Zelleria Stainton, 1849

Na, Sol-Moon, Ponomarenko, Margarita G. & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2019, Review of the genus Zelleria Stainton (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae, Yponomeutinae) in East Asia, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4576 (3), pp. 559-569 : 560

Genus Zelleria Stainton, 1849

(Figs. 5a, 5b, 6)

Zelleria Stainton, 1849: 22 . Type species: Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849 , by subsequent designation by Meyrick, 1915.

Description of adult. Head with rough and erect scales extended to dorsal half of frons, frons otherwise with appressed scales; ocelli absent. Antenna filiform; scape 2 times as long as pedicellus, with pecten. Labial palpus porrect, blunt-tipped (Figs. 5a, 5b). Forewing elongate, narrowed distally, 12-veined, R 1 from before middle, R 2 and R 3 approximate, R 4 and R 5 separate, M 2 and M 3 almost connate or short-stalked, pterostigma developed. Hindwing lanceolate, Sc+R 1 reaching costal 1/3, M 1 and M 2 approximate ( Fig. 6 ) ( Moriuti 1977).

Male genitalia: Socius narrow, with a thorn at apex, curved outwardly. Tuba analis membranous. Uncus convex or flat. Valva usually ovate with long hair-like setae, a small ridge before 1/4 of dorsal margin; sacculus with stiff setae; tufts of hair-like setae present or absent from basal 1/4 to half on dorsal margin. Tegumen welldeveloped. Gnathos elongate, drop-shaped. Vinculum V-shaped. Saccus narrow. Aedeagus longer than valva, with cornuti composed usually of 2 rows of small spines.

Female genitalia: Apophysis posterioris about as long as apophysis anterioris. Apophysis anterioris branched. Lamella postvaginalis setose, with posterior rounded lobes. Antrum narrowed funnel-shaped, sclerotized. Ductus bursae tubular, membranous, partially or entirely granulose in proximal half beyond ductus seminalis. Corpus bursae membranous, neither granulose nor denticulate. Signum present or absent.

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FIGURE 6. Wing venation of Zelleria, female, Gangwon Province, Korea (Paratype from INU).