: 314; Baldizzone et al. 2006: 121; Kim & Park 2009: 196;

Kim et al. 2013b: 325; Park 2014: 68; Buschmann & Richter 2016: 99; Baldizzone 2019: 265; Buschmann 2023: 111.

Diagnosis. The species shares external characteristics, such as the forewing with a broad longitudinal dark brownish streak along the subcosta, with C. ditella Zeller, 1849 , and C. chretieni Baldizzone, 1979 , as well as genital characteristics. However, it can be distinguished from the latter by the following genital characteristics: 1) in the male genitalia of C. vibicigerella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GM XXXVI, Fig. 115), cornuti forming a claw-like formation are present, while in C. ditella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GM XXXVI, Fig. 116), male genitalia possess cornuti arising from a sclerotized base forming a claw-like formation, and in C. chretieni (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GM XXXVI, Fig. 117), male genitalia possess fewer cornuti in number arising from a sclerotized base forming a claw-like formation; 2) in the female genitalia of C. vibicigerella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GF XXXIX, Fig. 116) and C. ditella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GF XXXIX, Fig. 117), the spinulate section of the ductus bursae, about 2.7× longer than the length of the sterigma, is present, while in C. chretieni (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GF XL, Fig. 118), female genitalia possess the spinulate section of the ductus bursae, about 1.7× longer than the length of the sterigma.

Adult: ( Benander 1939: wingspan 13.0–16.0 mm; Toll 1953: wingspan 13.0–15.0 mm; Baldizzone 2019: wingspan 10.5–15.0 mm). See Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AD XX, Fig. 121).

Male genitalia: See Toll (1953: Fig. 86); Patzak (1974: Fig. 173); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GM XXXVI, Fig. 115).

Female genitalia: See Toll (1953: Fig. 243); Patzak (1974: Fig. 308); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GF XXXIX, Fig. 116).

Larval case (leaf miner): Sheath case (bivalved). See Hering (1957: Fig. 70); Toll (1962: Pl. 19 S, Fig. 188); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AST XV, Fig. 106).

Host plants. [ Asteraceae ] Artemisia campestris L., A. maritima L., A. alba Turra , A. vulgaris L., and Achillea millefolium L. ( Baldizzone 1989b; Falkovitsh 2006; Baldizzone 2019).

Distribution. Almost all of Europe, Ukraine, Russia (European part, Southern Siberia, Far East), North Africa, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Korea ( Baldizzone et al. 2006; Kim & Park 2009; Park 2014; Anikin 2019; Baldizzone 2019; Anikin & Knyazev 2024).

Remarks. The species was first reported from Korea by Park & Baldizzone (1992) with five males.The inclusion of Korea in the distribution of this species by Baldizzone (1989b) was made in anticipation of the publication by Park & Baldizzone (1992).

Kim & Park (2009) and Park (2014) illustrated the adult among examined specimens (see Kim & Park 2009: Fig. 26 ; Park 2014: Pl. for adults, Fig. 30) and the male genitalia (see Kim & Park 2009: Figs 48–48b; Park 2014: Fig. 30) which are the same compared to the illustrated genitalia [see Park & Baldizzone (1992: Figs 5, 5a : gen. slide no. CIS-1716)] by Park & Baldizzone (1992). However, despite the poor condition of the illustrated adult forewings, there are indistinct brown venous lines instead of the broad longitudinal dark brownish subcostal streak, which is a significant external characteristic of this species. Taking this into consideration, there may arise some doubt about the identification of this species, but until fresh specimens are obtained and a conclusive determination can be made, it is decided to keep the record of this species on the list of Korean Coleophoridae for the time being.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Genitalia. A, male genitalia of Coleophora uliginosella, slide no. KJM0461 (CBNUPM000214); B, phallus of male genitalia of C. uliginosella, with close-up of cornutus, slide no. KJM0461 (CBNUPM000214); C, phallus of male genitalia of C. uliginosella, with close-up of cornutus, slide no. KJM0296 (PCQAIN0000012023); D, female genitalia of C. uliginosella, with close-up of sterigma (top) and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0462 (CBNUPM000215); E, male genitalia of C. vacciniella, with close-up of distal portion of sacculus, slide no. KJM0366 (CBNUPM000385); F, phallus of male genitalia of C. vacciniella, with close-up of cornuti (left) and spines forming a row in distal 1/3 (right), slide no. KJM0366 (CBNUPM000385).

FIGURE 26. Larval tubular silken cases of C. adspersella and C. sternipennella, and their collection site. A, B, concrete walls where the two species were dormant (in May 2023); C, C. adspersella dormant on concrete wall; D, trivalved distal end of larval case of C. adspersella; E, larval case of C. adspersella, indicating lateral (top), dorsal (middle), and ventral (bottom) views; F, C. sternipennella dormant on concrete wall; G, trivalved distal end of larval case of C. sternipennella; H, larval case of C. sternipennella, indicating lateral (top), dorsal (middle), and ventral (bottom) views.