Palumbina operaria (Meyrick, 1918)

Kyaw, Khine Mon Mon, Yagi, Sadahisa, Oku, Johei & Hirowatari, Toshiya, 2023, Taxonomic study of Palumbina Rondani (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Thiotrichinae) in Japan: biology, immature stages, and a new species, ZooKeys 1165, pp. 61-99 : 61

Palumbina operaria (Meyrick, 1918)

Figs 2A-F , 6D , 7D , 8D Japanese name: Midare-mongin-hoso-kibaga

Thiotricha operaria Meyrick, 1918: 125; Meyrick, 1925a: 103; Clarke, 1969: 463; Ivinskis et al. 1984: 39. TL: Assam, India. TD: NHMUK.

Palumbina operaria : Lee et al. 2018: 29, fig. 84.

Material examined.

Japan - Honshu [Mie] • 1♀; Nabari-shi, Kaochidani 280 m; 28 Jun. 2015; S. Yagi leg.; ELKU. - [Yamaguchi] • 1♂, 1♀; Kawakami, Hagi, Chomonkyo; 10 Sep. 2013; S. Yagi leg.; gen. slide no. KM-389; ELKU. - Shikoku [Ehime] • 1♀; Narukawa-keikoku, Kihoku, Kitauwa-gun; 2 Sep. 2017; S. Yagi leg., gen. slide no. Palumbina No. 1; ELKU. - [Kochi] • 1♂; Kuroson; 18 Jun. 1964, S. Moriuti leg.; OPU. - Kyushu [Kagoshima] • 1♂, 1♀; Yakushima Is., Oko-Rindo 600m; 29 Jul. 2013; T. Terada leg.; KGU. • 1♂; same locality; 21 Jun. 2017, LT; S. Yagi leg.; gen. slide no. KM-313; ELKU. - Ryukyus [Okinawa] • 4♂♂; Ishikagijima Is., Mt. Omotodake; 15 Apr. 1962; Y. Arita leg.; gen. slide no. KM-314, 315; NSMT. • 1♂, 1♀; same data except 4 May 1978; NSMT. • 1♂; same data except 5 May 1978; gen. slide no. KM-316; NSMT. • 1♀; Ishikagijima Is, Mt. Bannadake; 7 May 1998; T. Ueda leg.; gen slide no. KM-317; OPU. • 2♀♀; same data except 4-7 Apr. 2001, gen. slide no. KM-318; OPU. • 1♀; Iriomotejima Is., Taketomi-cho, Mt. Komi ; 13 Mar. 2011; T. Terada leg.; KGU. • 1♂; Iriomotejima Is., Funaura; 27 Mar. 2002; T. Hirowatari leg.; OPU. • 1♂, 2♀♀; Iriomotejima Is., Taketomi-cho, Uehara; 12 Mar. 2011; T. Terada leg.; KGU. • 2♂♂; Iriomotejima Is., Mt. Tedou , Uehara; 8 Jul. 2017, LT; S. Yagi leg.; ELKU .

For the diagnosis and detailed description of the adults and genitalia, see Lee et al. (2018).

Host plant.

Unknown.

Biology.

The adults were collected from March to September.

Distribution.

Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu), China and India.

Remarks.

This species has interspecific wing marking variations (Fig. 2A-F ).

Figures

Figure 2. Palumbina operaria (wing marking variation) adult. A, C, E male B, D, E female. Scale bars: 4.0 mm.

Figure 6. Male genitalia of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, genitalia slide no. KM- 383 B P. acerosa, genitalia slide no. KM- 320 C P. grandiunca, genitalia slide no. SY 1454 D P. operaria, genitalia slide no. KM- 389 E P. macrodelta, genitalia slide no. SY 1455 F P. muraseae sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide no. KM- 374. Scale bars: 0.40 mm.

Figure 7. Abdominal segments of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, slide no. KM- 383 B P. acerosa, slide no. KM- 320 C P. grandiunca, slide no. SY 1454 D P. operaria, slide no. KM- 389 E P. macrodelta, slide no. SY 1455 F P. muraseae sp. nov., holotype, slide no. KM- 374. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figure 8. Female genitalia of Palumbina spp. A P. pylartis, genitalia slide no. KM- 330 B P. acerosa, genitalia slide no. KM- 381 C P. grandiunca, genitalia slide no. SY 1453 D P. operaria, genitalia slide no. Palumbina No. 1 E P. macrodelta, genitalia slide no. KM- 328 F P. muraseae sp. nov., whole genitalia, genitalia slide no. KM- 348 and signum, genitalia slide no. KM- 427. Scale bars: 0.50 mm.