Coleophora falkovitshella Vives, 1984

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 : 46

12. Coleophora falkovitshella Vives, 1984

(Korean name: gal-saeg-jul-tong-na-bang)

( Figs 8E ; 11E ; 17C ; 21G )

Coleophora cornutella Falkovitsh, 1975: 368 [a junior primary homonym of C. cornutella Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 ]. Type locality: Mongolia, Bulgan // [holotype (male) deposited in HNHM]. Coleophora falkovitshella Vives, 1984: 253 [a replacement name for C. cornutella Falkovitsh, 1975 ]. Casignetella falkovitshella ; Budashkin et al. 2015: 19; Lelej 2016: 104; Anikin 2019: 82; Anikin 2021: 325. Coleophora falkovitshella ; Vives 1988: 75; Baldizzone & Savenkov 2002: 377; Baldizzone et al. 2006: 55; Kim & Park 2009:

188; Kim et al. 2013b: 324; Park 2014: 34.

Material examined. 1♀, “ 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 ” // wings slide no. KJM0508 // gen. slide no. KJM0342 // COI barcode no. CBNU405 // specimen accession no. CBNUPM000229, in CBNU.

Diagnosis. See the morphological diagnosis of C. artemisicolella Bruand, 1855 above.

The comparison of barcode sequences with C. artemisicolella (GenBank accession nos. HM871573.1, HM876377.1, HM875737.1, KF523760.1, JN248884.1) and C. fasciella (GenBank accession nos. MT394458– MT394461, PP907819–PP907824) indicates a p-distance ranges of 1.5–1.7% and 1.7–2.0%, respectively.

Adult ( Figs 8E ; 11E ): Forewing length 5.0 mm (wingspan 10.0 mm) (n=1) ( Kim & Park 2009: wingspan 7.0– 8.0 mm). See also Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 8 ); Park (2014: Pl. for adults, Fig. 10 ); Richter (2022).

Male genitalia: See Richter (2022).

Female genitalia ( Figs 17C ; 21G ): See also Baldizzone & Savenkov (2002: Figs 32, 33); Kim & Park (2009: Fig. 53); Park (2014: Fig. 10 ).

Larval case: Unknown.

Host plants. Unknown.

Distribution. Mongolia, Russia (Southern European part, Southern Siberia, Far East) ( Anikin 2019), Japan ( Baldizzone et al. 2006), Korea ( Kim & Park 2009; Park 2014).

Remarks. The species was first reported from Korea by Kim & Park (2009).

The biology of the species is unknown. However, considering the similarity of morphological features and barcode sequences, the larvae of the species may exhibit biology similar to that of C. artemisicolella , functioning as seed miners (sometimes feeding on leaves) of Artemisia plants belonging to the family Asteraceae , and beginning with a seed case before transitioning to a trivalved larval case made of silk mixed with material from host plants as they grow.

Figures

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 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 11. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp.Venation.A, Coleophora adspersella, slide no. KJM0381 (male, CBNUPM000378); B, C. albicans, slide no. KJM0519 (male, CBNUPM000381); C, C. cristata, slide no. KJM0494 (female, CBNUPM000145); D, C. elodella, slide no. KJM0489 (male, CBNUPM000121); E, C. falkovitshella, slide no. KJM0508 (female, CBNUPM000229); F, C. fasciella, slide no. KJM0517 (male, holotype, CBNUPM000337); G, C. flavovena, slide no. KJM0487 (female, CBNUPM000098); H, C. fuscocuprella, slide no. KJM0209 (male, reversed left wings, CBNUPM000023); I, C. honshuella, slide no. KJM0165 (female, CBNUPM000104); J, C. kononenkoi, slide no. KJM0506 (male, CBNUPM000224); K, C. mayrella, slide no. KJM0516 (female, CBNUPM000290); L, C. melanograpta, slide no. KJM0486 (male, CBNUPM000090).

FIGURE 17. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Female genitalia (all photographed in dorsal view). A, Coleophora cristata, slide no. KJM0285 (CBNUPM000145); B, C. elodella, slide no. KJM0384 (CBNUPM000117); C, C. falkovitshella, slide no. KJM0342 (CBNUPM000229); D, C. fasciella, slide no. KJM0286 (CBNUPM000335); E, C. flavovena, slide no. KJM0107 (CBNUPM000099).

FIGURE 21. Reconfirmed Coleophora spp. Abdomen. A, male abdomen of Coleophora adspersella, slide no. KJM0044 (CBNUPM000378); B, male abdomen of C. albicans, slide no. KJM0364 (CBNUPM000381); C, male abdomen of C. cristata, slide no. KJM0219 (CBNUPM000147); D, female abdomen of C. cristata, slide no. KJM0285 (CBNUPM000145); E, male abdomen of C. elodella, slide no. KJM0383 (CBNUPM000113); F, female abdomen of C. elodella, slide no. KJM0384 (CBNUPM000117); G, female abdomen of C. falkovitshella, slide no. KJM0342 (CBNUPM000229).