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Glyphipterix maritima Diakonoff 1979

  • 1. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia.

Description

Glyphipterix maritima Diakonoff, 1979

(Figs 4, 16, 31, 32)

Material examined. 1 ♀, Russia, Primorskii Krai, Terneiskii district, 50 km W of Maximovka village, upper Maximovka river, at the issue of Bolshaya Lugovaya river, 530 m a.s.l., 46°01’45” N, 137°03’35” E, 09.vii 1998 (leg. E. Beljaev), GS 347 MP; 1 ♀, Russia, Primorskii Krai, Chuguevskii district, 31 km SE of Chuguevka village, Verkhneussuriiskii station of FSCB, 590 m a.s.l., 44°22’07” N, 134°12’10” E, 20.vii 2018 (leg. M. Ponomarenko), GS 348 MP; 1 ♀, Russia, Primorskii Krai, Chuguevskii district, 24.5 km SE of Yasnoe village, 630 m a.s.l., 43°36’01” N, 134°14’20” E, 12.vii.2010 (leg. M. Ponomarenko), all in FSCB.

Diagnosis. G. maritima is closely related to G. gaudialis Diakonoff &Arita, 1976, by similar pattern of forewing, general morphology of the male genitalia, also by setaceous rounded lobes of postvaginal plate and large funnel-shaped antrum in the female genitalia. It can be differed by narrower forewing at whole, forewing with pale yellow transverse band at 1/5 of length, which narrower overall and especially constricted in dorsal half (Fig. 4). It differs by valva somewhat longer than aedeagus, vinculum with ventrolateral angles ventrally and relatively longer saccus, about half of aedeagus length in the male genitalia. Also, it is distinguished by setaceous lobes of postvaginal plate directed medially, antrum with large triangular notch on dorsal side and small thorns in its bottom arranged in ring with two lateral aggregations, narrow and long ductus bursae, approximately equal to corpus bursae in length and by corpus bursae more or less oval, without signa in the female genitalia (Figs 31, 32).

The related species G. gaudialis has broader forewing, which with yellow transverse band wider overall and not constricted in dorsal half. Its male genitalia with valva shorter than aedeagus, vinculum with rounded ventrolateral angles and relatively shorter saccus, 3.8 times shorter than aedeagus length in the male genitalia. Its female genitalia with lobes of postvaginal plate slightly flattened on apex and directed caudally, antrum without large notch on dorsal side, ductus bursae short, about 1/13 of corpus bursae length and corpus bursae elongated oval, with neck and two signa.

Adult, female. Wingspan 11.2 mm, forewing length 5 mm. The appearance of female corresponding to that of male described by Diakonoff (1979). The only differences in light yellow spot at 2/3 of dorsum: in female this spot Y-shaped, namely deeply emarginated similar to that in G. gaudialis, illustrated by Diakonoff (1986) (Figs 4, 16).

Female genitalia. Ovipositor relatively short, membrane between 9 th and 8 th abdominal segments about 1/3 of papillae anales length. Segment 8 th with sclerotised posterior margin. Apophysis posterioris slightly shorter than apophysis anterioris; each apophysis posterioris expanding into oval basal sclerotised plate distally, apophysis anterioris curved inwards in basal half. Setaceous lobes of postvaginal plate spaced and with rounded apex directed medially. Ostium large, rounded. Antrum sclerotised, funnel-shaped, with large triangular notch on dorsal side, and with ring of mainly singly located small thorns near bottom, some of which collected in 2 small lateral groups. Ductus bursae very thin, membranous, wrinkled in posterior part, almost equal to corpus bursae in length. Corpus bursae membranous, oval, without signa (Figs 31, 32).

Host plant. Unknown.

Distribution. Russia (south of Far East: Primorskii Krai).

Notes

Published as part of Tarasova, Anastasiia A. & Ponomarenko, Margarita G., 2025, New data on Microlepidoptera (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae, Adelidae, Glyphipterigidae, and Yponomeutidae) from the Far East of Russia, pp. 456-475 in Zootaxa 5715 (1) on page 466, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.40, http://zenodo.org/record/17888570

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
FSCB , MP
Material sample ID
GS 347 , GS 348
Event date
1998-07-09 , 2010-07-12 , 2018-07-20
Verbatim event date
1998-07-09 , 2010-07-12 , 2018-07-20
Scientific name authorship
Diakonoff
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Glyphipterigidae
Genus
Glyphipterix
Species
maritima
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Glyphipterix maritima Diakonoff, 1979 sec. Tarasova & Ponomarenko, 2025

References

  • Diakonoff, A. (1979) Descriptions of new Taxa of the so-called Glyphipterigidae Auctorum (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden, 54 (21), 291-312.
  • Diakonoff, A. & Arita, Y. (1976) New and old species of Glyphipterigidae and a new species of Acrolepiidae from Japan and the Far East (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen. Leiden, 50 (12), 179-219.
  • Diakonoff, A. (1986) Glyphipterigidae auctorum sensu lato. In: Amsel, E. G. (Ed.), Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Braun, Karlsruhe, pp. 1-466, 175 pls.