[Entomology • 2021] Agrioglypta fulguralis • A New Species of the Genus Agrioglypta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Japan based on morphological characters and DNA barcoding

 

Agrioglypta itysalis (Walker, 1859)  A, ♂; B, ♀; 

Agrioglypta fulguralis Rosfiansyah, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov.,
C, holotype (♂); D, paratype (♀) 

in Rosfiansyah, Yagi, Tomura et Hirowatari. 2021. 

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2021.10.001

Abstract

Agrioglypta fulguralis Rosfiansyah, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov. (Crambidae) is described from the Ryukyus, Japan, based on morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding. Although this new species is similar to A. itysalis, it can be distinguished by the following characters: its smaller size, a lightning marking on the discoidal part of the hindwing, lack of a pair of scale tufts on male seventh abdominal segment, shorter uncus, wider tegumen, wider valva in the male genitalia, and fewer spines in the signum in the female genitalia. DNA barcoding also supports the distinction of this new species from A. itysalis found in China, Java, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Images of the adults and male and female genitalia are provided herein.

 

Keywords: Agrioglypta fulguralis sp. nov., Agrioglypta itysalis, Genitalia, Ryukyus, Spilomelinae

Family Crambidae Latreille, 1810

Subfamily Spilomelinae Guenée, 1854

Genus Agrioglypta Meyrick, 1932

Agrioglypta itysalis (Walker, 1859)

[Japanese name: Yaeyama-ikarimon-nomeiga]

  Adult of Agrioglypta spp. from Japan:
A, A. itysalis (♂); B, A. itysalis (♀); 
C, A. fulguralis sp. nov., holotype (♂); D, A. fulguralis sp. nov., paratype (♀). 

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Agrioglypta fulguralis Rosfiansyah, Yagi & Hirowatari sp. nov.

Etymology. The specific name derived from the latin fulgur (= lightning), which refers to two connected stripes on the median area of the hindwing.

 

 Rosfiansyah, Sadahisa Yagi, Shunsuke Tomura and Toshiya Hirowatari. 2021. A New Species of the Genus Agrioglypta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Japan based on morphological characters and DNA barcoding. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 14(1); 557-568. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2021.10.001 [1 December 2021]

[Entomology • 2025] Sufetula fulgurata, S. gigantea, S. serrata, ... • Assessment of Species Diversity of the Lathrotelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Philippines using Morphology and DNA Barcoding reveals Eight New Species

3. Diplopseustis brunnealis comb. nov., male, right half. 4. Sufetula paula comb. nov., male, right half. 

5. Sufetula choreutalis, female, right half. 6. Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., female, right half. 

7. Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., male, right half. 8. S. fulgurata sp. nov., female, right forewing.

13. Sufetula monticola sp. nov., female, right half.

16. Sufetula metallias comb. nov., male, right half.

17. Sufetula polystrialis, male, right half.

Müller, Hayden, Lees & Léger, 2025

  DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.012 

Abstract

Lathrotelinae is a recently rehabilitated subfamily of moths within Crambidae. They can be recognized by the presence of costal median spots on the forewing, the absence of chaetosemata and the loss of the gnathos in the male genitalia. With the analysis of morphological characters and DNA barcodes, eight species authored by Müller, Hayden & Léger are described as new from the Philippines: Sufetula elfridea sp. nov., Sufetula falcata sp. nov., Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., Sufetula minuta sp. nov., Sufetula monticola sp. nov., Sufetula oculalis sp. nov. and Sufetula serrata sp. nov. New combinations are provided for Sufetula metallias Meyrick, 1897 comb. nov., Sufetula paula West, 1931 comb. nov. and Diplopseustis brunnealis Hampson, 1917 comb. nov. Sufetula choreutalis (Snellen 1880), Sufetula metallias comb. nov. and Sufetula polystrialis Hampson, 1912 are newly recorded for the Philippines. The molecular results reveal cryptic diversity correlated with geographical or elevational distribution in four of the species.

Keywords: Diplopseustis, Sufetula, systematics, taxonomy

Figures 3-8. Wings of Lathrotelinae species.
3. Diplopseustis brunnealis comb. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f6a, male, right half. 4. Sufetula paula comb. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f67, male, right half. 
5. Sufetula choreutalis, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f58, female, right half. 6. Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f56, female, right half.
7. Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f6e, male, right half. 8. S. fulgurata sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_1ff9c0, female, right forewing.

 

Anne Müller, James Hayden, David C. Lees and Théo Léger. 2025. Assessment of Species Diversity of the Lathrotelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Philippines using Morphology and DNA Barcoding reveals Eight New Species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. In Press. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.012 [17 March 2025]

[Entomology • 2019] Emphylica crassihamata • Revision of the Genus Emphylica Turner, 1913 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) based on Morphology and Molecular Data

[2, 12] E. diaphana,   [3, 13] Emphylica crassihamata,
[4, 14] E. cruoralis,   [15] E. xanthocrossa, 
    

in Chen, Liu, Jin & Zhang, 2019. 

 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.836.32796

Abstract

Moths of the genus Emphylica Turner, 1913 resemble species of Achyra Guenée, 1849, Loxostege Hübner, 1825 and Sitochroa Hübner, 1825 in having a conical frons. In order to examine the monophyly of Emphylica, and its relationship to other genera with a conical frons, a molecular phylogenetic framework is reconstructed based on sequence data of COI, 16S rRNA, 28S rRNA, EF-1α and Wg gene regions. The results robustly support the monophyly of Emphylica. Achyra + (Loxostege + Sitochroa) is in a sister position to Emphylica. A new species, E. crassihamata sp. n., is described from Southern China and two new combinations, E. diaphana (Caradja & Meyrick, 1934), comb. n. and E. cruoralis (Warren, 1895), comb. n., are proposed. An identification key based on males is provided for all Emphylica species. The adult habitus and genitalia of all species are figured.

Keywords: Achyra, China, conical frons, Loxostege, molecular phylogeny, new combinations, new species, Sitochroa

Head profiles of species of Emphylica, Loxostege, Achyra and Sitochroa
2 Emphylica diaphana 3 E. crassihamata 4 E. cruoralis
5 E. xanthocrossa. 6 Loxostege sticticalis 7 L. deliblatica
8 Achyra massalis 9 Sitochroa umbrosalis 10 S. palealis.

Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Adults of Emphylica spp. 
12 Emphylica diaphana, male (Hexi, Fujian) 13 E. crassihamata, holotype, male (Shixing, Guangdong)
14 E. cruoralis, male (Khasis, India) 15 E. xanthocrossa, female (Hidden Valley, Western Australia).

  Scale bar: 5.0 mm.

 Kai Chen, Qingming Liu, Jianhua Jin and Dandan Zhang. 2019. Revision of the Genus Emphylica Turner, 1913 based on Morphology and Molecular Data (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae).  ZooKeys. 836: 113-133.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.836.32796

[Entomology • 2018] Eumorphobotys concavuncus & E. horakae • Revision of the Genus Eumorphobotys (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) with Descriptions of Two New Species

 

Eumorphobotys concavuncus & E. horakae 

Chen, Zhang & Stănescu, 2018

  DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.4 

Abstract

The genus Eumorphobotys Munroe & Mutuura (1969) comprises two species that have been found in southern China. Two new species, E. concavuncus sp. n. and E. horakae sp. n., are described from southwest China. In appearance, this genus also resembles Calamochrous Lederer, 1863, Sclerocona Meyrick, 1890, Prodasycnemis Warren, 1892, and Loxoneptera Hampson, 1896. In order to evaluate the generic placement of the new taxa, the phylogeny of Eumorphobotys species and several species representing the potential related genera based on sequence data of COI, 16S rRNA, EF-1α and 28S rRNA gene regions were reconstructed and the taxonomy of these genera based on morphological characters was re-assessed. The results are as follows: (i) the monophyly of Eumorphobotys is well supported; (ii) Loxoneptera is paraphyletic. Two species of Calamochrous were recovered as terminal lineages within Loxoneptera; (iii) the clade comprising species of Loxoneptera and Calamochrous is in the sister position to Eumorphobotys with a robust support; (iv) species of Loxoneptera and Calamochrous resemble Eumorphobotys in the wing shape and the porrect labial palpus but differ in genitalia structures. The relationships of these genera are discussed; (v) two new species, E. concavuncus sp. n. and E. horakae sp. n., are described, Calamochrous obscuralis (Caradja, 1925) syn. n. is synonymized with E. eumorphalis (Caradja, 1925) based on the male genitalia and the adults and genitalia of all species (except the female of E. horakae sp. n.) are illustrated.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Loxoneptera, identification key, systematics, genitalia, molecular phylogeny, new synonyms, China

Kai Chen, Dandan Zhang and Mihai Stănescu. 2018. Revision of the Genus Eumorphobotys with Descriptions of Two New Species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae). Zootaxa. 4472(3); 489–504.  DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.4

[Entomology • 2024] Glyphodes nurfitriae & G. ahsanae • Two New Species in the Genus Glyphodes Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Indonesia

 

[C, D]  Glyphodes nurfitriae Sutrisno, 
[E, F]  Glyphodes ahsanae Sutrisno,  

in Watung, Darmawan, Narakusumo, Nugroho, Encilia, Qodri, Peggie, Ubaidillah et Sutrisno, 2024

DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.5

Researchgate.net/publication/377627030

Abstract

Two new species of Glyphodes Guenée, 1854 from Indonesia are proposed as new to science, namely G. nurfitriae sp. nov. and G. ahsanae sp. nov. The total number of recorded Glyphodes for Indonesia is 48 at present. Images of adults and genitalia are provided for both new species.

Agrioglypta, Chabulina, diversity, genitalia, moth, morphology, Papua, Sulawesi

 (A) Glyphodes stolalis ♂ (MZB. Lepi. 715), (B) G. stolalis ♀ (MZB. Lepi. 716),
(C) G. nurfitriae sp. nov. ♂ (holotype; MZB. Lepi. 687.01) (D) G. nurfitriae sp. nov. ♀ (paratype; MZB. Lepi. 678.01)
(E) G. ahsanae sp. nov. ♂ (holotype; MZB. Lepi. 682.01), (F) G. ahsanae sp. nov. ♀ (paratype; MZB. Lepi. 713.01).

Abbreviations, amb= antemedial band, ap= apex, bb= basal band, mb= medial band, pmb= postmedial band. Arrows indicate diagnostic characters.

Glyphodes nurfitriae Sutrisno sp. nov.

Etymology. The specific name nurfitriae is derived from the name of the first daughter, Nur Fitria, of the senior author, Hari Sutrisno. This name is dedicated to her support during our preparing of this manuscript. A noun in the genitive case.

Distribution. Kwerba, Mt. Foja, Papua only (Indonesia).

Glyphodes ahsanae sp. nov. 
(E) ♂ (holotype; MZB. Lepi. 682.01), (F) ♀ (paratype; MZB. Lepi. 713.01).

Glyphodes ahsanae Sutrisno sp. nov. 

Etymology. The specific name ahsanae is derived from the name of the 2nd daughter, Annisa Ahsan,  of  the senior author, Hari Sutrisno. This name is dedicated to her support during the preparation of this manuscript. A noun in the genitive case.

Distribution. West Java, Southeast Sulawesi and North Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Jackson F. WATUNG, Darmawan DARMAWAN, Awit SUWITO, Raden Pramesa NARAKUSUMO, Hari NUGROHO, Encilia ENCILIA, Agmal QODRI, Djunijanti PEGGIE, Rosichon UBAIDILLAH and Hari SUTRISNO. 2024. Description of Two New Species in the Genus Glyphodes Guenée from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae).  Zootaxa. 5403(4); 469-478. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5403.4.5

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[Entomology • 2024] Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms

 

Sufetula culshawi

Young, Hall, Richards & Lees, 2025

 

DOI: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.126042  

Abstract

A new species of the pantropical genus Sufetula Walker, 1859 (Crambidae: Lathrotelinae) is described. A male specimen was found by Martin Culshaw as an accidental import in Stirlingshire, Scotland, whilst a female specimen was later found in the Natural History Museum collections, which had been reared in southernmost Kyushu, at Ibusuki, Japan. These specimens do not match externally the 31 currently accepted described species in the genus. We obtained a full 658 bp DNA barcode from both specimens (together with all of COI from the Japanese exemplar) that confirmed their conspecificity but showing at least 7.49% p-distance from any presently existing cluster. Phylogenetic analysis, including 14 other exemplars with DNA barcodes from BOLD/GenBank, failed to place the new taxon with any existing lathroteline species group. The Japanese specimen was reared from the roots of an Areca Palm Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Wendland in 1987, whilst the specimen imported to Scotland may have emerged from the same species. This information suggests that the new species is a previously unrecognised coloniser of horticulturally imported palms. Currently we cannot rule out the hypothesis that the species is native to habitats containing palms in the southern Japanese islands, and further specimens should be searched for in collections and in the wild. However, INaturalist images externally diagnostic for the species suggest it is widespread in South East Asia.

a. Dorsal view of Sufetula culshawi paratype male NHMUK013699321 from Stirling, Scotland; b. Ventral view of S. culshawi paratype male;
c. S. culshawi paratype male habitus photo; d. S. culshawi holotype female NHMUK013706270 from Ibusuki, Japan, dorsal view.

 Mark R. Young, Peter R. Hall, Nigel G.J. Richards, David C. Lees. 2025. Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms. Nota Lepidopterologica. 48: 1-14. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.126042  

[Entomology • 2024] Pacifimusotima kosrena • New Genus and Species of the Musotiminae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Federated States of Micronesia, including two newly combined species

Pacifimusotima kosrena Ko & Solis,  

in Ko, Solis, Lees et Dasari, 2024. 

DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5497.1.6 

 Researchgate.net/publication/383291654

Abstract

Pacifimusotima kosrena Ko & Solis, gen. nov. & sp. nov., is described from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). We newly combine Parthenodes eugethes (Tams, 1935), comb. nov. and Parthenodes rectangulalis (Kenrick, 1907), comb. nov. in Pacifimusotima Ko & Solis. Illustrations of adults, genitalia, and brief remarks on related species are provided.

Lepidoptera, new genus, new species, new combination, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean

 1−8. Adults of Pacifimusotima and Parthenodes spp.
 1a. Pacifimusotima kosrena Ko & Solis, sp. nov., holotype, male, Kosrae, Micronesia; 1b. Pacifimusotima kosrena Ko & Solis, sp. nov., paratype, female, Kosrae, Micronesia; 2. Pacifimusotima rectangulalis comb. nov., male, Chuuk, Micronesia, USNMENT01894106, USNM genitalia slide no. 116393; 3. Pacifimusotima eugethes, comb. nov., male, Apia, Samoa, USNMENT01894135;
4. Parthenodes hydrocampalis (co-type), NHMUK015666233; 5. Parthenodes parallelalis (= P. paralleloidalis), holotype, Chanchamayo, Peru, NHMUK015666232; 6. Parthenodes bisangulata, holotype, Sikkim, India, NHMUK013699575;
7. Pacifimusotima rectangulalis, comb. nov., syntype, Ekeikei, Papua New Guinea, NHMUK010919370; 8. Parthenodes nigriplaga, syntype, Khasia Hill, Meghalaya, India, NHMUK013699595.

 Head of Pacifimusotima kosrena Ko & Solis, sp. nov. 
9. Dorsal view; 10. Lateral view.   

Distribution. Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae), Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Borneo.

Etymology. The generic name is a combination of the prefix " Pacifi," from "Pacific Ocean," and the suffix " Musotima ," from the type genus " Musotima ". Gender is feminine.

Jae-Ho Ko, M. Alma Solis, David C. Lees, Austin Albert Dasari. 2024. Pacifimusotima Ko & Solis, New Genus and Species of the Musotiminae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Federated States of Micronesia, including two newly combined species.  Zootaxa. 5497(1); 111-122. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5497.1.6

  Researchgate.net/publication/383291654_Pacifimusotima_new_genus_and_species_from_F_S_Micronesia

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[Entomology • 2024] Talanga horakae • Re-description of the Genus Talanga Moore (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) and the Description of A New endemic Species from Indonesia

 

A, Talanga quadristigmalis; B, T. nubilosa;
C, Talanga horakae Sutrisno sp. nov. 

in Darmawan, Watung, Suwito, Narakusumo, Encilia, ... et Sutrisno, 2024. 

 DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102323

Highlights: 

• The usefulness of female genitalia as diagnostic character in Talanga since their signa structures are species specific.

• A new endemic species Talanga horake is a new to science.

• An identification key of Indonesian Talanga based on external morphology and female genitalia characters.

Abstract

Six species of the genus Talanga Moore 1855 are re-described based on both morphological and genitalia characters. T. tolumnialis Walker is not included due to the lack of available of material. Morphological characters such as a tapering, oblique outwardly antemedial band on the forewing and two black metallic spots externally bordered by similar minute interciliar spots on the hindwing, are proposed as the most appropriate characters to define the genus Talanga. The study also reveals that certain genitalia characters, such as a spatula-shaped uncus, a simple valva with a medial rod-like plate, a long cylindrical phallus without cornuti, a bundle of pencil hairs at the coremata base in male genitalia, and a pair of ovate or circular signa medially bearing denticles in female genitalia, are also diagnostic of this genus. The description of a new endemic species from Foja Mountain, Talanga horakae sp. nov., is presented, as well as an identification key to Indonesian species, and images of adults and genitalia of the studied species.

 

Keywords: Diagnostic characters, Genitalia, Identification key, Papua, Talanga

A, Talanga quadristigmalis; B, T. nubilosa;
C, T. horakae sp. nov. #f (holotype) 

Talanga horakae Sutrisno, sp. nov.

Diagnosis. The female of Talanga horakae, sp. nov., can be easily distinguished from allied species within the genus Talanga by the presence of a simple crown distad to the black medial band on the forewing, and a dark brown, curved, oblique line, running from the distad M1 to CuA2 on the hindwing (Fig. 2C; black arrows). Diagnostic characters of the female genitalia include a pair of ovate signa with scattered blunt denticles medially, dense sharp denticles along the margin, ...

 

Darmawan Darmawan, Jackson F. Watung, Awit Suwito, Raden Pramesa Narakusumo, Encilia Encilia, Agmal Qodri, Dhian Dwibadra, Djunijanti Peggie, Rosichon Ubaidillah and Hari Sutrisno. 2024. Re-description of the Genus Talanga Moore and the Description of A New endemic Species from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae; Spilomelinae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. In Press. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102323