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Three species of Choreutidae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea with the first record of Brenthiinae for the country

  • Sohn, Jae-Cheon (Department of Science Education, Gongju National University of Education)
  • Received : 2022.03.06
  • Accepted : 2022.05.26
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

Three species of Choreutidae, Choreutis atrosignata (Christoph, 1888), Choreutis japonica (Zeller, 1877), and Litobrenthia japonica (Issiki, 1930), are reported for the first time from Korea. The records of C. atrosignata and C. japonica are based on two females from Yeongwol, Gangwon Province and from the Island Chujado, Jeju Province, respectively. The latter species was obtained from two larvae collected on the leaves of Ficus erecta (Moraceae). Photographs and data of rearing the larvae are provided. The record of L. japonica was based on two specimens collected from the Islands, Bogildo and Wando, Jeollanam Province. The present data of L. japonica represent the first record of the subfamily Brenthiinae and the genus Litobrenthia from Korea. Distributions of two species C. japonica and L. japonica, previously known only from Japan, now extends to Korea. Habitus and genitalia of the species treated here are briefly described and illustrated, if possible. To sum up, the Korean Choreutidae comprises four genera and 10 species, nine in Choreutinae and one in Brenthiinae.

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Drs Mamoru Owada and Utsugi Jinbo (NMNS) for their helps in my examination of the institutional collection. This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment(MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR202102204 & 202203201).

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