Calamotropha aureliella (Fischer von Rösslerstamm, 1834)

Kim, Yongnam, Qi, Mujie, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2023, Taxonomy of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China, Zootaxa 5297 (4), pp. 451-482 : 455-456

Calamotropha aureliella (Fischer von Rösslerstamm, 1834)

( Figs 4 , 30 , 52 )

Chilo aureliellus Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1834: 261 . TL: Hungary. TD: NHMW.

Calamotropha fulvilineata Okano, 1958: 261 . TL: Japan. TD: HUJ.

Calamotropha aureliella (Fischer von Röslerstamm) : Okano, 1962: 114.

Material examined. Heilongjiang: 10♁ 41♀, Mt. Mao'er , 15–19.VII.2009, leg. WC Li et al.,slide Nos. KYN21482 ♀, KYN21483♁, LWC09094♁, LWC09095 ♀, LWC09100 ♀; 1♀, Liangshui National Nature Reserve , 22.VII.2009, WC Li et al.; 1 ♁ 5♀, Yong'an, Tahe , 28–29.VII.2009, leg. WC Li et al .; Inner Mongolia: 2 ♀, North Mountain, Jiagedaqi , 26.VII.2009, leg. WC Li et al .; Liaoning: 1♁, Chenwushitun, Faku , 23.VII.2006, leg. YP Wang.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 4 ) wingspan 16.0–24.0 mm. Calamotropha aureliella is similar to C. paludella (Hübner, 1824) externally. It can be distinguished by the cream to white forewing without a medial speckle; in the male genitalia, by the sacculus convex at base and with a small process at apex ( Fig. 30 ); in the female genitalia, by the antrum inflated posteriorly and the corpus bursae without a signum ( Fig. 52 ). In C. paludella , the forewing has a medial speckle; the sacculus is straight at base and lacks a process at apex ( Fig. 43 ); the antrum is not inflated posteriorly and the corpus bursae has a fan-like signum ( Fig. 63 ).

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning), Central Asia, Europe, Japan, Russia.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Adults of Calamotropha spp. 1. C. abrupta, ♁; 2. C. aequilata, holotype, ♁; 3. C. alcesta, ♁; 4. C. aureliella, ♁; 5. C. bleszynskii sp. nov., holotype, ♁; 6. C. brevilinella, ♁; 7. C. brevistrigella, ♁; 8. C. dentatella, ♁. Scale bars = 5.0 mm.

FIGURES 29–33. Male genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 29. C. alcesta, slide No. KYN21334; 30. C. aureliella, slide No. KYN21483; 31. C. bleszynskii sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21324; 32. C. brevilinella, slide No. KYN21248; 32a. enlarged uncus, slide No. KYN21250; 33. C. brevistrigella, slide No. KYN21317. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 51–55. Female genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 51. C. alcesta, slide No. KYN21349; 52. C. aureliella, slide No. KYN21482; 53. C. bleszynskii sp. nov., paratype, slide No. KYN21239; 54. C. brevilinella, slide No. KYN21204; 55. C. brevistrigella, slide No. KYN21233. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 40–45. Male genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 40. C. nigerifera sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21260; 40a. enlarged distal part of uncus, slide No. KYN21494; 41. C. nigripunctella, slide No. KYN21234; 42. C. okanoi, slide No. KYN21487; 43. C. paludella, slide No. KYN20372; 44. C. parallela sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21226; 45. C. parvispina sp. nov., holotype, slide No. KYN21305. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 61–64. Female genitalia of Calamotropha spp. 61. C. nigripunctella, slide No. KYN21198; 62. C. okanoi, slide No. KYN21485; 62a. enlarged antrum, slide No. KYN21488; 63. C. paludella, slide No. KYN20371; 64. C. parallela sp. nov., paratype, slide No. KYN21481. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.