Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)

Kim, Yongnam, Qi, Mujie, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2023, Taxonomy of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China, Zootaxa 5297 (4), pp. 451-482 : 466-467

Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, 1824)

( Figs 21 , 43 , 63 )

Tinea paludella Hübner, 1824 : pl. 68 figs 452, 453. TL: Europe. TD: NHMUK.

Chilo paludellus (Hübner) : Treitschke, 1835: 164.

Chilo obtusellus Stainton, 1856: 33 . TL: England.

Chilo parramattellus Meyrick, 1879: 178 . TL: Australia. TD: NHMUK.

Crambus paludella purellus Leech, 1889: 108 . TL: Japan. TD: NHMUK.

Crambus carpherus Hampson, 1898: 159 . TL: South Africa. TD: NHMUK.

Crambus faviguttellus Wileman & South, 1917: 148 . TL: China (Taiwan). TD: NHMUK.

Conocrambus calamosus Hampson, 1919: 443 . TL: South Africa.

Crambus chionostola Hampson, 1919: 290 . TL: Indonesia. TD: NHMUK.

Crambus angulatus Shibuya, 1928: 133 . TL: Japan. TD: HUJ.

Crambus typhivorus Meyrick, 1932: 344 . TL: India. TD: NHMUK.

Crambus fulvifusalis Caradja (nec Hampson), 1932: 7.

Calamotropha inouei Bleszynski, 1959b: 275 . TL: Japan.

Calamotropha paludella afghanistanica Bleszynski, 1959a: 152 . TL: Afghanistan. TD: SMNK.

Calamotropha paludella (Hübner) : Bleszynski, 1961: 152.

Calamotropha paludella purella (Leech) : Bleszynski, 1965: 146.

Material examined. Fujian: 1♀, Hexi Township, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou , 295 m, 28.Ⅴ.2011, leg. J Zhang ; Guizhou: 3♀, Maoya Town (28.13°N, 107.16°E), Suiyang , 723 m, 4–5.VII.2019, leg. MR Xing et al.; 2♀, Heiwanhe (27.82°N, 108.78°E), Mt. Fanjing , 528 m, 16–18.VIII.2018, leg. ML Zheng et al .; 1♀, Banzhai Village (25.23°N, 108.03°E), Libo , 513 m, 24.VII.2019, leg. MR Xing et al.; Hunan: 1♀, Mt. Shunhuang Nature Reserve (26.43°N, 111.01°E), Xinning County, 921 m, 3.VIII.2020, leg. H Sun et al.; Jilin. 1♁, Eedaobaihe , 760m, 1.VIII.2004, leg. AH Zhang, slide No. KYN20295 ; 1♀, Animal Rescue Station, Mt. Changbai , 741 m, 21.VII.2016, leg. MJ Qi et al., slide No. KYN20294 ; 1♀, Toudao Protection Station, Mt. Changbai , 750 m, 16.VII.2016. leg. MJ Qi et al., slide No. KYN20293; Liaoning: 2♁ 2♀, Wangyeling, Faku , 27.VII.2006, leg. YP Wang, slide Nos. KYN20298♁, KYN20300♁, KYN20297 ♀, KYN20299 ♀; Ningxia: 1♀, Liuyangbao, Haba Lake, Yanchi , 1320 m, 21.VII.2013, leg. HH Li et al., slide No. KYN21335; 12♁ 15♀, Yanchi County, 22.VII.2014 – 21. VI.2017, leg K Lou; Shaanxi: 1♀, Liulin Village (35.06°N, 108.81°E), Tongchuan , 887 m, 1.VII.2019, leg. S Yu ; 2♀, Yaodian Village (36.25°N, 109.37°E), Ganquan County, 975 m, 9.VIII.2019, leg. S Yu ; 1♀, Nanniwan (36.26°N, 109.67°E), Ting'an , 1157 m, 17. VI.2019, leg. S Yu; Sichuan: Mt. E'mei (29.56°N, 103.40°E), Leshan , 847 m, 22.VII.2021, leg. S Yu et al.; Tianjin: 39♁ 90♀, Dahuangpu (39.44°N, 117.26°E), 6 m, 27. VI –17.IX.2021, leg. HH Li et al., slide No. KYN21497 ♀ ; 64♁ 102♀, Wetland Nature Reserve, Guhai'an , 8.VIII–1.VII.2021, leg. MJ Qi et al., slide No. KYN21498 ♀ ; Zhejiang: 1♀, Fuze Village (29.34°N, 119.13°E), Chunan County, 144 m, 3.VIII.2018, leg. S Yu et al., slide No. KYN20371; 2♁, Linkeng Village (28.32°N, 120.42°E), Yongxi, 387 m, 23.VIII.2016, leg. QY Wang et al., slide No. KYN20372 .

Variations. This species is widely distributed. The basal fascia is either present or absent. Specimens collected from Tianjin, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, and Zhejiang have an obvious basal, medial and subterminal fasciae ( Fig. 21 ), while the basal fascia is absent, and the medial and subterminal fasciae present or absent in the specimens collected from other localities ( Fig. 21a ).

Diagnosis: Adult ( Figs 21, 21a ) wingspan 23.0– 35.5 mm. Calamotropha paludella is similar to C. fulvifusalis ( Hampson, 1900) externally. It can be distinguished from the latter by the rectangular valva in the male genitalia ( Fig. 43 ), and the corpus bursae with one fan-like signum in the female genitalia ( Fig. 63 ). In C. fulvifusalis , the valva is slightly narrower distally ( Bleszynski 1961: Fig. 106), and the corpus bursae has one subrhombic signum ( Bleszynski 1961: Figs 161, 162). In addition, this species is similar to C. aureliella ( Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1834) and C. doii Sasaki, 1997 in appearance. However, they are significantly different in the male genitalia, and the differences between them are stated in the diagnoses of C. aureliella and C. doii .

Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Afghanistan, Australia, Central Asia, Europe, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Madagascar, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURES 17–23. Adults of Calamotropha spp. 17. C. melli, ♁; 18. C. nigerifera sp. nov., holotype, ♁; 19. C. nigripunctella, ♁; 20. C. okanoi, ♁; 21. C. paludella, ♁; 21a. C. paludella, ♁; 22. C. parallela sp. nov., holotype, ♁; 23. C. parvispina sp. nov., holotype, ♁. Scale bars = 5.0 mm.

FIGURES 40–45. Male genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 40. C. nigerifera sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21260; 40a. enlarged distal part of uncus, slide No. KYN21494; 41. C. nigripunctella, slide No. KYN21234; 42. C. okanoi, slide No. KYN21487; 43. C. paludella, slide No. KYN20372; 44. C. parallela sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21226; 45. C. parvispina sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21305. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 61–64. Female genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 61. C. nigripunctella, slide No. KYN21198; 62. C. okanoi, slide No. KYN21485; 62a. enlarged antrum, slide No. KYN21488; 63. C. paludella, slide No. KYN20371; 64. C. parallela sp. nov., paratype, slide No. KYN21481. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.