Phalonidia tolli Razowski, 1960

Mutanen, Marko, Aarvik, Leif, Huemer, Peter, Kaila, Lauri, Karsholt, Ole & Tuck, Kevin, 2012, DNA barcodes reveal that the widespread European tortricid moth Phalonidia manniana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a mixture of two species, Zootaxa 3262, pp. 1-21 : 14

Phalonidia tolli Razowski, 1960

Phalonidia tolli was described from the male holotype ( Fig. 8A –C) collected 25 June 1938 in China, Manchuria, prov. Kirin, Djalantun ( Razowski 1960). Razowski later (1970) synonymised this taxon with P. manniana , although with doubts, as an examination of European material revealed that the male genitalia of P. manniana exhibit some variation. He concluded that the problem of intrapecific variation could only be resolved with additional material from Manchuria ( Razowski 1970). We examined the holotype and it agrees with P. udana in characters of the male genitalia, particularly the shape of the valva with the acute angle between the sacculus and the cucullus. The median process of the transtilla is relatively short, but falls within the range of variation we have seen in our material of P. udana ( Figs. 7 , 8 B, 8C). The wings are rather rubbed, but the dorsal half of the median fascia is heavily suffused with dark scales ( Fig. 8A ). This is not indicative of either P. manniana or P. udana . Based on the male genitalia we conclude that P. tolli is a junior synonym of P. udana , syn. nov. It is, however, possible that P. tolli represents a third species and the revised synonymy with P. udana remains to be verified with further material from the Far East.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Comparison of valvae of Phalonidia manniana and P. udana with C. notulana lectotype, C. udana lectotype and P. tolli holotype included.

FIGURES 8 A – 8 C. Holotype of Phalonidia tolli Razowski, 1960. Fig. 8 A: adult male. Fig. 8 B: male genitalia (phallus removed). Fig. 8 C: Phallus.