Calamotropha latella ( Snellen, 1890 )

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 : 2660-2662

Calamotropha latella ( Snellen, 1890)

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New record for China

Crambus latellus Snellen, 1890: 644 .

Calamotropha latella (Snellen) : Bleszynski, 1961: 181, figs. 33, 34, 128, 173. Diagnosis

Bleszynski (1961) described and illustrated this species in detail.

Material examined

CHINA: 1 female, Mêdog (29 ◦ 13 ′ N, 95 ◦ 18 ′ E), Tibet Autonomous Region, 880 m, 16 August 2003, coll. Xinpu Wang and Huaijun Xue.

Distribution

China (Tibet), India.

Remarks

This species is reported from China for the first time.

Geographical distribution pattern of Calamotropha in China

To date, 27 species of Calamotropha have been recorded in China, with altitudes ranging from 15 m to 1740 m. Fifteen of these species ( C. abrupta sp. nov., C. aequilata sp. nov., C. baibarella , C. brevilinella , C. dentatella , C. duofurcata sp. nov., C. formosella , C. franki , C. josettae , C. multicornuella , C. sawtoothella , C. shichito , C. sienkiewiczi , C. subterminella and C. unispinea sp. nov.) are endemic to China ( Figure 6 ).

According to the general distribution of Calamotropha , these species are distributed in two subregions with distribution of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest: C. aureliella , C. doii and C. fulvifusalis are only recorded in the north, whereas the other species are known in the south with the exception of C. aureliella , C. paludella and C. okanoi , which extend to the region lying to the north of latitude 35 ◦. We can see that the region lying to the south of latitude 35 ◦ and east of longitude 95 ◦ has very high species diversity, which is shown by the dot-dashed lines in the distribution map ( Figure 6 ). However, little is known about the larvae and the life history of Calamotropha , and the relationship between the distribution of Calamotropha and the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest remains unclear. Possibly, the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest can provide a suitable habitat for the majority of Calamotropha species.

Figures

Figure 3. Adults of Calamotropha spp.: (A) C. formosella Bleszynski, male; (B) C. josettae Bleszynski, female; (C) C. melli (Caradja and Meyrick), female; (D) C. latella (Snellen), male.

Figure 6. Map showing the distribution of Calamotropha in China and the topography: (a) C. abrupta sp. nov.; (b) C. aequilata sp. nov.; (c) C. anticella (Walker); (d) C. aureliella (Fischer von Röslerstamm); (e) C. baibarella (Shibuya); (f) C. brevilinella (South); (g) C. brevistrigella (Caradja); (h) C. caesella (Walker); (i) C. dentatella Song and Chen; (j) C. doii Sasaki; (k) C. duofurcata sp. nov.; (l) C. formosella Bleszynski; (m) C. franki (Caradja); (n) C. fulvifusalis (Hampson); (o) C. josettae Bleszynski; (p) C. latella (Snellen); (q) C. melli (Caradja and Meyrick); (r) C. multicornuella Song and Chen; (s) C. nigripunctella (Leech); (t) C. obliterans (Walker); (u) C. okanoi Bleszynski; (v) C. paludella (Hübner); (w) C. sawtoothella Song and Chen; (x) C. shichito (Marumo); (y) C. sienkiewiczi Bleszynski; (z) C. subterminella (Wileman and South); (@) C. unispinea sp. nov.