The Zygaenidae, Hyblaeidae, Thyrididae, Limacodidae, Uraniidae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae and Nolinae (Noctuidae) of the Ogasawara Islands, with additions and corrections to the Geometridae and Pyralidae (Lepidoptera) : Moths of Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Par

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The Zygaenidae, Hyblaeidae,Thyrididae,Limaeodidae,Uraniidae,

Sphingida eA,retiidae and Nolinae (Noetuid aofe )the Ogasawara Islands,
with additions and corrections to the Geometridae and Pyralidae
(Lepidoptera)
(Moth sof Ogasawara (Boni nIs)lands ,Part IV)
Hireshi INouE

311-2,Bushi,lruma City,SaitamaPrefi3,S8-OOS3Japan

Abstract Various families of "Bombyces & Sphinges" are listed ,includin gdescription sof
Banisi a whatVoj,i sp. nov. (Thyridida ean)d Gathynia jumicos ttaslancf ibsaubsp, nov,
(Uraniida e)A.dditiona linformatio non the Geometridae and Pyralidae i spresented.
Key words Ogasawara Islands ,Bombyces, Sphinges, endemic species, nominotypical sub-
specles,
In Part IV of Moths of the Ogasawara Islands ,in thi spaper various familie sbelonging to
"Bombyces & Sphinges" sensu Seitz ,711l rMeacronepidbptera of the rvbrid or Die Gross-
Sichmettenti ntgleer thde will be deal twith. At the same time additional informatio nand
corrections to the Geometridae (Par ItI) and Pyralida e(Par ItII )will be presente d.Colour
photographs of many species, includin ggndemi cones, liste adnd newly describe din previous
and presen tparts will be shown.
All the type material and other specimens recorded in Part II, III and IV will be deposited
in The Natural History Museum, London, excepting where indicate dto the contrary,
Abbreviatiens.BMH: BishopMuseum, Honolulu. FFPRI: Forestry ForestProd-
and
ucts Research Institu tIeb,araki .HUS : Hokkaido Universit yS,apporo. OSBTAS : Oga-
sawara Subtropica lBranch of Tokyo Metropolita nAgric .Exp. Statn,
FamilyZYGAENIDAE

SubfamilyProcridinae

Artona (IBalata ematrtDini Efetov
Artona (IBalatae omjartini Efetov ,1997 : 170 ,fig s7-12,
Balataea junerad sI:noue, 1982: 294, pl .32: 21, 22, nec Butler.
Specimens Chichijima:Komagari,v,1987,19 (S.Koyane); duto,5.iv,1995,
examined,
1g Kita-fukurozawa,7.iv,1995,1\ (T.OhbayashOiS)B,TAS,
;
Recently two closely similar species of Artona in Japan were separated and one ofthem was
describe das new by Efetov (1997 ).Sugi (1997 r)ed,escribed them in Japanese with good
illustrati oofnmsoths and genitali aMonzen (195 :1 25) fir srtecorded it as Artona
,funerads
fromOgasawara data. This introducedintoOgasawara
without other species was apparently
by human
activities.
Distribution.Ogasawara(ChichijimJaap)a,n(HonshuK,yushu), Taiwan, China, Vietnarn.

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nryrsusaks elarads (Walke r9), 3 Be4m)a boninens r(sMatsumura )d,i 4 Gathynia
jumicas tasalandica subsp noy Paratype, \ 5 Ditto Helotype ,{1 6 Ditto Par
atype, \ 7 Ditto Paratype ,cl 8 IVbl ainj7'atha Inoue, cj- 9 Ditto ,\ 10
Tlhalassz)do s st{peraeutrpennrs Inoue Holotype, cjn tl Pelagodes qgasawarensis
(Inou e)Holotype , dl 12 Gymnosce ltbsoninens rsInoue Holotype, di l3
llseudonadogar ahepatscalnou e Holotype, di i 14 Bontnnatlagar acmaomorphalnoue
Holotype,di 15 Ditto,undersurfac e 16 CZeoraqgasawarensasInou e Holotype,cl
17 7vaalamonhyneha cramboidhs lnoue Holotype, dn 18 Ditto Paratype ,\ 19
Endotnehapulveneak sHampson, cf- 20 Ditto, 4 21 havena attuteha (Ragone t\),
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labes gnidZei l(aMillier e9). ,24. Microthrix inconspicueha (Ragono t\)., 2S. hidonry-
laea eugrerpheLla (Ragonot ),\, 26. Cainmompha athistrigeiZbe s(Hampson )cy,, 27.
O･ambus boninetZt Sihsibuya, 6i. 28. Bocchort sathipunctads Shjbuya ,c?i. 29. Stdetula
minuscula Inoue. Paratype ,cin. 30. Musotima kumatai Inoue, Helotype, cin. 31.
Ditto, cr. 32. Ditto, cfi. 33, Pqgy,cla eininezaits Inoue. Holotype, cgT. 34. Ditto. Par-
atype, ?. 35. Agrotera faTvoba sIanoduse. Holotype, cin. 36. Ditto. Paratype ,\,
37. Rehintena variegata Inoue . Holotype , cfT. 38. Ditto .Paratype ,9. 39. Ditto.
Paratype ,\, 40. Aracole iganessi tItnioue ,e, 41. Metasia biiiheate iI7nobue. Holotype,
[iz. 42. Hlerpetogramma submarginads (Swinhoe )4,. 43. GCmphodes fonestr nIntoaue.
Holotype ,di . 44. Erpis pacita pacijft] aHampson, \. 45. Ditto ,\. 46. EL pacijZca
iwojimens ilsnoue . Paratype ,\. 47. Paroti sqgasawarensi s(Shibuy a{1.),
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FamilyHYBLAEIDAE

Ilyblaea (Cramer)
puera
A female specimen from Chichljima was illustrat beyd Sugi (198 2i)n Inoue et al,, Moths of
35: 14.
tlapan, pl.
Specimens examined, Chichijima :Komagari, 3. vi. 1997 ,4exs, from larva eon P7tex
(Verbenaoe(aTe.)Ohbayashi),OSBTAS,
rotundij7oha
Fisr trecorded from Ogasawara by Nakane (l97 :0 18) without other data.
Distribution . Ogasawara (Chichiji mSaW) ,Japan, Taiwan, Philippines ,Micronesia, wide-
spread in tropical areas of the world.
Family THYRIDIDAE

Subfamily Striglininae

Banisia (Walker()Fig2.)
ay,:susali selaralis
Ryrad selaratts Walker, 1859, X Proc .Linn. Soc. Lonct 3: 901. [Ceylon]
Bantsia myrsusads elarads: Wha"ey, 1976: IS6 ,pl .13: 126; pl.39:302;pl. 52:415; pl.67: 590;
Inoue ,1982: 304, pl ,35: 35.
Specimensexamined, Chichljima: MtMikazuki, 16.vi,1979,1 9 (N.Watanabe)H,aha-

jima :Kitamura, 28. ix .1977, 1? (Y.Watanabe);Ontaket '1{9a .jvia. ,1979, 19 {N.
Watanabe),
Distributio n.Ogasawara (Chichij iHmahaa,jima), widely spread in the Aethiopian,
Oriental AustralianRegions,
and
Banisia whalloji sp. nov. (Fig .1)
Banisia plagiata subsp. : Whalley, 1976: 160, nec Butler.
Usually smaller than plagiata ; fbrewing without hyaline white spots, under surface more
weakly marked. Specimens collected in January to April are large rand usually more
reddish than those secured in June to September.
Male genitali (aFi g4.8) , Very similar to plagiata b,ut sacculus proces s(aft Wehralley, l976)
strongly serrated at ventral margin, with a small stick-like process at basal area. Female
genitali a(Fi g4.9) . Colliculum granulate dc,ephalic margin fla tn,ot bilobe das in plagiata,
ductus bursae much broader than in plagiata at basal (o rcaudal) one-third. Signa consist-
ing of a pair of scobinate bands, occupying nearly half lengt hof corpus bursae.
Specimens examined. Holotype, di:Omura, Chichljima, 2, iv, 1971 (K .Suzuki) . Para-
types : 42 specimens from Chichijima and Hahajima. 3 specimens in BMH and 1 specimen
inHUS.

Distribution.Ogasawara(ChichijiHamhaaj,ima).

Although Whalley (197 6c)onsidered the population from Ogasawara as a subspecies of B.
plagr'at a(Butle rI )d,escribe dit as a new species both from the external and anatomical
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Figs48-49. Banisia whatLeyi sp. nov. 48. Male genitalia (H.Inou eSlide 16433). 49.
Female (HISIide16434),
genitalia
fea.tures.
Family LIMACODIDAE

'Betippa
boninensis(Matsumura), (Fig3.)
comb. noy.
CbnthayloidasboninensiMsatsumuTa, 1931a] 104, 23; id.,1931b: 999,fig.
pl.2:
Specimens examined. Holotype, cin : Chichijima ,HUS. 29specimens from Chichijima
and Hahajima, collected in Apri1 ,May, June, August and September.
Usuaily specimens secured in spring are paler and browner than those collected in summer.
This endemic species was des(nibe das a new genus and species based on a single male from
Chichijima. I consider Cbnthevloide sMatsumura, 1931, a monobasic genus ,a junior
synonym of BeZipp aWalker, 1865 ,type species :. Beiipp aharrid aWalker, 1865 (syn n.oy.),
from the shape of wings, the maculation of fbrewing and the genitali a(Fig 5s0, 51).
Distribution,Ogasawara (ChichijiHmaah,ajima).

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Figs 50-51. Belippa agasawarensi s(Matsumura ).50. Male genitalia (HI SIid e16482).
50, Female genital i(aHI SIide 1648]).
FamilyURANIIDAE

SubfamilyEpipleminae

(latjij7 njiuamicas tiaslandic asubsp. nov. (Fig 4s-7)
The nominotypical subspecies ofjumteosta Warren, 1896 (Inou e19,82 : 578, pl. 110 : 37-39)
is constant in colour amd maculation of wings, but the Ogasawar' apopulation is very
variable. Many specimens are much darker and sometimes have the hindwing with a pale
yellow basal patch and postmedian fasci af,i11ed- wiitnh black between thern . Rarely almost
identic awlith the nominotypical subspecies, but in genera lthe ground colour is darker,
Specimens examined. ,Holotype, cln : Tamagawa-dam, Hyogidaira ,Hahajima, 29. vi, 1979
(H.Nakaji maP)ar.atypes .Chichljjma :Nagatani ,25. vii. 1979 ,1 cii t 9 (H.Nakajima),
Hahajima: Koromodate, near Kita-ko, 21-22, vi. 1979, 1 4 (N,Watanabe )da;ta as
holotype, 19; Chibusarindo, Hyogidaira, 3. 1979, lcfi(H.Nakajima),
viii.
Chibusayama, 3oo-462 m, 17-20 .viii, 1980, 3 c3n 3 \ (S.L M.ontgornery) ,BMH.
Distributi oonf the subspecies. Ogasawara, (Chichlji Hmaah,ajima).
Family SPHINGIDAE

For distribut iaondn other infbrmatio non the fbllowin gspecies, see Inoue, Kennett &
Kitching,[1996].

SubfatnilySphinginae

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Agn'us convotvuli (Linnaeus)
Specimens examined, Chichijima: Omura, 8. x. 1972, 1c{n; 16. x. I972, 1 9- (Y. Kusui),
Watanabe et al., (198 0: 99) recorded both from Chichijima and Hahajima,
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Duphnis (Linnaeus)
nerii
Daphnts nerii: Ohbayashi ,1998: 390, fig .1.
Recently Ohbayashi recorded one female from Chichijima collected on 16. ix ,1997. He
supposes that it was brought int othe islan fdrom SE Asia by a typhoon which passed close
to Ogasawara on September 2 of that year,
Macrogidssum Butler
evnthasticta
lMaerogkxssum poectium: Matsumura, 1931b: 605 (Ogasawa raas ,poecilus); Monzen, 19Sl: 25 (as
poeeuts) ; Nakane, 1970 : i8 (as poeeilbts )n,ec Rothschild & Jordan.
Specimens Twenty-two from Chichijima Haha-
examained. specimens were collected and
jimain
almost every month.
Matsumura's record of Att poecilit mfrom Ogasawara, referred to by Monzen (1951 a)nd
Nakane (1970 w)as, probably a misidentification of this species.
Macroglassum heliophila.Boisduval

Specimen examined, Chichljima : date unknown, 1 cl (ex Y. Kishida).
lheretra (Drury)
nessus
Watanabe et al. (198 0: 99) recorded Chichijirna.
Family ARCTIIDAE

SubfamilyArctiinae

IIlyphantri acunea (Drury)
lb/phanM-a cunea: Inoue ,1982: 653, pl.160 :7-11.
This north American species was accidentally introduce dinto Japan (Toky oarea) around
i945 and is now established in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu,
According to Messrs Takeuchi and Ohbayashi (i nint. )i,t was fir sdtiseover eond Chichijima
in 1994 and is now sedentary on the island .Apparently artificially brought from the
mainland of Japan,
Utetheisa Jordan
pulehetloides umata
Utetheis apuichelloid eumsata Jordan, 1939 : 281
Specimens examined. Chichijima: 5. vi. 1968,1di 1 \ (H.Hasega weat al.); Suzaki ,3,
1997,9exs(T.Ohbayashi),OSBTAS, ･
v.
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Nakane (1970 :18) recorded from Chichijima without other infbrmation .Probably not a
but migrantfrom Pacificislands,
permanent resident, an oecasional southeastern
Distribution of the subspecies. Mariana Island s(Guam ,Saipan) ,Ogasawara (Chichljima).
SubfamilyNyctemerinae

IYJrctemera adversata <Schaller)
ACyctemera adversata: Inoue ,1982: 658, pl. I62: 7-9.
Specimens examined. Chichijima :Komagari, 3, i .1987 ,1ex. (S .Koyania); 16. v, 1988, 1
(K.Takeuchi),OSBTAS.
ex
As in the case of the above cited species, this seems not a permanent resident of Ogasawara,
Distribution . Widespread in Indo-Malayan Region, Japan (fro msouthwest Honshu to
Ryukyu islands)K,orea.

Family NOCTUIDAE (part)

SubfamilyNolinae

AiblaijtfraloIanoue (Fig8s,9)

?Vbl airijS"a tIhnaoue, 1976: 165 ,pl,1: 24; pl. 6: 92,93; id. 1982; 663, pl .t54i 13; pl.350: 3; pL
352: 12.
Specimens examined, Chichijima :Omura, 30. ii i.1971,1\ (K. Suzuki); ditt o2,4 & 27.
iii .1973 ,5cl1\;2. iv ,1973 ,1ci i(Y.Kusui);Shigure- d24a, m,vii, 1979 ,2ci -(H,
Nakajima);]ocality 18.i.1996,1\ (K.TakeuchiHa)h.ajima: Chibusa-yama,
unknown,
2oom, 17-19 .viii. 1980, 1 \ (S.L.Montgom eBMrHy.),
Distribution. Honshu (ChibaA,ichi),IzuIslands(HachijojimaS)hi,koku,Okinawa,Ishiga-

kljima,Ogasawara (ChichijiHmaah,ajima).

Addition sand corrections to the Geometrida eand Pyralidae ("-mark espdecies are new te
Ogasawara)
Family GEOMETRIDAE

SubfamilyGeometrinae

Plelagode santiguadran'a (Inoue)
Thalassode santiquadrarius : Inoue ,I994 : 198, fig 2sA-D.
Pelagodes Holloway,1996 261,
antieuadearia : :
Helloway (1996 d)ivided 77ialassodes sensu Prout (191 2& 1933) into three genera.
Additional Chichijima, larva, 29, 1984,1di, frem
specimen examined, ex em. xi. reared
larva Schima (Theacea(eT).Kumata),HUS.
on mertensinna
Plelagodesagasawanensis(Inoue()Fig1.1)

7)halassodds ogasawarensis Inoue ,1994 : 199, fig s3A-D.
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Pelagodlas Holloway,1997 261.
ogasawarensis : :
Additional specimens examined. Hahajima, 2 & 3. xi .1994 ,2 cln (T ,Kumata), HUS.
SubfamilySterrhinae

7beaminda aventian'a (Guenee)
GnanqJtoloma avena'aria : Inoue, 1994 : 203.
7)'amindu Holloway,1997:22,figs5,6,8; 14.
aventiaria: pl.6:
C),clophor aobrinaria (Guenee )c,omb. noy.
Anisz)cla sobrinarius : lnoue, 1994 : 203, fig.5A.
I'la,ixenitlzloj,idan('GauenEe)"

Anisocte sillbpicl aGruieanee, in Boisduval & Guen6e, lg57, Htst nat. insectes (Lepid .9): 421 ; Prout,
1938: 176, pl. 18: i; Inoue, 1982: 444, pl. 61: 22,
Perixera il?bpidaria :Holloway, 1987: 5i, fig 9.5; pl.3: 21.
Specimens examined. Chichijima :Suzaki ,1. v. 1995,1\, reared from FXbus retusa (Mor-
aceae); ditto ,17, vii. 1995, 1 c?n, reared frem larv aon Litehi chinensts (Sapindac e(aTe,)
Ohbayashi).
Distribution,Japan (Honshu)T,aiwan, Hong Kong, Sundaland,PhilippinesN,E India,

PhilippinesO,gasawara (Chichijima),

Perixer aniveopuneta (Warren)
Anisodas niveopuncttts Inoue, 1994: 203, fig s5B, C,
Perixera niveopuncta: Helloway, 1997i 57, fig s135 ,138; pl ,2: 26.
SubfamilyLaTentiinae

Cbsuariclystilsatpmscia(Walker)

Empitheci alatifasc iWaalker, 1866, List SPecime ntespia Insect sCblbi Bn Mus. 35 : 1674,
enloroe(r sstciintstiIZzta : Inoue, 1994: 206, figs7A-D,
Cbsuan'c4}L sltaitsij2isc iHao:lloway, 1997: 160 ,fig s516, 519, pl .10: 31.
Additional specimen examined, Chichijima :2. iii .1995 ,1 \ (T,Ohbayashi).
Holloway (199 7e)stablished a new genus for this species and at the same time he synonym-
ized Eupithect aineupiiba tWaalker, 1866 ,EL perceptata Walker, 1866 ,Gymncrsz rneigdeisla
Joannis, 1906 ,C7ilorocba smdetsallieata Fletche r,1910 and C scintiUata Prout ,1932.
(]b,mnascel isashpumilata Inoue
(lymnasceds suZlpumiltrta : Inoue ,1994 : 207, fig .7E.
Additiona lspecimens examined. Chichijima :Futako, 5. iv .1995 ,1 \, reared from larva
on Mangrfera indua (Anacardiao e; aChei)busa-yama, 15. xii ,1995, 1 \, reared from larva
on flower of Dendeocacaha c,epidi;foha (Composit ae()K,Takeuch i)Ha.hajima:
Hyogidaire g15. xii. I995 ,1 cl, reared from larva on fiower ofBidtins bitet:n (atCaompositae)
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Figs 52-58 Male and female gemtalia of Phycitinae 52-S3 Eucampyla estnate1la Yamanaka
(5 2Male gemtalia ,HI SIide 13471, 53 Female gemtaha, HUS) 54-55 orJ{ptoblabes
gnidiet Z{aMilli e(r5e 4)Male genitalia ,HUS a uncus, ventral wew , 55 Female genita
1ia ,HUS) 56 Microthnrc inconsprcuedo (Ragonot),malegenit aSlliida e1(3H4l69 ) S7-
58 indomprlaea eugraphella (Ragono t)(5 7Male genitali aHUS , 58 Female genitalia,
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