Table Of Content蝶と蛾 Lepidoptera Science 67（1）: 7-11, May 2016
Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev（ Lepidoptera, Tineidae） newly recorded from Japan, with
description of the female genitalia
Yohei OSADA1）, Yasuyuki MIYAMOTO2）, Makoto SAKAI3） and Toshiya HIROWATARI4）
1） Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University,
Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
2） Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University,
Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531 Japan
3） Kyosei-Kagaku, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0876 Japan
4） Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
Abstract Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962 is newly recorded from Japan. The female genitalia of this
species are described for the first time. The adults and male genitalia are also described in detail.
Key words Fomes fomentarius, fungus, Nemapogoninae, new record, Tineidae.
Introduction of wing venation, the forewing and hindwing were cleaned to
remove scales with a raccoon-fur brush in 70% EtOH, and
The members of the subfamily Nemapogoninae of the Tineidae
stained with acetocarmine in 6 hours.
feed on fungi. In Japan, six species belonging to three different
genera of the subfamily, Dinica endochrysa（ Meyrick, 1935）,
Description
Nemapogon granella（ Linnaeus, 1758）, N. masoplaca
Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962
（Meyrick, 1919）, N. robusta Gaedike, 2000, N. bidentata Xiao
& Li, 2010 and Triaxomera puncticulata Miyamoto, Hirowatari [Newly proposed Japanese name: Sujimon-kokuga]
& Yamamoto, 2002, are known to occur（ Miyamoto et al., 2002;
Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962: 1044-1045;
Sakai, 2013; Osada et al., 2015）.
Zagulajev, 1964: 371-373. fig. 329.
The genus Archinemapogon of the subfamily was established by
Diagnosis. Ground color of the male and female forewings is
Zagulajev（ 1962）, and it consists of nine species, A. yildizae
yellowish white, and there is a dark brown line in the center of
Koçak, 1981, A. assamensis Robinson, 1980, A. bacurianus
the forewing from the apex to the base. In the male genitalia, the
Zagulajev, 1962, A. erasella（ Zeller, 1863）, A. interstitiella
uncus is divergent, the vinculum is narrower than length of the
（Dietz, 1905）, A. oregonella（ Busck, 1901）, A. rileyi（ Dietz,
saccus and the phallus bears an elongate process near the apex
1905）, A. schromicus Zagulajev, 1964 and A. ussuriensis
dorsally. In the female genitalia, a pair of setose lobes is present
Zagulajev, 1962 from the Europe and the Russia of the Palearctic
in the ostium bursae, the lamella antevaginalis is slightly
and the USA of the Nearctic regions（ Zagulajev, 1962;
projected posteriorly, and the antrum is about 1/8 as long as the
Zagulajev, 1964; Robinson, 1980; Zagulajev, 1981）.
ductus bursae.
In this study, A. bacurianus is newly recorded from Japan and
Description. Male: length of forewing 6.5-8.8 mm; forewing
the female genitalia are described for the first time with
expanse 14.0-18.2 mm. Frenulum consisting of a single bristle.
redescriptions of the adults and male genitalia.
Head: vertex and face roughly clothed with whitish yellow hairs.
Antenna filiform, scape and pedicel covered with brown scales.
Materials and methods
Maxillary palpus clothed with yellowish white and brown scales.
Materials examined in this study are deposited in the collection Labial palpus covered with yellowish white and brown scales.
of Osaka Prefecture University（ OPU） and Kyushu University Thorax: mesonotum clothed with yellowish white scales, tegula
（KU）. dark anteriorly, yellowish white posteriorly; metanotum clothed
with yellowish while scales. Legs extensively covered with
For preparation of the male and female genitalia, the abdomens
brown scales. Abdomen covered with brown scales dorsally and
were removed and boiled for 4-5 minutes in 10 % aqueous KOH
yellowish white scales ventrally.
and stained with acetocarmine for 3-4 minuites. For observation
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Fig. 1. Adult of Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962, ♂.
Fig. 2. Wing venation of Archinemapogon bacurianus, ♂.
Wing markings（ Fig. 1）. Forewing yellowish white in ground about 2/3 as long as length of forewing. In hindwing, Sc+R1
color; costal margin with 4-5 dark brown maculae; a long dark ending about 4/5 on costal margin; discoidal cell about 1/2 as
brown line medially; a dark brown line on plical fold; termen long as length of hindwing; basal distance between M1 and M2
with dark brown scales. Fringe consisting of yellowish white and as long as basal distance between M2 and M3.
dark brown scales. Hindwing glassy grayish white in ground
Male genitalia（ Fig. 3A-E）. Uncus divergent, a pair of conical
color. Fringe consisting of pale glassy scales.
process with setae. Gnathos a pair of angled arms, pointed
Wing venation（ Fig. 2）. In forewing, Sc ending in middle of apically. Vinculum narrower than length of saccus; saccus about
costal margin; all R veins ending on costal margin; basal 1/2 as long as length of valva. Valva with a large digitiform
distance between R1 and R2 about three times as long as basal process with its base situated at about 2/3 of costa, with an acute
distance between R2 and R3; basal distance between M2 and M3 process posteriorly; valval apodeme developed; inner surface of
as long as basal distance between M3 and CuA1; discoidal cell valva with a pair of setose processes medially. Juxta a pair of
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lobes. Phallus about three times as long as length of valva; Kamikawa-cho, 1. vi. 1997, M. Sakai leg.; 1♂, same locality,
subzonal sheath 2/3 as long as phallus and divided into two 8. vii. 2015, Y. Osada leg.; 1♂, 14. viii. 2003, Asahidake-
parts, posterior 1/4 sclerotized, anterior 3/4 slightly sclerotized onsen, Higashikawa-cho, Y. Kusunoki leg.; 1♀, 7. vii. 2003,
and movable; suprazonal sheath 1/3 as long as phallus, with an same locality and collector.
elongate process near apex dorsally; vesica without cornuti.
Biology. The larvae were collected from Fomes fomentarius（ L.:
Female: length of forewing 7.0-9.8mm; forewing expanse 14.9- Fr.） Kickx. in Hokkaido.
21.0mm. Resembling male, but frenulum consisting of two
Remarks. The genital structures of both sexes of this species are
bristles.
similar to those of A. yildizae and A. ussuriensis, but different as
Female genitalia（ Fig. 4A-B）. Ostium bursae narrow; lamella follows. In the male, the apex of the conical process of the uncus
antevaginalis slightly projecting posteriorly, with a pair of setose is broader than in A. yildizae and narrower than in A. ussuriensis.
lobes posteriorly. Ductus bursae twice as long as apophysis In the female, the pair of setose lobes of the ostium bursae is
anterioris. Antrum developed, about 1/8 as long as ductus bursae. narrower than those in A. yildizae and A. ussuriensis.
Corpus bursae without signa.
The genus Archinemapogon is distinguished from other genera
Distribution. Japan（ Hokkaido）（ Newly recorded）; Caucasus. of the subfamily Nemapogoninae by the following characters
（Zagulajev, 1964）: the digitiform process of the valva is broader
Specimens examined. Japan: [Hokkaido] 5♂5♀, Aizankei,
Fig. 3. Male genitalia of Archinemapogon bacurianus. A: Whole genitalia except phallus, lateral
view. B: Ditto, ventral view. C: Uncus, dorsal view. D: Valva, juxta and anellus, dorsal view. E:
Phallus, lateral view.（ an: anellus. df: digitiform process, gn: gnathos, jx: juxta, sa: saccus, sb:
subzonal sheath, sp: suprazonal sheath, un: uncus, va: valva, ve: vesica, zo: zone）
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Fig. 4. Female genitalia of Archinemapogon bacurianus. A: Whole genitalia, ventral view. B:
Ditto, lateral view.（ aa: apophysis anterioris, ap: apophysis posterioris, at: antrum, cb: corpus
bursae, db: ductus bursae, ds: ductus seminalis, la: lamella antevaginalis, ob: ostium bursae）
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摘 要 突起を有し，ユクスタは1対，ファルスの先端付近に長い
突起を有す．雌交尾器では，ラメラ・アンテバギナリスは
Archinemapogon bacurianus（ 鱗翅目，ヒロズコガ科）の日
後方にやや突出し，交尾口の後方に1対の多数の毛の生え
本からの新記録および雌交尾器の記載（長田庸平・宮本泰
た突起を有し，アントルムは発達し，ドゥクツス・ブルサ
行・坂井 誠・広渡俊哉）
エはアポフィシス・アンテリオリスの約2倍で，コルプス・
Nemapogoninae亜科のArchinemapogon属は旧北区のヨー ブルサエにシグナを欠く．
ロッパやロシアおよび新北区のアメリカ大陸などで9種が
分布：日本（北海道）（新記録），コーカサス
知られ，サルノコシカケ科のキノコ類より幼虫が得られて
寄主：ツリガネタケ（サルノコシカケ科）
いたが，日本からは未記録であった．筆者らは北海道でツ
リガネタタケ（サルノコシカケ科）よりArchinemapogon Archinemapogon属は，近縁のNemepogon属に比べて雄交
bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962を確認し，雌交尾器を初めて図 尾器のバルバの指状突起が太く，ファルスのsuprazonal
示した． sheathに長い突起を有す．雌交尾器の産卵口の開口部に毛
の生えた1対の突起を有し，アントルムが比較的発達して
Archinemapogon bacurianus Zagulajev, 1962
いる．また，雄交尾器のファルスのsubzonal sheathは2つ
スジモンコクガ（新称）
の部分に分かれ，後方部は硬化がやや弱くて可動である点
開張14.0-21.0mm．前翅の地色はクリーム色で，前縁に4 は，Nemepogon属と共通しており両属の近縁性が示唆され
～5の暗褐色の斑紋，中央部と後方部に暗褐色の帯状の斑 るが，今後のさらなる研究が必要である．
紋をもつ．雄交尾器では，ビンクルムは上方が広く下方が
狭く，グナトスは先端が尖り，ウンクスは分岐し先端は円
錐状で，サックスは細く長く，バルバの後方には太い指状 （Received November 11, 2015. Accepted February 29, 2016）
