Morophagoides meridianus Osada, Yoshimatsu, Sakai & Hirowatari, 2014

Osada, Yohei, Sakai, Makoto & Hirowatari, Toshiya, 2015, A revision of the genus Morophagoides Petersen (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from Japan, Zootaxa 3973 (2), pp. 351-368 : 359

Morophagoides meridianus Osada, Yoshimatsu, Sakai & Hirowatari, 2014

[Japanese name: Minami-shiitake-ohirozukoga]

Figs. 1 D, 2D, 6A–H

Morophagoides moriutii: Robinson, 1986: 68 , figs. 82.

Morophagoides meridianus: Osada et al., 2014: 378 , 380, figs. 1c, 1d, 2b [Type locality: Saiki-shi, Oita Pref., Japan].

Diagnosis. In the male genitalia, the uncal lobes are round, the apex of the uncus is angularly divergent, the inner surface of the valva is almost covered with membrane and the valva is ventrally angular. In the female genitalia, the lateral margin of the ostium bursae is angular, the concavity of the posterior margin of the ostium bursae is about 1/ 3 as long as the ostium bursae, the antrum is stout and about 1/2 as long as the apophysis anterioris.

Description. Osada et al. (2014) described this species.

Wing markings ( Fig. 1 D).

Wing shape and venation ( Fig. 2 D).

Male genitalia ( Figs 6 A–F).

Female genitalia ( Figs 6 G–H).

Distribution. JAPAN: Kyushu (Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima); Taiwan.

Remarks. This species occupies the southern part of Kyushu; in this region it is well known as a pest of shiitake mushrooms.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Adults of Morophagoides species. A: M. moriutii. B: M. breviculus sp. nov., Holotype ♂. C: M. occidentalis (Reprinted from Osada et al. 2014). D: M. meridianus. E: M. robinsoni sp. nov., Holotype ♂. F: M. ussuriensis (Reprinted from Osada et al. 2013). G: M. aquilonis sp. nov., Holotype ♂. H: M. yakuensis sp. nov., Holotype ♀.

FIGURE 2. Wing venations of Morophagoides species. A: M. moriutii. B: M. breviculus sp. nov.. C: M. occidentalis (Reprinted from Osada et al. 2014). D: M. meridianus (Reprinted from Osada et al. 2014). E: M. robinsoni sp. nov.. F: M. ussuriensis. G: M. aquilonis sp. nov..

FIGURE 6. Male and female genitalia of M. meridianus. A: Male genitalia except phallus, lateral view. B: Ditto, ventral view. C: Ditto, dorsal view. D: Valva, internal view. E: Phallus, lateral view. F: Ditto, dorsal view. G: Female genitalia, lateral view. H: Ditto, ventral view (Reprinted from Osada et al. 2014).