Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity xxx (2016) 1e4 HOSTED BY Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity journal homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/japb Original Article Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lypusidae) from Korea Kyu-Tek Park a,*, Young-Mi Park b a Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Seungnam, Gyeonggi Province 13630, Republic of Korea b Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk Province 39660, Republic of Korea article info abstract Article history: Two species belonging to Meleonoma MeyrickdM. tamraensis Park, sp. nov. and M. brevicula Park, sp. Received 4 June 2016 nov.dare described from Jeju Island, Korea, and Meleonoma facialis Li & Wang, 2002 is reported for the Received in revised form first time from Korea. The genus Meleonoma is still a source of some debate in terms of the taxonomic 14 July 2016 position of its family level, and it is tentatively placed in the family Lypusidae. Accepted 19 July 2016 Copyright Ó 2016, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Available online xxx Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Keywords: Korea Lypusidae Meleonoma new species taxonomy Introduction several species that have been placed in some related genera including Cryptolechia could be transferred to this genus. The The genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Type species: Cryptolechia sto- distributional range of the genus extends from India and Sri Lanka to mata Meyrick, 1910) was originally placed in the family Oecophor- the Russian Far East, including Indonesia and Nepal, and few species idae (Meyrick 1914). The taxonomic position of the genus has are known in Madacascar, too. In Korea, the genus is introduced for remained under debate, as well as other related genera including the first time, but Meleonoma malacobyrsa (Meyrick), which origi- Periacma Meyrick. Clarke (1965) placed the genus Meleonoma in nally belonged to Cryptolechia and transferred to this genus by Cosmopterigidae, but Lvovsky (2015) recently noted that it was Lvovsky (2015), was previously known (Park 1983). In the present erroneously attributed to Cosmopterigidae without any comments, paper, two species that were collected from Jeju Island are described and subsequently this error was followed by several authors: Li and as new to science, and are attributed tentatively to the family Wang (2002, 2004) described five species from China, belonging to Lypusidae following Lvovsky (2015). At the same time, Meleonoma the family Cosmopterigidae. Prior to this, Lvovsky (2011) classified facialis Li & Wang, 2002 is reported for the first time from Korea. these related genera as belonging to the subfamily Periacminae under the family Cryptolechiidae. Recently, Lvovsky (2015) placed Materials and methods Meleonoma in the subfamily Periacminae of the family Lypusidae, describing five new Meleonoma species from Nepal and China. At the Materials studied herein were collected from Jeju Island, Korea. same time, he established a new subfamily, Melionomini, separating Types of the new species are tentatively deposited in the first au- from Periacmini Lvovsky, 2005 by the separable characterdwith thor’s private collection. labial palpus three-segmented, instead of two-segmenteddin the tribe Periacmini. The genus comprises about 25 known species, but it Taxonomic accounts is assumed that more species will be newly found and added, or Genus Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914 Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914: 255. * Corresponding author. Type species Cryptolechia stomota Meyrick, 1910. ¼ e Peer review under responsibility of National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Acryptolechia Lvovsky, 2010:378 381. Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Type species Cryptolechia malacobyrsa Meyrick, 1921. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.07.006 pISSN2287-884X eISSN2287-9544/Copyright Ó 2016, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Please cite this article in press as: Park K-T, Park Y-M, Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lypusidae) from Korea, Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.07.006 2 KT Park, YM Park / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity xxx (2016) 1e4 Meleonoma tamraensis Park, sp. nov. Type. Holotype: _, Sanghyo, Seoguipo, Jeju Prov., Korea, 19 vi LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:7AC7769A-B97B-4239-A2A7- 2014, Light trap, gen. slide no. CIS-6600. Paratypes: 1_, Namweon, A29B286E0CC4 Seoguipo, Jeju Prov., 16 vii 2012, gen slide no. CIS-6670, wing (Figures 1, 1a, 1b, 3, 4, 4a) venation no. CIS-6671; 1_, Gamsan, Andeok, Seoguipo, Jeju Prov., 18 vi 2015, gen slide no. CIS-6669. Figures 1e7. 1, Adult of Meleonoma tamraensis Park, sp. nov.: 1a, ditto, dorsal view of head; 1b, Ditto, labial palpus; 2, Adult of M. brevicula Park, sp. nov.; 2a, Ditto, dorsal view of head; 3, Venation of M. tamraensis Park, sp. nov.; 4, Male genitalia of M. tamraensis Park, sp. nov. 4a, Ditto aedeagus. 5, Male genitalia of M. brevicula Park, sp. nov.; 5a, Ditto aedeagus.; 6, Adult of Meleonoma facialis Li & Wang; 7, Ditto, male genitalia; 7a, Ditto, aedeagus. Please cite this article in press as: Park K-T, Park Y-M, Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lypusidae) from Korea, Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.07.006 KT Park, YM Park / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity xxx (2016) 1e4 3 Diagnosis. The new species is superficially similar to M. fascialis about as long as 1/3 length of the latter, the elongate-triangular Li & Wang, which was described from China, but the forewing is saccus with acute apex, and the aedeagus without plate of cornuti. scattered with more fuscous scales irregularly and the male geni- Description. Adult (Figure 2). Wingspan 12.0 mm. Head talia are quite different each other. brownish medially, covered with rough, orange white scales later- Description. Adult (Figure 1). Wingspan 10.0 mm. Head covered ally. Antenna with slender basal segment, fuscous in basal 1/3, then with fuscous scales medially and pale orange scales laterally on orange white beyond; flagellum orange white with dark brown dorsal surface; long scales, which are pale orange in basal 2/3 and annulations in basal 1/3, then dark brown evenly. Second segment fuscous beyond, covered downward anterolaterally; frons shiny of labial palpus thickened, pale orange with three blackish bands, grayish brown. Basal segment of antenna slender, pale orange to first one near base, occupied nearly 1/3 of total length, second grayish orange dorsally, blackish laterally; flagellum grayish orange broad at middle, and third one before apex, obscure; third segment with blackish annulations. Second segment of labial palpus thick, about half of second, pale orange with blackish broad band medi- long, pale orange with three blackish bands on both surfaces: first ally; apex acute. Forewing markings similar to those of the pre- one near the base, second beyond half, and third before apex, apex ceding species in color pattern. Median fascia pale orange, arising with pale orange scales; third segment as long as half of the second, from middle of costa and obliquely extended to over lower margin pale orange basal 1/3 and blackish beyond, with pale orange apical of cell; large, pale orange, triangular costal patch well developed at part; apex acute (Figure 1b). Tegula blackish, except pale orange beyond 2/3 of costa, extending to vein M2, with a blackish round distal 1/3. Thorax pale orange dorsally, irregularly mixed with spot below costal margin; apex obtuse; termen oblique; fringe fuscous scales. Hind tibia with hair-like scales all around beyond blackish, with obscure pale orange basal line; venation similar to middle spurs. Forewing densely covered with fuscous scales that the preceding species. Hindwing pale grayish. Female irregularly; subbasal fascia pale orange, often obscure; median unknown. fascia pale orange, arising from costa medially and obliquely Male genitalia (Figure 5, 5a): Uncus slender, very short, less than extended to near inner margin, but not quite reaching to it; an ovate 1/4 of saccus, with acute apex. Gnathos reduced. Valva broad; pale orange patch at lower corner of cell, with black scales anteri- caudal margin slightly truncate, with long setae; ventral margin orly; large pale orange, triangular costal patch at beyond 2/3 of produced apically. Sacullus large, more or less triangular, sclero- costa, extending to vein M2, with a blackish round spot at middle on tized, both connected in basal half, with short process apically. anterior margin; costal margin slightly arched; apex obtuse; ter- Saccus elongate-triangular, narrowed towards apex; apex sharply men oblique; fringe blackish, with narrow, pale orange basal line; pointed. Aedeagus stout, long, as saccus þ tegumen round basally; venation (Figure 3) with R1 arising from before middle; distance basal 2/2 narrow and emissive wrinkles in distal 3/4; cornuti between R1eR2 at base slightly longer than that of R2eR3;R3 arising absent. from upper corner of cell; R4 and R5 stalked before middle; R5 to Distribution. Korea (Jeju Island). costa; M1 free from R4 þ R5;M2 and M3 free from each other; CuA1 Etymology. This species name is derived from the Latin, brevi (¼ free, arising near from lower corner of cell; distance CuA2eCuA1 at short) with a Latin diminutive suffix, cula, referring to the short base longer than three times of M3eCuA1. Hind wing pale grayish, uncus of the male genitalia. slightly narrower than forewing, slightly expanded in basal half of costa, then nearly straight; apex obtuse; termen oblique. Venation Meleonoma facialis Li & Wang, 2002 M1 not stalked with Rs; M2 present, nearly parallel to M1;M3 (Figures 6, 7, 7a) connate with CuA1; CuA2 arising from 2/3 of cell.