Coleophora chenopodii Oku, 1965

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 : 36-37

5. Coleophora chenopodii Oku, 1965

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

Coleophora chenopodii Oku, 1965: 121 [partim, misidentification for males]. Type locality: Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo //

[holotype (male) deposited in EIHU]. Ecebalia chenopodii ; Lelej 2016: 102; Anikin 2019: 79. Coleophora chenopodii ; Moriuti 1982a: 263; Murakami 2002: 35; Baldizzone et al. 2006: 41; Oku 2013: 242; Kim et al. 2013b:

323; Park 2014: 23.

Coleophora chenopodi [sic, recte chenopodii ]; Vives 1988: 65.

Diagnosis. See the diagnosis of C. adspersella above.

Adult: ( Oku 1965: wingspan 13.0 mm; Moriuti 1982a: wingspan 11.0–13.0 mm; Oku 2013: wingspan 10.0– 13.5 mm). See Moriuti (1982b: Pl. 12, Fig. 48: paratype); Oku (2013: Figs 3 -31-18, 19); Kim et al. (2013b: Fig. 2 ); Park (2014: Pl. for adults, Fig. 4 ).

Male genitalia: See Oku (2013: Fig. Col1-15).

Female genitalia: See See Oku (1965: Pl. XVIII, Fig. E); Oku (2013: Fig. Col2-16); Kim et al. (2013b: Figs 6, 6a ); Park (2014: Fig. 4 ).

Larval case (seed miner): Tubular silken case (trivalved). See Oku (1965: Pl. XX, Fig. K); Jinbo & Suzuki (2023).

Host plants. [ Amaranthaceae ] Chenopodium giganteum D.Don (recorded as Ch. album var. centrorubrum Makino ) ( Oku 1965; Falkovitsh 2006), Ch. acuminatum Willd. (recorded as Ch. stenophyllum (Makino) Koidz. ), and Atriplex subcordata Kitag. ( Oku 2013) .

Distribution. Japan, Russia (Far East) ( Baldizzone et al. 2006; Anikin 2019), Korea ( Kim et al. 2013b; Park 2014).

Remarks. The species was first reported from Korea by Kim et al. (2013b).

The species was described based on 27 specimens (a male holotype with 15 male and 11 female paratypes) collected from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and deposited in the collection of the Entomological Institute, Hokkaido University. However, the males were misidentified in the original publication, considering the description and illustration of the male genitalia (see Oku 1965: Pl. XVII, Fig. B), which are similar to those of C. sternipennella ( Zetterstedt, 1839) with some differences in their juxtal rods of the phallotheca. However, in this study, there was no opportunity to examine the type series.

Subsequently, Oku (2013) re-illustrated the male genitalia of the species, which are similar to those of Korean and Chinese populations of C. adspersella Benander, 1939 , with only a remark that some believe that C. chenopodii might be geographic variants of C. adspersella , which occurs in western Eurasia. However, Oku (2013) considered it as an independent species based on stable differences in the genitalia.

We collected three females that have genitalia well-matched with the illustrations by Oku (1965; 2013). However, barcode sequences could not be obtained. Therefore, the three specimens are not included in this study and will be discussed in further studies when fresh material is obtained to clarify the relationship between the species and C. adspersella and C. chenopodii . Furthermore, the specimens collected by Oku in Honshu, as examined in the first report of C. adspersella in Japan by Baldizzone & Savenkov (2002), and the type series of C. chenopodii collected in Hokkaido should also be taken into consideration.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Newly recorded Coleophora spp. Venation. A, Coleophora clypeiferella, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0369 (female, reversed left wings, CBNUPM000333); B, C. kamchatica, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0478 (male, CBNUPM000212); C, C.lativittella, frenulummissing, slideno.KJM0179(female,OONNIN0000015631);D,C.levantis, frenulum missing, slide no. KJM0178 (male, OONNIN0000015632); E, hindwing of C. levantis, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0479 (female); F, C. parthenica, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0484 (female, CBNUPM000161); G, C. uliginosella, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0482 (female, CBNUPM000215); H, C. vacciniella, with close-up of frenulum, slide no. KJM0483 (male, CBNUPM000385).

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 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).