Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849

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 : 82-85

40. Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849

(Korean name: myeong-a-ju-tong-na-bang)

( Figs 10E ; 12I ; 16G, H ; 20B ; 25D, E )

Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849: 352 . Type locality: Germania, Glogau and Danzig [now Poland, Głogów and Gdańsk], and Arolsen [now Germany, Arolsen] // [lectotype (female) deposited in NHMUK].

Coleophora versurella tardipennella Zeller, 1849: 352 .

Coleophora miserella Staudinger, 1880: 380 . Type locality: France, Caraman .

Coleophora agricolella Fuchs, 1886: 78 . Type locality: Germany, Rheingau [now northern side of the Rhine between Wiesbaden and Lorch].

Coleophora laripennella ; Meyrick, 1895: 657, nec Zetterstedt, 1839 [partim, misidentification].

Coleophora atlanticella Rebel, 1896: 138 . Type locality: Spain, Canary Islands.

Coleophora nivifera Meyrick, 1930: 625 . Type locality: China, Tibet, Yatung .

Coleophora enchorda Meyrick, 1931: 180 . Type locality: India, Bihar, Pusa .

Coleophora tholoneura Meyrick, 1936: 622 . Type locality: Japan, Tokyo.

Coleophora pallorella Benander, 1939: 94 . Type locality: Sweden.

Coleophora fayalensis Rebel, 1940: 43 . Type locality: Portugal, Azores.

Coleophora thalassella McDunnough, 1940: 63 . Type locality: Canada, New Brunswick.

Coleophora constanti Hering, 1942: 25 . Type locality: France, Cannes .

Coleophora klimeschi Vlach, 1942: 18 . Type locality: Czechoslovakia [now part of Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine (Zakarpatska Oblast)].

Coleophora saccharella Amsel, 1953: 1449 . Type locality: Morocco.

Coleophora pisella Amsel, 1953: 1450 . Type locality: Morocco.

Coleophora chiarelliae Pastrana, 1963: 97 . Type locality: Argentina .

Coleophora amaranthivora Oku, 1965: 122 . Type locality: Japan, Honshu , Fukuoka.

Eupista versurella ; Toll 1953: 180.

Ecebalia versurella ; Lelej 2016: 103; Akulov et al. 2019: 606; Anikin 2019: 81; Anikin 2021: 325; Anikin & Knyazev 2024: 95.

Coleophora versurella ; Spuler 1910: 405; McDunnough 1955: 7; Toll 1962: Pl. 12 S, Fig. 151; Patzak 1974: 264; Baldizzone 1979a: 59; Baldizzone 1982c: 205; Baldizzone 1982d: 414; Baldizzone 1985: 196; Baldizzone 1986b: 142; Vives 1988: 125; Baldizzone 1989b: 207; Baldizzone 1992: 309; Park & Baldizzone 1992: 521; Falkovitsh et al. 1997: 317; Baldizzone et al. 1999: 88; Baldizzone & Savenkov 2002: 375; Baldizzone & Wolf 2003: 2, 6; Baldizzone et al. 2006: 120; Kim & Park 2009: 196; Li 2012: 166; Oku 2013: 242; Jinbo et al. 2014: 153; Park 2014: 64; Buschmann & Richter 2016: 136; Wolf 2017: 482; Baldizzone 2019: 411; Buschmann 2023: 115.

Material examined. 4ex, “ Eo-ri , Hajang-myeon , Samcheok-si, / GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N37°17′12.0″ E128°56′10.6″ / Aug 12, 2018 Alt. 940m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // COI barcode nos. CBNU406 , 410–412 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000352–000355, in CBNU; 1♀, “ Daedong-myeon , Hampyeong-gun, / JN [[ Jeollanam-do ]], KOREA / N35°8′6.30″ E126°31′47.60″ / Jul 13, 2019 Alt. 62m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // gen. slide no. KJM0388 // COI barcode no. CBNU265 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000343, in CBNU; 1♀, 1ex, “ Gaesin-dong , Seowon-gu, / Cheongju-si, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], Korea / N36°37′43.43″ E127°27′03.44″ / May 21, 2020 Alt. 67m / Coll. J. M. Koo, J. H. Na ” // gen. slide no. KJM0389 // COI barcode nos. CBNU266 , 273 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000344, 000345, in CBNU; 1ex, “ Gaesin-dong , Seowon-gu, / Cheongju-si, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], KOREA / N36°37′50.43″ E127°27′09.92″ / Jul 31, 2021 Alt. 61m / Coll. J. H. Na ” // COI barcode no. CBNU297 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000346, in CBNU; 1ex, “ Seongju-ri , Seongju-myeon, / Boryeong-si, CN [[ Chungcheongnam-do ]], KOREA / N36°21′30.80″ E126°41′43.81″ / Aug 05, 2021 Alt. 282m / Coll. J. M. Koo, J. H. Na, / H. H. Ki ” // COI barcode no. CBNU298 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000356, in CBNU; 1ex, “ Gapcheon-ri , Cheongil-myeon , / Hoengseong-gun, GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N37°33′49.38″ E128°9′25.10″ / Aug 22, 2021 Alt. 287m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // COI barcode no. CBNU428 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000357, in CBNU; 1♀, “ Deokchon-ri , Samsan-myeon, / Yeosu-si, JN [[ Jeollanam-do ]], KOREA / N34°01′22.2″ E127°18′17.9″ / May 28, 2022 Alt. 62m / Coll. E. J. Lim ” // wings slide no. KJM0518 // gen. slide no. KJM0268 // COI barcode no. CBNU326 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000347, in CBNU; 2♂, 1♀, “ Cheonggye-ri , Cheonggye-myeon, / Muan-gun, JN [[ Jeollanam-do ]], KOREA / N34°54′27.0″ E126°25′14.0″ / Jun 2, 2022 Alt. 39m / Coll. S.W. Choi, J. Y. Lee, B. R. Shin ” // gen. slide nos. KJM0269 (♂), 0270 (♀), 0271 (♂) // COI barcode nos. CBNU327–329 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000358–000360, in CBNU; 1♂, 1ex, “ Songjeol-dong , Heungdeok-gu, / Cheongju-si, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], KOREA / N36°39′48.51″ E127°27′21.49″ / Jun 2, 2022 Alt. 55m / Coll. T. U. Yu, J. H. Na, H. H. Ki ” // gen. slide no. KJM0280 // COI barcode nos. CBNU337 , 419 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000361, 000362, in CBNU; 1♂, “ Yongtan-dong , Chungju-si, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], / KOREA / N37°01′04.63″ E127°57′56.55″ / Jul 6, 2022 Alt. 82m / Coll. T. U. Yu, J. H. Na, H. H. Ki ” // gen. slide no. KJM0279 // COI barcode no. CBNU336 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000363, in CBNU; 1ex, “ Yongtan-dong , Chungju-si, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], / KOREA / N37°01′04.63″ E127°57′56.55″ / Jul 20, 2022 Alt. 82m / Coll. T. U. Yu, J. H. Na, H. H. Ki ” // COI barcode no. CBNU401 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000348, in CBNU; 3♀, “ Gangjeong-ri , Cheonggye-myeon, / Muan-gun, JN [[ Jeollanam-do ]], KOREA / N34°56′30″ E126°23′50″ / Sep 1, 2022 Alt. 56m / Coll. S.W. Choi, J. Y. Lee, B. R. Shin ” // gen. slide nos. KJM0423– 0425 // COI barcode nos. CBNU588–590 // specimen accession nos. CBNUPM000349–000351, in CBNU; 1ex, “ Bukbang-myeon , Hongcheon-gun, / GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N37°43′57″ E127°52′06″ / May 20, 2023 Alt. 186m / Coll. T. U. Yu, H. H. Ki ” // COI barcode no. CBNU600 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000364, in CBNU; 1♀, “ Danwol-dong , Chungju, CB [[ Chungcheongbuk-do ]], KOREA / N36°56′52.08″ E127°54′23.37″ / Jun 7, 2023 Alt. 103 m / Coll. T. U. Yu, H. H. Ki ” // gen. slide no. KJM0470 // COI barcode no. CBNU626 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000365, in CBNU; 1♂, “ Eonbyeol-ri , Gangdong-myeon , / Gangneung-si, GW [[ Gangwon-do ]], KOREA / N37°40′37.73″ E128°55′02.36″ / Jun 23, 2023 Alt. 129 m / Coll. J. M. Koo, B. R. Shin ” // gen. slide no. KJM0471 // COI barcode no. CBNU627 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000366, in CBNU.

Diagnosis. The species shares external and genital characteristics with C. squamosella Stainton, 1856 , C. jaernaensis Björklund & Palmqvist, 2002 , and C. pseudosquamosella Baldizzone & Nel, 2003 . However, it can be distinguished from the latter by the following genital characteristics: 1) in the male genitalia of C. versurella ( Figs 16G, H ), an ovaloid transtilla without spines, two juxtal rods, one of them featuring a triangular dorsal tooth at the subapical portion, and cornuti forming a curved linear formation are present, while in C. jaernaensis (see Björklund & Palmqvist 2002: Figs 4–7 ), male genitalia possess a broader ovaloid transtilla featuring spines on the dorsal base, and thicker two juxtal rods, one with a triangular dorsal tooth at the subapical portion, and in C. squamosella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GM LV, Fig. 178), male genitalia possess a rhomboid transtilla, two juxtal rods, one with 1–2 triangular dorsal teeth at the subbasal part, and the other with a thorn-like dorsal tooth at the middle, and a thorn-like cornutus with a wide base, and in C. pseudosquamosella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GM LIX, Fig. 190), male genitalia possess a rhomboid transtilla, two juxtal rods being dorsally sclerotized, one having a triangular dorsal expansion in the basal 1/3, and cornuti gathered in a claw-like formation with a broad base; 2) in the female genitalia of C. versurella ( Fig. 20B ), the posterior margin of the sterigma recessed into a U-shape by the sinus vaginalis, a tubular curved colliculum to the left in the anterior portion, and the spinulate section in the posterior 1/5 of the ductus bursae are present, while in C. jaernaensis (see Björklund & Palmqvist 2002: Figs 8 , 9 ), female genitalia possess the posterior margin of the sterigma less recessed by the sinus vaginalis into a U-shape, and a shorter colliculum being gradually narrowed anteriorly and slightly curved to the right in the anterior portion, in C. squamosella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GF LX, Fig. 179), female genitalia possess the posterior margin of the sterigma narrowly recessed by the sinus vaginalis, a bulged anterior part of the colliculum, the posterior edges of the colliculum extending to the posterior end of the sterigma, and the spinulate section in the posterior 1/10 of the ductus bursae, and in C. pseudosquamosella (see Baldizzone 2019: Pl. GF LXIV, Fig. 191), female genitalia possess the posterior margin of the sterigma recessed into a U-shape by the sinus vaginalis, a curved anterior part of the colliculum to the left, the posterior edges of the colliculum extending to the posterior end of the sterigma, and the spinulate section in the posterior 1/10 of the ductus bursae.

Adult ( Figs 10E ; 12I ): Forewing length 5.0–7.0 mm (wingspan 10.5–14.0 mm) (n=24) ( Toll 1953: wingspan 13.0–14.0 mm; Li 2012: wingspan 11.0–15.0 mm; Oku 2013: wingspan 9.5–13.5 mm; Baldizzone 2019: wingspan 11.0–15.0 mm). See also Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 24 ); Li (2012: Pl. V, Fig. 99); Oku (2013: Figs 3 -31-20, 21); Park (2014: Pl. for adults, Fig. 28 ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AD XXXIV, Fig. 195).

Male genitalia ( Figs 16G, H ; 25D ): See also Benander (1939: Pl. V, Fig. 66: C. pallorella ); Hackman (1945: Fig. 125: C. pallorella ); Toll (1953: Fig. 181); Patzak (1974: Fig. 202); Park & Baldizzone (1992: Figs 7, 7a ); Kim & Park (2009: Figs 46–46b); Li (2012: Fig. 99A); Oku (2013: Fig. Col1-16); Park (2014: Figs 28A–C ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GM LIX, Fig. 188).

Female genitalia ( Figs 20B ; 25E ): See also Benander (1939: Pl. VI, Fig. 87: C. pallorella ): Hackman (1945: Fig. 159: C. pallorella ); Toll (1953: Fig. 280); Patzak (1974: Fig. 339); Park & Baldizzone (1992: Figs 19, 19c ); Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 64); Li (2012: Fig. 99B); Oku (2013: Fig. Col2-17); Park (2014: Fig. 28D ); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. GF LXIII, Fig. 189).

Larval case (seed miner): Tubular silken case (trivalved). See Toll (1962: Pl. 12 S, Fig. 151); Baldizzone (2019: Pl. AST XXIV, Fig. 174).

Host plants. [ Amaranthaceae ] Chenopodium L., Atriplex L., Halimione Aellen , and Amaranthus L. ( A. blitum L., A. viridis L., and A. hypochondriacus L.) ( Baldizzone 1979a; Falkovitsh 2006; Oku 2013; Baldizzone 2019).

Distribution. Palearctic region (widely distributed), Arabian Peninsula, India; (accidentally introduced) Cananda, USA, Argentina , Chile ( Baldizzone et al. 2006; Kim & Park 2009; Wolf 2017; Anikin 2019; Baldizzone 2019; Anikin & Knyazev 2024).

Remarks. The species was first reported from Korea by Park & Baldizzone (1992).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Genitalia. A, female genitalia of Coleophora clypeiferella, with closeup of sterigma+colliculum (top), posterior portion of ductus bursae (middle), and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0228 (CBNUPM000333); B, male genitalia of C. kamchatica, with close-up of transtilla bearing small spines (left) and distal portion of sacculus (right), slide no. KJM0157 (CBNUPM000212); C, phallus of male genitalia of C. kamchatica, with close-up of dorsal view of juxtal rods (left) and cornuti (right), slide no. KJM0157 (CBNUPM000212); D, female genitalia of C. lativittella, with close-up of sterigma+colliculum (top), posterior portion of ductus bursae (middle), and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0088 (OONNIN0000015631).

FIGURE 4. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Genitalia. A, male genitalia of Coleophora levantis, with close-up of sacculus, slide no. KJM0091 (OONNIN0000015632); B, male genitalia of C. levantis before slide preparation of A; C, phallus of male genitalia of C. levantis, with close-up of cornutus, slide no. KJM0091 (OONNIN0000015632); D, female genitalia of C. levantis, with close-up of sterigma+colliculum (left) and signum (right), slide no. KJM0420 (in INU); E, male genitalia of C. parthenica, slide no. KJM0476 (CBNUPM000160); F, phallus of male genitalia of C. parthenica, slide no. KJM0476 (CBNUPM000160); G, phallus of male genitalia of C. parthenica, slide no. KJM0121 (CBNUPM000018); H, female genitalia of C. parthenica, with close-up of sterigma+colliculum (top) and signum (bottom), slide no. KJM0477 (CBNUPM000161).

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 6. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, female abdomen of Coleophora clypeiferella, slide no. KJM0228 (CBNUPM000333); B, male abdomen of C. kamchatica, slide no. KJM0157 (CBNUPM000212); C, female abdomen of C. lativittella, slide no. KJM0088 (OONNIN0000015631); D, male abdomen of C. levantis, slide no. KJM0091 (OONNIN0000015632); E, female abdomen of C. levantis, slide no. KJM0420 (in INU).

FIGURE 7. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, male abdomen of Coleophora parthenica, slide no. KJM0476 (CBNUPM000160); B, female abdomen of C. parthenica, slide no. KJM0477 (CBNUPM000161); C, male abdomen of C. uliginosella, slide no. KJM0461 (CBNUPM000214); D, female abdomen of C. uliginosella, slide no. KJM0462 (CBNUPM000215); E, male abdomen of C. vacciniella, slide no. KJM0366 (CBNUPM000385).

FIGURE 8. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Adult. A, Coleophora adspersella, CBNUPM000378 (male); B, C. albicans, CBNUPM000000381 (male); C, C. cristata, CBNUPM000147 (male); D, C. elodella, CBNUPM000425 (male); E, C. falkovitshella, CBNUPM000229 (female); F, C. fasciella, CBNUPM000336 (male); G, C. flavovena, CBNUPM000097 (female); H, C. fuscocuprella, CBNUPM000023 (male).

FIGURE 9. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Adult. A, Coleophora honshuella, CBNUPM000107 (male); B, C. kononenkoi, CBNUPM000224 (male); C, C. mayrella, CBNUPM000326 (female); D, C. melanograpta, CBNUPM000420 (male); E, C. montaniella, CBNUPM000132 (male); F, C. obducta, CBNUPM000203 (male); G, C. parki, CBNUPM000395 (female); H, C. quercicola, CBNUPM000044 (male).

FIGURE 10. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Adult. A, Coleophora serinipennella, CBNUPM000373 (male); B, C. silenella, CBNUPM000052 (male); C, C. sternipennella, CBNUPM000247 (female); D, C. therinella, CBNUPM000259 (male); E, C. versurella, CBNUPM000358 (male); F, C. vestianella, CBNUPM000396 (female).

FIGURE 16. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Male genitalia.A, B, Coleophora silenella, slide no. KJM0348 (CBNUPM000055); C, D, C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0530 (CBNUPM000394); E, F, C. therinella, slide no. KJM0357 (CBNUPM000259); G, H, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0280 (CBNUPM000362); I, J, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0100 (CBNUPM000226).

FIGURE 19. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Female genitalia (all photographed in dorsal view). A, Coleophora parki, slide no. KJM0531 (CBNUPM000395); B, C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0198 (CBNUPM000003); C, C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0278 (CBNUPM000027); D, C. silenella, slide no. KJM0343 (CBNUPM000057); E, C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0283 (CBNUPM000245).

FIGURE 20. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Female genitalia (all photographed in dorsal view). A, Coleophora therinella, slide no. KJM0361 (CBNUPM000265); B, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0470 (CBNUPM000365); C, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0532 (CBNUPM000396).

FIGURE 24. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, female abdomen of Coleophora parki, slide no. KJM0531 (CBNUPM000395); B, male abdomen of C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0468 (CBNUPM000044); C, female abdomen of C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0198 (CBNUPM000003); D, male abdomen of C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0277 (CBNUPM000026); E, female abdomen of C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0278 (CBNUPM000027); F, male abdomen of C. silenella, slide no. KJM0348 (CBNUPM000055); G, female abdomen of C. silenella, slide no. KJM0349 (CBNUPM000060); H, male abdomen of C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0530 (CBNUPM000394).

FIGURE 25. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, female abdomen of Coleophora sternipennella, slide no. KJM0283 (CBNUPM000245); B, male abdomen of C. therinella, slide no. KJM0358 (CBNUPM000261); C, female abdomen of C. therinella, slide no. KJM0413 (in INU); D, male abdomen of C. versurella, slide no. KJM0280 (CBNUPM000362); E, female abdomen of C. versurella, slide no. KJM0470 (CBNUPM000365); F, male abdomen of C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0282 (CBNUPM000228); G, female abdomen of C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0532 (CBNUPM000396).

FIGURE 28. Ecological photographs of C. serinipennella. A, field of white goosefoot (Chenopodium album), which is a host plant; B–D, stem with galls (cecidia, indicated by red arrows), with close-up of larva feeding inside galls (on July 8th, 2024); E, larva.

FIGURE12. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp.Venation.A, Coleophora montaniella, slideno.KJM0492 (male, CBNUPM000126); B, C. obducta, slide no. KJM0502 (male, CBNUPM000203); C, C. parki, slide no. KJM0541 (female, CBNUPM000395); D, C. quercicola, slide no. KJM0166 (female, CBNUPM000008); E, C. serinipennella, slide no. KJM0339 (female, CBNUPM000027); F, C. silenella, slide no. KJM0485 (male, CBNUPM000051); G, C. sternipennella, slide no. KJM0514 (female, CBNUPM000245); H, C. therinella, slide no. KJM0515 (male, CBNUPM000261); I, C. versurella, slide no. KJM0518 (female, CBNUPM000347); J, C. vestianella, slide no. KJM0507 (male, CBNUPM000228).