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Anim. Syst. Evol. Divers. Vol. 34, No. 2: 96-100, April 2018 https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2018.34.2.003 Review article New Reports of One Euteliid (Lepidoptera: Euteliidae) and Two Nolid (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) Moths from Korea Sei-Woong Choi1,*, Sung-Soo Kim2 1Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea 2Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology, Seoul 05236, Korea ABSTRACT One species of Euteliidae, Targalla delatrix (Guenée) and two species of Nolidae, Nola miyanoi Sasaki and Nola semiconfusa (Inoue) are reported for the first time in Korea. Targalla delatrix can be distinguished by the dark brownish forewings that show the transverse antemedial line, the costally rounded postmedial line and the bowl shaped marking on the costal part of subtermen and the dark brownish hindwings. Nola miyanoi can be distinguished by the whitish forewings that have the band-shaped central fascia with the blackish undulating antemedial line and the dark brownish undulating postmedial line and the whitish hindwings with a light blackish discal dot. Nola semiconfusa can be distinguished by the light grayish forewings that show deeply indented antemedial line, medially strongly projected and dentate postmedial line, a dark brownish subterminal line and a dark brownish termen, and the whitish hindwings with a light grayish discal dot. Adults and genitalia are illustrated and briefly described with their biological and distributional notes. Keywords: ‌new record, Euteliidae, Nolidae, Lepidoptera, Korea INTRODUCTION subfamilies (Risobinae, Collomeninae, Eligminae, Nolinae, and Chloephorinae) are known in Korea (Kim et al., 2016). The family Euteliidae Grote, 1882 is a well-defined mono- Here, we report one euteliid and two nolid species recorded phyletic group diagnosed by the following synapomorphies: from Korea for the first time. reduced female frenulum, modified basiconic sensilla on the proboscis, a small oval plate in the ductus ejaculatorius, inner surfaces of papillae anales directed posteriorly and a count- MATERIALS AND METHODS er-tympanal hood with a unique double structure (Kitching, 1987; Zahiri et al., 2010). Seven species of Euteliidae have Moths were collected using a UV-light bucket trap (BioQuip, been recorded in Korea (Kim et al., 2016). USA) during night (7:30 PM-12:30 AM) or attracted to a The family Nolidae Bruand, 1846 is a monophyletic group UV-light and resting on a white screen hanging between supported by three synapomorphies: a ridged boat-shaped poles. All collected moths were preserved in a freezer and cocoon that bears a vertical exit slit at one end, an elongated the abdomen and genitalia were mounted for examination. forewing retinaculum into a bar-like or digitate condition and For genitalia slide preparation, the abdomen of each spec- the presence of a postpiracular counter-tympanal hood (Zahiri imen was boiled in 10% KOH for approximately 20 min. et al., 2013). Eight subfamilies of the Nolidae are recognized, Scales and tissues were removed, stained with Chlorazol Diphtherinae Hübner, [1809], Risobinae Mell, 1943, Collo- Black, and mounted on slides in Euparal solution. For wing- meninae Kitching and Rawlins, 1998, Beaninae Zahiri and span length, the distance between both tips of forewings Holloway, 2013, Eligminae Mell, 1943, Westermanniinae was measured. Hampson, 1918, Nolinae Bruand, 1846 and Chloephorinae Terminology of adult, including the male and female gen- Stainton, 1859 (see Zahiri et al., 2013), and 66 species in five italia, refers to Scoble (1992). All materials are deposited in This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative *To whom correspondence should be addressed Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ Tel: 82-61-450-2783, Fax: 82-61-450-2789 licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, E-mail: [email protected] and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. eISSN 2234-8190 Copyright The Korean Society of Systematic Zoology Sei-Woong Choi, Sung-Soo Kim One Euteliid and Two Nolids from Korea B A C Fig.Fig. 1.1. Adults.Adults. A,A, TargallaTargalla delatrixdelatrix (Guenée); (Guenée); B,B, NolaNola miyanoimiyanoi Sasaki;Sasaki; C,C, NolaNola semiconfusasemiconfusa (Inoue). (Inoue). ScaleScale bars:bars: AA--CC==1010 mm. mm. thein thecollection collection of Insectof Insect collection, collection, Department Department of Environof Envi-- temedialtemedial line;line; postmedialpostmedial lineline costallycostally rounded;rounded; costalcostal partpart mentalronmental Education, Education, Mokpo Mokpo National National University. University. Abbrevia Abbrevi-- ofof subtermensubtermen withwith bowlbowl shapedshaped marking;marking; hindwingshindwings darkdark tionsations are are follows: follows: IC, IC, Incheon; Incheon; GG, GG, Gyeonggi; Gyunggi; JN,JN, JeollaJeolla-- brownish.brownish. MaleMale genitaliagenitalia withwith longlong saccus;saccus; transtillatranstilla longlong nam-do;nam-do; JJ,JJ, Jeju-do;Jeju-do; TL,TL, typetype locality.locality. digitatedigitate andand distallydistally hairy;hairy; uncusuncus short;short; valvavalva short;short; aedeaaedea-- gusgus withwith threethree spinularspinular cornuti.cornuti. Description.Description. WingspanWingspan 2626 mm.mm. AntennaeAntennae filiform;filiform; vertex,vertex, SYSTEMATICSYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTSACCOUNTS fronsfrons coveredcovered withwith reddishreddish andand creamycreamy whitewhite hairs;hairs; labiallabial palpipalpi long,long, upturned,upturned, wellwell projectedprojected beyondbeyond frons.frons. BodyBody OrderOrder LepidopteraLepidoptera Linnaeus,Linnaeus, 17581758 denselydensely coveredcovered withwith creamycreamy whitishwhitish hairs.hairs. Forewing:Forewing: darkdark FamilyFamily EuteliidaeEuteliidae Grote,Grote, 18821882 brown,brown, basalbasal partpart withwith darkdark blackishblackish undulatingundulating lines;lines; anteante-- GenusGenus TargallaTargalla Walker,Walker, 18581858 medialmedial lineline transverse,transverse, costallycostally borderedbordered withwith darkdark yellow,yellow, crescent-shapedcrescent-shaped marking;marking; postmedialpostmedial line line brown, brown, costally costal- 11**TargallaTargalla delatrixdelatrix (Guenée,(Guenée, 1852)1852) (Figs.(Figs. 1A, 2A, B) rounded,ly rounded, medially medially dentate; dentate; discal discal dot brown,dot brown, rounded; rounded; sub- PenicillariaPenicillaria delatrixdelatrix Guenée,Guenée, 1852:1852: 304.304. TL:TL: IndonesiaIndonesia termensubtermen costally costally with with dark dark brown, brown bowl-shaped bowl-shaped marking.marking. (Java).(Java). Hindwing:Hindwing: darkdark brown;brown; basallybasally lightlight brownish;brownish; medialmedial lineslines PenicillariaPenicillaria palliatrixpalliatrix Guenée,Guenée, 1852:1852: 305.305. TL:TL: IndonesiaIndonesia darkdark brownish,brownish, dorsumdorsum tingedtinged withwith darkdark reddishreddish undulatingundulating (Java).(Java). lines.lines. MaleMale abdomenabdomen andand genitalia:genitalia: OneOne pairpair ofof corematacoremata TargallaTargalla infidainfida Walker,Walker, 1857:1857: 1008.1008. TL:TL: IndiaIndia (Hindostan).(Hindostan). onon thethe 8th8th abdomen;abdomen; uncusuncus short,short, rounded;rounded; analanal tubetube wellwell PenicillariaPenicillaria ludatrixludatrix Walker,Walker, 1858:1858: 1773.1773. TL:TL: SriSri Lanka.Lanka. developed;developed; tegumentegumen short,short, triangular;triangular; juxtajuxta simple;simple; transtiltranstil-- EuteliaEutelia oppositaopposita Walker,Walker, 1863:1863: 67.67. TL:TL: Sarawak.Sarawak. lala long,long, digitate,digitate, apexapex hairy;hairy; juxtajuxta broad,broad, triangular;triangular; saccussaccus EuteliaEutelia subocellatasubocellata Walker,Walker, 1863:1863: 67.67. TL:TL: Sarawak.Sarawak. long,long, triangular.triangular. ValvaValva stout;stout; costacosta membranous;membranous; sacculussacculus long,long, basallybasally sclerotized,sclerotized, distallydistally withwith pointedpointed apex,apex, harpeharpe MaterialMaterial examined.examined. 11♂♂,, Korea:Korea: JJ:JJ: Seogwipo,Seoqwipo, Mt.Mt. HallaHalla-- broadbroad sclerotizedsclerotized process.process. AedeagusAedeagus rod-shaped;rod-shaped; cornuticornuti san,san, 33°2133°21ʹʹ3131ʺʺN,N, 126°27126°27ʹʹ4444ʺʺE,E, 1,1091,109 m,m, 44 AugAug 2014,2014, ChoiChoi threethree spinularspinular processes.processes. SW.SW. Distribution.Distribution. Korea,Korea, Japan,Japan, Indo-AustralianIndo-Australian tropicstropics (Fiji,(Fiji, Diagnosis.Diagnosis. DarkDark brownishbrownish forewingsforewings withwith transversetransverse anan-- RapaRapa Iti,Iti, thethe SocietySociety Islands,Islands, Hawaii).Hawaii). KoreanKorean name:name: 11**남방곧은띠비행기나방남방곧은띠비행기나방 ( (신칭신칭)) Anim.2 Syst. Evol. Divers. 34(2), 96-100 Anim. Syst. Evol. Divers. 34(2), 0-097 Sei-Woong Choi, Sung-Soo Kim One Euteliid and Two Nolids from Korea One Euteliid and Two Nolids from Korea C B C B D D A A E E F G HH F G H Fig.Fig. 2. Male andand femalefemale genitalia.genitalia. A, A, C, C, F, F, Male Male genital genital capsule; capsule; B, B,D, D,G, G,Aedeagus; Aedeagus; E, MaleE, Male abdomen; abdomen; H, FemaleH, Female genitalia. genitalia. A, B, A, Tar B,- galla delatrix (Guenée); C, D, Nola miyanoi Sasaki; E-H,- Nola semiconfusa (Inoue). TargallaFig. 2. delatrixMale and(Guenée); female genitalia. C, D, Nola A, miyanoi C, F, Male Sasaki; genital E H,capsule; Nola semiconfusa B, D, G, Aedeagus;(Inoue). E, Male abdomen; H, Female genitalia.
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    INFLUENCE OF HABITAT AND BAT ACTIVITY ON MOTH COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND SEASONAL PHENOLOGY ACROSS HABITAT TYPES BY MATTHEW SAFFORD THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Entomology in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018 Urbana, Illinois Advisor: Assistant Professor Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, Chair and Director of Research ABSTRACT Understanding the factors that influence moth diversity and abundance is important for monitoring moth biodiversity and developing conservation strategies. Studies of moth habitat use have primarily focused on access to host plants used by specific moth species. How vegetation structure influences moth communities within and between habitats and mediates the activity of insectivorous bats is understudied. Previous research into the impact of bat activity on moths has primarily focused on interactions in a single habitat type or a single moth species of interest, leaving a large knowledge gap on how habitat structure and bat activity influence the composition of moth communities across habitat types. I conducted monthly surveys at sites in two habitat types, restoration prairie and forest. Moths were collected using black light bucket traps and identified to species. Bat echolocation calls were recorded using ultrasonic detectors and classified into phonic groups to understand how moth community responds to the presence of these predators. Plant diversity and habitat structure variables, including tree diameter at breast height, ground cover, and vegetation height were measured during summer surveys to document how differences in habitat structure between and within habitats influences moth diversity. I found that moth communities vary significantly between habitat types.
  • Y Nycteola Columbana (Turner, 1925), Nolidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Nuevos Para La Fauna De Asturias (España)

    Y Nycteola Columbana (Turner, 1925), Nolidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Nuevos Para La Fauna De Asturias (España)

    Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), nº 59 (31/12/2016): 281–282. ISSN: 1134-9064 NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS Nola confusalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847), Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) y Nycteola columbana (Turner, 1925), Nolidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) nuevos para la fauna de Asturias (España) Juan José Guerrero, Rosa María Rubio, Manuel Garre & Antonio S. Ortiz Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física. Área de Biología Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia. Cam- pus de Espinardo. 30071 Murcia (España). [email protected] Resumen: Se aportan al catálogo lepidopterológico de Asturias datos sobre cuatro especies de la familia Nolidae (Noctuoidea). Los taxones que se citan por primera vez en el área de estudio son Nola confusalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847), Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) y Nycteola columbana (Turner, 1925), además de confirmar la presencia de Bena bicolorana (Fuessly, 1775). Palabras clave: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nolidae, nuevas citas, España, Asturias. Nola confusalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847), Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) y Nycteola columbana (Turner, 1925), Nolidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) new records for Lepidopteran checklist of Asturias (España) Abstract: Nola confusalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847), Pseudoips prasinana (Linnaeus, 1758) and Nycteola columbana (Turner, 1925) species belonging to the family Nolidae are reported to the Lepidopteran checklist of Asturias while Bena bicolorana (Fuessly, 1775) is confirmed in the study area. Key words: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nolidae, new records, Spain, Asturias. Introducción Material y métodos La familia Nolidae Meyrick, 1862 se encuentra representada en la Las capturas se realizaron en el Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa Península Ibérica por 27 especies, de las que once pertenecen al y en el Parque Natural de Somiedo, con trampas de luz negra y actí- género Nola Leach, 1815, y el resto se reparten entre los géneros nica de 15 vatios (tipo Heath), como parte de los muestreos realizados Meganola, Bena, Pseudoips, Nycteola, Garella y Earias (Vives, 2014).
  • Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) and Its Phylogenetic Implications

    Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) and Its Phylogenetic Implications

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGYENTOMOLOGY ISSN (online): 1802-8829 Eur. J. Entomol. 113: 558–570, 2016 http://www.eje.cz doi: 10.14411/eje.2016.076 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Spilarctia robusta (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) and its phylogenetic implications YU SUN, SEN TIAN, CEN QIAN, YU-XUAN SUN, MUHAMMAD N. ABBAS, SAIMA KAUSAR, LEI WANG, GUOQING WEI, BAO-JIAN ZHU * and CHAO-LIANG LIU * College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, China; e-mails: [email protected] (Y. Sun), [email protected] (S. Tian), [email protected] (C. Qian), [email protected] (Y.-X. Sun), [email protected] (M.-N. Abbas), [email protected] (S. Kausar), [email protected] (L. Wang), [email protected] (G.-Q. Wei), [email protected] (B.-J. Zhu), [email protected] (C.-L. Liu) Key words. Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae, Spilarctia robusta, phylogenetic analyses, mitogenome, evolution, gene rearrangement Abstract. The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Spilarctia robusta (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) was se- quenced and analyzed. The circular mitogenome is made up of 15,447 base pairs (bp). It contains a set of 37 genes, with the gene complement and order similar to that of other lepidopterans. The 12 protein coding genes (PCGs) have a typical mitochondrial start codon (ATN codons), whereas cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene utilizes unusually the CAG codon as documented for other lepidopteran mitogenomes. Four of the 13 PCGs have incomplete termination codons, the cox1, nad4 and nad6 with a single T, but cox2 has TA. It comprises six major intergenic spacers, with the exception of the A+T-rich region, spanning at least 10 bp in the mitogenome.