Taxonomic revision of the genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species

Johei Oku; Yositaka Sakamaki; Toshiya Hirowatari

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.7

Taxonomic revision of the genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa. 2021 Jul 6;4996(3):525-539. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.7.

Authors

Johei Oku¹, Yositaka Sakamaki², Toshiya Hirowatari³

Affiliations

¹ Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, 819-0395 Japan. . z610034b@yahoo.co.jp.
² Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065 Japan. . ysaka@agri.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.
³ Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, 819-0395 Japan. . hirowat_t@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 34810515
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.7

Abstract

Six Japanese species of the genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schffer, 1853 (Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) are treated: L. chersitis Meyrick, 1918; L. daebuensis Park Lee, 1999; L. duplicata (Gozmy, 1978); L. tridentata Wu Liu, 1993; L. fascimaculata sp. nov.; and L. fuscialaris sp. nov.. One species, L. duplicata (Gozmy, 1978), is reported for the first time from Japan. The male and female genitalia, wing venation, and adult appearance are illustrated for all the species.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Female
Genitalia
Japan
Lepidoptera*
Male
Moths*