Schoenobius gigantellus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Chen, Fu-Qiang & Wu, Chun-Sheng, 2014, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (2), pp. 163-208 : 181-182

Schoenobius gigantellus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ( Figs 50 , 61–62 , 81 )

Tinea gigantellus Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 . Syst. Verz.: 135; Hampson, 1895. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1895: 916. Type locality: Austria, Vienna.

Chilo spurcatellus Walker, 1863 . List Specimens Lipid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 27: 142.

Schoenobius gigantellus: Wang, 1980 . Economic Insect Fauna of China, 21: 57.

Description. Length of labial palpi about 4 times as long as the diameter of compound eyes. Female with anal tuft yellow brown. Both sexes with two varieties ( Figs 61–62 ). In one variety, a dark fuscous longitudinal fascia from base to outer margin; in another variety, fuscous fasciae absent. Hindwing with a fuscous fascia at postmedial area in male, while wholly white in female. In male genitalia, subteguminal process papilliform; juxta pyriform, apex raised, with a longitudinal process; aedeagus slender, a slender irregular spine-like cornutus present.

Material examined. IZCAS: Heilongjiang, Yichun , 1♂, 19 June 1964 ; Heilongjiang, Yichun , 1♂, 10 July 1969 ; Heilongjiang, Dailing , 390 m, 1♂, 1♀, 18 July 1958 , Zhou Shixiu; Neimenggu, Yimeng , 3♀, 9–12 June 1980 , Lai-Ming Jin; Neimenggu, Humeng , 1♂, 2 July 1986 , Wei Xiao; Beijing, 1♀, 19 July 1948 ; Beijing, 1♀, 6 May 1950 ; Beijing, Xijiao Park , 1♂, 9 June 1952 , Yi-Ran Zhang; Beijing, Xijiao Park , 1♀, 9 July 1952 ; Beijing, Xijiao Park , 4♀, 4–11 August 1952 ; Beijing, Xishan , 1♂, 25 August 1958 ; Beijing, Xishan , 1♀, 28 May 1962 ; Beijing, Zhongguancun , 1♂, 25 May 1961 ; Beijing, Sanpu , 1♀, 23 June 1972 , Bao-Lin Zhang ; Tianjin, 1♀, 8 May 1951 ; Tianjin, 3♀, 18 May– 7 June 1956 ; Tianjin, August 1956 ; Tianjin, 1♀, 15 May 1957 ; Tianjin, 1♀, 28 May 1962 ; Tianjin, 1♂, 1♀, 24 May 1963 ; Tianjin, 14 June 1963 ; Tianjin, 1♂, 1♀, 12–16 July 1963 ; Tianjin, 22 June 1965 ; Tianjin, Jinghai, Liangwangzhuang , 7♂, 6♀, 25 July–2 August 1959 ; Hebei, 1♀, 8 May 1981 ; Hebei, Tanghai , 1♀, 22 June 1989 , Su-Bai Liao; Hebei, Baoding , 5♀, 12 April 1974 ; Shandong, Qihe , 1♀, July 1969 ; Shandong, Qihe , 10♀, 13 August –29 September 1969 , Yong-Lin Chen; Shanxi, Taigu , 1♀, 26 July 1958 , Jian-Rui Xu; Henan, Xinxiang , 3♂, 3♀, 1–25 May 1973 ; Xinjiang, Kumishi , 1♀, 15 August 1955 , Shi-Jun Ma; Xinjiang, Qinghe , 1♀, 2 August 1956 , Wei-Yi Yang; Xinjiang, Kashi , 2♀, 1–8 August 1980 ; Xinjiang, Kashi , 1♂, 1♀, 23–28 April 1982 ; Xinjiang, Aqi , 1♀, 10 July 1971 ; Jiangsu, Wuxi , 1♀, 6 June 1964 , Zheng-Wen Du; Hunan, Mt. Heng , 1♀, 29 May 1974 , Bao-Lin Zhang.

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Neimenggu, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Guangdong); Europe.

Figures

Figs 43–50. Male genitalia. a. Aedeagus. 43. Scirpophaga tongyaii. 44. S. linguatella. 45. S. adunctella. 46. S. khasis. 47. S. virginia. 48. S. auristrigella. 49. S. incertulas. 50. Schoenobius gigantellus. Scale bars=1 mm.

Figs 57–64. Adults. 57. Scirpophaga incertulas, male. 58. S. incertulas, female. 59. S. whalleyi. 60. S. gotoi. 61–62. Schoenobius gigantellus. 63. Sc. scirpus sp.nov., male. 64. Sc. scirpus sp.nov., female.

Figs 81–86. Female genitalia. 81. Schoenobius gigantellus. 82. Sc. scirpus sp.nov. 83. Sc. dodatellus. 84. Sc. sp. 85. Catagela adjurella. 86. C. rubelineola. Scale bars=1mm.