• Title/Summary/Keyword: Acrocercopinae

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Five Species of the Subfamily Acrocercopinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) New to Korea

  • Kim, Da-Som;Oh, Jae-In;Byun, Bong-Kyu
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.113-121
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    • 2022
  • The subfamily Acrocercopinae, is a relatively large group with over 500 described species under 28 genera. In this study, five species of the subfamily Acrocercopinae, Acrocercops distylii Kumata and Kuroko, 1988, Borboryctis euryae Kumata and Kuroko, 1988, Deoptilia heptadeta (Meyrick, 1936), Gibbovalva magnoliae Kumata and Kuroko, 1988, and Psydrocercops wisteriae (Kuroko, 1982), are reported for the first time from Korea. Moreover, four genera, Borboryctis Kumata and Kuroko, Deoptilia Kumata and Kuroko, Gibbovalva Kumata and Kuroko, and Psydrocercops Kumata are reported as new to Korea. Adults and genitalia of all species are described and illustrated.

Genus Telamoptilia (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) New to Korea

  • Kim, Da-Som;Byun, Bong-Kyu
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.162-166
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    • 2022
  • The family Gracillariidae, belonging to the superfamily Gracillarioidea, is one of the major group of leaf-miners. Among them, the genus Telamoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 has been known as a small genus with only nine described species over worldwide to date. In this study, the genus Telamoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 1988, is reported for the first time from Korea. In addition, two species of the genus Telamoptilia, T. grewiae Liu, Wang & Li, 2015 and T. tiliae Kumata & Ermolaev, 1988, are newly recorded in Korea. All the known species are enumerated with their available information. The adults and genitalia of all species are redescribed and illustrated.