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| Proutia cornucervae Roh & Lee, in D.-J. Lee, J.-S. Lee, Kim, H. Lee, Byun et Roh, 2023. |
Abstract
Background:
The genus Proutia Tutt, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Psychidae) comprises 14 species found throughout the world. In East Asia, three species, Proutia chinensis Hättenschwiler & Chao, 1990, P. maculatella Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014 and P. nigra Saigusa & Sugimoto, 2014, are known from Korea, Japan and China.
New information:
Proutia cornucervae Roh & Lee, sp. nov. is newly recognised from Korea. In addition, Bruandella niphonica (Hori) is transferred to genus Proutia. Male and genitalia of the species are described and DNA barcodes are provided.
Keywords: Proutia cornucervae, Bruandella niphonica, new combination, DNA barcode, bagworms, Korea
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| Male of Proutia cornucervae sp. nov., Holotype: A adult; B antenna; C wing venation; D larval case; E genitalia, dorso-ventral aspect; F ditto, lateral aspect. |
Proutia cornucervae Roh & Lee sp. nov.
Diagnosis: This species is similar to P. nigra Saigusa and Sugimoto, but can be distinguished by the much darker wings being blackish-brown and pectinations of the antennae elongate and about about same length from basal flagellomeres to flagellomere 9. Whereas in P. nigra, the wings are slightly lighter, being brownish-black and pectinations of antennae abruptly becoming longer to 7th flagellomere.
Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin cornu and cerva (= antler), referring to the antennae shape.
Distribution: Korea (new species).
Dong-June Lee, Jae-Seok Lee, Jongwon Kim, Hyeon Lee, Bong-Kyu Byun and Seung Jin Roh. 2023. A New Species of the Genus Proutia Tutt (Lepidoptera, Psychidae) from Korea, based on Morphology and DNA Barcodes. Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e110313. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110313
