Epermenia (Calotripis) exilis Meyrick, 1897

Gaedike, Reinhard, 2018, New data on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of Australian Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), Zootaxa 4524 (1), pp. 33-50 : 43-44

Epermenia (Calotripis) exilis Meyrick, 1897

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Epermenia exilis Meyrick, 1897: 431 ; Gaedike, 1968: 614, figs 41–43, 51–52.

Material studied. New South Wales: 1 ♂, 33°58'S, 145°42'E, 1km NNW of Goolgowi, 5.v.1976, leg. I. F. B.

Common & E. D. Edwards, ANIC, 1 ♂, 2.7km NE of Queanbeyan , 670m, 10.xi.1974, leg. I. F. B. Common , ANIC, 1 ♂, 13km WSW of West Wyalong , 10.v.1974, leg. I. F. B. Common , ANIC, 1 ♂, Boyd R., 6.iii.1976, leg. V. J. Robinson , ANIC, 2 ♀, Bonnet Bay , 3.ix.1979, leg. L. Willam & V. J. Robinson , ANIC, SDEI, 1 ♀, 3km SE of Menangle Park , 13.iv.1974, leg. E. D. Edwards , ANIC, 2 ♀ , CSIRO Exp. Fam., Wilton , 19.xi.1973, 9.ii.1976, leg. V. J. Robinson , ANIC, SDEI, 1 ♀, Barren Grounds Fauna Res. , 26.x.1978, leg. V. J. Robinson , ANIC, 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Mt. Keira , 8.x., 19.xi.1975, 8.xii.1976, leg. V. J. Robinson , ANIC, SDEI, 1 ♂, Bundanoon , 10.xii.1977, leg. V. J. Robinson & N. R. Badens , ANIC, 2 ♀, Bungonia , 6.xi.1971, leg. V. J. Robinson , 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Wollongong, 2., 7., 14.xii.1976, leg. V. J. Robinson, ANIC, SDEI. South Australia: 1 ♀, Glenelg , 1.ix.1934, leg. J. O. Wilson , ANIC. Tasmania: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Pat’s River, Flander’s Is. , 30.iv.1980, leg. P. B. McQuillan , ANIC, 1 ♂, Roger River Reserve , 20.x.1980, leg. P. B. McQuillan , ANIC, Victoria: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, East Gippsland, S of Cann River, Turra river camp, 1.i.2010, leg. A. Kallies, coll. Kallies , 1 ♂, 1♀, N-Bendigo, Wippstick Mallee, Greater Bendigo NP, 14.x.2014, leg. A. Kallies, P. Marriott, M. J. Hewish & S. Williams, coll. Kallies, SDEI, 1 ♂, Wilsons Promontory NP, heathy woodland, N of Darby Saddle , 27.x.2011, leg. A. Kallies & P. Marriott , SDEI, 2 ♂, Wilsons Promontory NP, Stockyard Camp, 38°51'28"S, 146°16'36"E, 4.xi.2012, leg. A. & H. Kallies, coll. Kallies.

Distribution. Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia (first record), Tasmania (first record), Victoria ( Gaedike, 1968, 1972).

Bionomics. Larvae in fruit capsules of Bursaria spinosa Cav. ( Gaedike, 1968)

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Adults. 13, Gnathifera robinsoni, holotype ♂ CSIRO Exp. Fm., Wilton, N. S. W., 6.4.1972, [leg.] V. J. Robinson, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9165, ANIC. 14, Gnathifera montana, holotype ♂, Mt. Gingera, A. C. T. 5600ft. 22.10.1968, [leg.]V. J. Robinson & I. F. B. Common, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9172, ANIC. 15, Paraepermenia santaliella, ♂, 30°21'S, 139°22'E, 5km SE of Arkaroola Village, S.A., emerged 11., 29.xi.1993, larva in galls of Santalum lanceolatum, leg. E. D. Edwards & E. S. Nielsen, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9179, ANIC. 16, Epermenia exilis, ♂, 2.7km NE of Queanbeyan, 670m, N.S.W., 10.xi.1974, leg. I. F. B. Common, ANIC. 17, Epermenia tasmanica, ♀, 42°10'S, 145°20'E, Strahan, Tasmania, 5.ii.1969, leg. I. F. B. Common, ANIC. 18, Epermenia (Epermeniola) macrodentata, paratype ♀, 13°44'S, 143°20'E, Golden Nugget Ck Camp Site, Mcllwraith Ra., Q[ueensland], 520m, 30 Jun 1989, [leg.] Nielsen, Edwards & Horak, genitalia slide Gaedike Nr. 9186, ANIC.