Palumbina macrodelta (Meyrick, 1918)

Kyaw, Khine Mon Mon, Yagi, Sadahisa, Oku, Johei & Hirowatari, Toshiya, 2023, Taxonomic study of Palumbina Rondani (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Thiotrichinae) in Japan: biology, immature stages, and a new species, ZooKeys 1165, pp. 61-99 : 61

Palumbina macrodelta (Meyrick, 1918)

Figs 3A, B , 6E , 7E , 8E Japanese name: Futamon ginhoso-kibaga

Thyrsostoma macrodelta Meyrick, 1918: 121; Meyrick 1925a: 100; Gaede 1937: 301; Clarke 1969: 484. TL: Assam, India. TD: NHMUK.

Palumbina macrodelta : Sattler 1982: 25; Lee et al. 2018; 17, fig. 71.

Material examined.

Japan - Ryukyus [Kagoshima] • 1♂ ; Amamioshima Is., Uken-son, Mt. Akatuti ; 3 Mar. 2012; S. Sameshima leg.; gen. slide no. KM-325; KGU. - [Okinawa] • 3♂♂ ; Ishigakijima Is., Mt. Nosoko-dake , 25-29 Mar. 2020; S. Tomura leg.; gen. slide no. SY1455, SY1456, Palumbina No. 4; ELKU. • 3♂♂ ; Ishigakijima Is., Mt. Omoto-dake ; 2 May 1978; Y. Arita leg.; gen. slide no. KM-323; NSMT. • 3♂♂, 1♀ ; same data except 17 Nov. 1980; gen. slide no. KM-326 (♀); NSMT. • 1♂, 1♀ ; same locality; 1 Nov. 1979; A. Nakayama leg.; gen. slide no. KM-327(♀); NSMT. • 1♂ ; Ishigakijima Is., Mt. Banna-dake ; 3 Nov. 1979; A. Nakayama leg.; gen. slide no. KM-324; NSMT. • 1♀ ; same locality; 3 Nov. 1979; M. Yamashita leg.; NSMT. • 1♂ ; same locality; 7 May 1998, T. Ueda leg.; OPU. • 1♂, 2♀♀ ; same locality; 4-7 Apr. 2001, T. Ueda leg.; OPU. • 1♂ ; Ishigakijima Is., Mansei-rindo ; 30 Mar. 2020; S. Tomura leg.; gen. slide no. Palumbina No. 3; ELKU. • 6♂♂, 1♀♀ ; Iriomotejima Is., Funaura ; 21-25 Mar. 1995; T. Mano leg.; OPU. • 1♀ ; Iriomotejima Is., Uehara ( Taketomi-tyo ); 24 Oct. 2000; T. Saito leg.; OPU. • 1♂ ; same data except 3 Oct. 2001; OPU. • 1♀ ; Iriomotejima Is., Mt. Tedou, Uehara ; 8 Aug. 2017, LT; T. Hirowatari, S. Yagi & K.M.M. Kyaw leg.; gen. slide no. KM-328; ELKU .

For the diagnosis and detailed description of the adults and genitalia, see Lee et al. (2018).

Host plant.

Unknown.

Biology.

The adults were collected from March to November.

Distribution.

Japan (Ryukyus), China ( Lee et al. 2018), and India.

Figures

Figure 3. Adults of Palumbina spp. A P. macrodelta, male B ditto, female C P. muraseae sp. nov., male, holotype E male, paratype D, F ditto, female, paratypes. Scale bars: 4.0 mm.

Figure 6. Male genitalia of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, genitalia slide no. KM- 383 B P. acerosa, genitalia slide no. KM- 320 C P. grandiunca, genitalia slide no. SY 1454 D P. operaria, genitalia slide no. KM- 389 E P. macrodelta, genitalia slide no. SY 1455 F P. muraseae sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide no. KM- 374. Scale bars: 0.40 mm.

Figure 7. Abdominal segments of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, slide no. KM- 383 B P. acerosa, slide no. KM- 320 C P. grandiunca, slide no. SY 1454 D P. operaria, slide no. KM- 389 E P. macrodelta, slide no. SY 1455 F P. muraseae sp. nov., holotype, slide no. KM- 374. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figure 8. Female genitalia of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, genitalia slide no. KM- 330 B P. acerosa, genitalia slide no. KM- 381 C P. grandiunca, genitalia slide no. SY 1453 D P. operaria, genitalia slide no. Palumbina No. 1 E P. macrodelta, genitalia slide no. KM- 328 F P. muraseae sp. nov., whole genitalia, genitalia slide no. KM- 348 and signum, genitalia slide no. KM- 427. Scale bars: 0.50 mm.