Bong-Kyu Byun

A NEW GENUS PECTINIMURA (LEPIDOPTERA, GELECHIOIDEA, LECITHOCERIDAE), WITH FOUR NEW SPECIES FROM THAILAND AND THE PHILIPPINES

Abstract A new genus Pectinimura Park (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) is described, based on the type species, Pectinimura montiatilis sp. nov. Three additional species, P. crassipalpis, P. batubatuensis, and P. crinalis are described from Thailand or the Philippine Islands. A key to species of the genus is given, with illustrations of wing venation, and the male genitalia and female genitalia when available.

A NEW GENUS NEOPECTINIMURA (LEPIDOPTERA, GELECHIOIDEA, LECITHOCERIDAE), WITH FIVE NEW SPECIES FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA

ABSTRACT A new genus, Neopectinimura Park, of the subfamily Lecithocerinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae) is described, based on the type species, Neopectinimura beckeri Park & Byun, sp. nov, from Papua New Guinea. Four additional new species for the new genus, N. calligina Park & Byun, N. madangensis Park & Byun, N. setiola Park & Byun and N. morobeensis Park & Byun are described. The genus is separable from its allied genus Pectinimura Park by the short and rounded forewing, with R5 absent, the unique character of antennae with long hairs, and often with an extremely long third segment of the labial palpus. A key to the 5 species of the genus is given. Illustrations of adults, wing venations, and the male genitalia are provided.

Lecithocerinae (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of Vietnam I. Genera Homaloxestis Meyrick and Synersaga Gozmany

Abstract As a result of the insect surveys in the northern part of Vietnam, the genera Homaloxestis Meyrick and Synersaga Gozmany of the subfamily Lecithocerinae belonging to Lecithoceridae are reviewed in this paper, and illustrations of these moths and their genitalia are provided. Three of the nine species identified are described as new species: Homaloxestis. vinhphuensis sp. nov., Synersaga kuni sp. nov., and S. nigriptera sp. nov. Keys to the species of both genera are provided. Frisilia striapunctata Wu is transferred to the genus Homaloxestis Meyrick.

Six species of Tortricinae (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) new to North Korea

Six species of Tortricinae based on the materials in the Hungarian Natural History Museum were added to the North Korean fauna: Aethes rectilineana (Caradja), Gynnidomorpha luridana (Gregson), G. permixtana (Denis & Shiffermüller), Alceris uniformis (Filipjev), Eana vetulana (Christoph) and Neocalyptis angustilineata (Walsingham). Photos of adults and the genitalia are provided with brief comments on the distribution.

Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in northern Vietnam. Part II: six new species of the genus

This paper is the second part of a series on the genus Promalactis (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in northern Vietnam, describing six new species: Promalactis albipars sp. nov., Promalactis bitrigona sp. nov., Promalactis diorbis sp. nov., Promalactis forticosta sp. nov., Promalactis magnipuncti sp. nov. and Promalactis polyspina sp. nov. Adults and genitalia of the new species are illustrated.

GENUS PROMALACTIS (LEPIDOPTERA: OECOPHORIDAE) FROM NORTHERN VIETNAM, PART 1: DESCRIPTIONS OF FIVE NEW SPECIES

ABSTRACT This paper is the first of a series treating the genus Promalactis (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) of Northern Vietnam, and 5 new species are described based on material mainly collected in the northern part of Vietnam since 2002. The new species are Promalactis albisquama sp. nov., P. griselocula sp. nov., P. heppneri sp. nov., P. rectifascia sp. nov., and P. vittapenna sp. nov. Adults, heads, wing venations, and the male or female genitalia of the new species are illustrated.

Review of the Genus Matsumuraeses Issiki (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with Discovery of M. falcana (Walsingham) in Korea

Abstract The genus Matsumuraeses Issiki in Korea was reviewed. We report M. falcana (Walsingham) for the first time in Korea. Adults and genital characters for two species ( M falcana and M, phaseoli ) are redescribed, with the illustrations of genitalia of both sexes. All available information for host plants and their distributional ranges are given.

Estimation of Species Richness of Butterfly Community in the Gwangneung Forest, Korea

Species richness (number of species) of the butterfly community in the Gwangneung forest, Korea, was estimated using data of the long-term butterfly monitoring, which had been carried out 291 times in the Korea National Arboretum or forest area of Gwangneung from 1998 to 2008. Abundance of each butterfly species was monitored using the line-transact method. In the present study, 13,333 butterflies belonging to 112 species were observed. Species accumulation curve and species richness was obtained using a software, EstimateS. The species accumulation curve shows an increase tendency even at 291 survey times, implying the possibility of the presence of a few unfound species. However, values of species richness estimated by the seven estimators were stabilized around 240-250 survey times. Species richness estimated by the estimators ranged from 120 species to 141 species with 128 species in average. However, the figure estimated by the previous studies since 1958 was 148 species. We estimated the reasonable scale of species richness on the base of recent analysis on the change of butterfly species. Species richness of the Korea National Arboretum was higher than that of natural forest and of plantation. However, species richness of butterfly was not different between natural forest and plantation. It is likely that increase of grasslands and habitat diversity in arboretum led to the increase of species richness of butterfly community.

Discovery of Pachynematus itoi Okutani (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) infesting Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carriere from Korea

Pachynematus itoi Okutani, belonging to the family Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera), which infested Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carriere in the middle areas of Korea, is reported for the first time from Korea. External characteristics of adults are briefly redescribed with photos. Also its damages and bionomic data are discussed.

A new and an unrecorded species of the family Psychidae (Lepidoptera) from Korea, with an annotated catalogue

Abstract In this study, a total of nine species of the family Psychidae were recognised from Korea. Among them, Psyche yeongwolensis sp. nov. is described as new to science. Also, a species, Proutia maculatella Saigusa et Sugimoto, is reported for the first time from Korea. All available material were dissected and illustrated. Also, an annotated catalogue of the family Psychidae from Korea is provided.