Calamotropha Zeller, 1863

Li, Weichun & Li, Houhun, 2012, Review of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China, with descriptions of four new species, Journal of Natural History 46 (43 - 44), pp. 2639-2664 : 2640-2641

Calamotropha Zeller, 1863

Calamotropha Zeller, 1863: 8 . Type species: Tinea paludella Zeller, 1824 .

Aurelianus Bleszynski, 1962c: 2 . Type species: Chilo discellus Walker, 1863 .

Myeza Walker, 1863: 190 . Type species: Myeza tonsalis Walker, 1863 .

General characters

Head globular; frons usually rounded. Ocellus generally absent. Chaetosema present. Labial palpus porrect, triangularly dilated with scales, about twice to four times as long as head width. Maxillary palpus upright, distally brush-like. Forewing generally with a median fascia and a subterminal fascia, cell with a brown spot or stipe, terminal fascia with several small dots; R 1 present and sometimes connected with Sc, R 2 free, R 3, R 4 and R 5 stalked, M 2 and M 3 not stalked, cubitus with CuA 1 and CuA 2, anal sector with 2A and traces of 3A. Hindwing white to pale brown; M 1 fused with Sc+R 1 or connected with it by a short cross vein, M 2 and M 3 stalked, CuA 1 and CuA 2 present. Male with single frenulum, female with three frenula in most species, sometimes double; male frenulum hook present. Male genitalia with hairs on base of uncus; valva variously shaped, costa sclerotized, sacculus rarely sclerotized; vinculum often wide basally, narrowed towards apex, convex or concave apically; pseudosaccus always well-developed. Female genitalia with developed anal papilla, connected dorsally and ventrally; apophysis posterioris usually as long as anal papilla; apophysis anterioris absent or absen; ductus bursae usually slender; corpus bursae usually without signum. Biology

Larvae of C. paludella were known to be borers of Typha latifolia L. ( Typhaceae ) ( Hasenfuss 1960), and the larva and pupa of C. shichito were described with host unknown ( Marumo 1931). Adults of Calamotropha are nocturnal and can be attracted by artificial lights.

Distribution

Palaearctic Region, Oriental Region, Ethiopian Region and Australian Region.

Checklist of Calamotropha Zeller in China