A new subspecies of Macroscelesia longipes (Moore) (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from Japan

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A Macroscelesialongipes(Moore()LepidopterSeas,iidae)
new subspecies of
from Japan

Yutaka ARITA

Zoological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, 468 Japan
Abstract nfucroscete slioangip eysamatoensis is describe das a new subspecies and its host-
plant, Actinostemma gobatu m<Maximowicz M)aximowicz is newly recorded from Japan.
Key words Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Mtrcroscelesi alovegipe s(Moore )M,hicroscelesi alongipes
vamatoensis ssp, n., host-plant, Actinostemma lobatum.
A curious long-legge dclearwing moth has been littl eknown in Japan ,except for a
descriptio onf behaviour of laying eggs on the leaf and fruit of the vine of Cucurbitaceae,
Actinostemma lobatum (Maximowic sM)aximowics, by Gyotoku, 1964: 2. The moth
seerns to belong to an Orienta lChinese species Mtzcrosceie slioangipe s(Moor e1,877) ,but is
evidently differen ftrom specimens from China in the colour of hind tibia ltufts . Accord-
ingly I will describ ethe Japanes erepresentative as a new subspecies.
In writing this paper, I express my hearty thanks to Mr. I. Ohtsuka, Kumamoto-shi,
Mr.M. Okimoto and Mr. H.Yoshitomi of our laborator yf,or their help during my field
survey, and Dr.H,Inoue, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken and Dr.M,Owada, National Science
Museum, Tokyo, for loan of the material dealt with in this paper.
Macroscelesia longipes yamatoensis Arita, subsp. nov, (Fig s1,-2, 7-8)
cl and 9. 19,O-28. 0mm. Distinguishe fdrom the nominotypical subspecies bymore brown-
ish colour of hind tibia ltufts , The hind tibia ltufts have black with long ocher brown and
sparsely white hairs and basal 1/3 whitish in subspecies ivamatoensis, but black mixed with
long hairsin longipes.
ocher and white subspecies
Male genitalia (Fig 7.) . Uncus very long ,bilobe dapically, broac llinear w,ith rather sparse
long hairs ,Tegumen broad, with stout, rather long projecting pedunculi, Tuba analis
tubular, very long , Vinculum short, slender. Saccus clavate, remarkably long ,shorter
than cucullus. Anellus membranous. Valva slencler, long ; cucullus very long and slen-
der, with long dense hairs ,apex with a robust thorn ; long and stout projection from just
before broad, Aedeaguslong,
middle of ventral margin ; sacculus without cornuti.
Female genitalia <Fi g8,) . Papill aanalis rather short, with long hairs .Both apophyses
long, inlength.Ostium bursaebroad,large,
rather almost equal opening near anterior
Antrumlarge,cup-shaped.Ductusbursaeratherlong.
marginbf7thabdominalsternite.
Corpusbursaelarge
ovate, without signum,
Holotype Japan,Kyushu,Kumameto-ken, Ezuko, 29.VIII.1991,Y. Arita legit,
cln,
Paratypes : 1 9 (alloty pseam)e, locality as holotype, 30, VIII. 1991, Y, Arita legit , 1 cJn
1 \, Meguro [Tokyo ]n,o other data, genitalia on slide no. NSMT c{i 1973 and NSMT 9
1974, mounted by Y. Arita ,collection of the National Scienc Meuseum (Nat ,Hist,) ,Tokyo ;
1 9, Ukiha-gun, Fukuoka-ken, 1, VI, 1950, N. Gyotoku legit ,co,llection of Dr, H. Inoue ;
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Figs.1-6. nfucroscele sloinagipes (Moore) .1.M/ longipe s)timatoensi sArita ,subsp.
nov. di,holotype;2, Ditto ,9,paratyp;e3. M. Iongipe slongipe (sMoore) ,9,
lectotype ,Chekiang; 4. Ditto,labels; 5.Ditto ,9, paralectotype, Shanghai; 6.
Ditto l,abels.
1?, Tanushimaru-cho, Ukiha-gun, Fukuoka-ken, 27. VII.1966, N. Gyotoku legit ,c,ollec-
tion of Dr. H. Inoue ; 2 c{fi ,same localit ays holotype ,25. II.1990, reared from larvae in gall
of Actinostemma lobatum ; 15 cl 6 \, same locality as holotype, 29-30. VIII. 1991, Y.
Arita,M. Okimoto & H,Yoshitomi legit,

Distribution Japan(Honshu Kyushu).
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genitalia ,paratypes. 7.Male genitalia ,genitalia slide no.NSMT 1973; 8.
Female genitalia ,genital i a sl id e n o, NS M T 1974 (Scal eline-ID mm).
Host-plan t: Actinostemma lvbatum (Maximowicz )Maximowicz (Cucurbitaceae).
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摘 要
eeMacroscelesialongipes 一
日本 　 　 の 新亜種 （有田　豊）
日本に後脚の非常に長い 奇妙なモ モ ブトス カシ バ （Figs．1−2）が居るこ とは以前か ら知 られてい た．ま
た，こ の種が蔓植物で あるウ リ科の ゴ キズ ル Actinostemma　lobatumの葉や果実に産卵するこ とも知ら
れて いた （行徳，1964：2）．この種は調査の結果，中国の 上海か ら記載された Macroscelesi　alongipes
（Moore，　1877）（Figs．3−6）である こ とがわかっ た．しか し後脚の tibial　tuftの 色彩がよ り茶色い こ とで
原名亜種と異なるこ とが明か となっ た．そこで 日本の個体群を新亜種 として記載した．和名はア シ ナ ガ
モ モ ブ トス カシ バ （新称）としたい．
　食草の ゴキズル は池の 周辺や河川に沿 っ た所に生える植物なの で アシ ナ ガモ モ ブ トス カシ バ もその
ような環境で 見い だ される．
（Accepted　June　4，1992）
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