The genus Kaltenbachiella comprised of eight species in the world: K. elsholtriae (Shinji, 1936), K. glabra (Akimoto, 1985), K. japonica (Matsumura, 1917), K. nirecola (Matsumura, 1917), K. pallida dongtaiensisZhang, 1997, K. pallida pallida (Haliday, 1838), K. spinosaAkimoto, 1985 and K. ulmifusa (Walsh and Riley, 1869). The pouch gall formed on the leaf midrib and the emigrant antennal characters completely conform to the diagnostic characters of this genus. In Korea, two species have been recorded: K. elsholtriae (Shinji, 1936) and K. nirecola (Matsumura, 1917) were firstly recorded by Paik (1972). In 2018, we newly collected samples of K. japonica (Matsumura, 1917) on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica in Korea. In this study, we report fundatrix of K. japonica for the first time in Korea.
Materials and Methods
Samples were preserved in 95% ethanol and then mounted Canada balsam, following the method of Blackman and Eastop (2000) methods. Images and measurements were taken by LEICA (DM3000 LED) and LEICA (CTR6 LED). All specimens were deposited the Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University. The following abbreviations are used in morphological features: BL - body length from the head to the end of cauda; Ant.I-VI - antennal segments, respectively; Ant.VIb - antennal segment base of VI; PT - processus terminalis; URS - Ultimate rostrum segment; 1HT - first tarsal segment of hind leg; 2HT - second tarsal segment of hind leg; HTB - hind tibia; GP - genital plate; ABDT - Abdominal tergite; SIPH - Siphunculi; Co - Costa; Cu - Cubitus; M - Media; Pt - Pterostigma; Rs - Radial sector.
Taxonomic Accounts
Kaltenbachiella japonica (Matsumura, 1917) (Fig. 1; Table 1) Gobaishia japonicaMatsumura, 1917.
Description. Fundatrix. Morphology. Body broadly rounded, 1.546 - 1.950 mm long; Head weakly sclerotized and with 28 - 35 setae which are maximally 0.04 mm long; Ant. brown, usually 4-segmented, 0.077 - 0.109 times as long as BL, 0.518 - 0.629 times as long as Hind femoro trochanter length, Ant.I with 1 - 3 hairs, Ant.II with 1 - 2 hairs, Ant.III with 0 - 4 hairs, Ant.IV with 2 - 5 hairs, at apex with short projecting primary rhinaria; Rostrum brown, not reaching to between middle coxae, URS brown and becoming dusky brown at apex, with 7 - 9 hairs which are maximally 0.012 - 0.014 mm long, 0.036 - 0.048 times as long as BL, 0.922 - 1.250 times as long as 2HT, width 0.037 - 0.047 mm long; Legs uniformly brown, Tibia and 43 tarsus smooth, Hind coxa 0.064 - 0.102 mm long, Hind femoro trochanter 0.272 - 0.336 mm long, width 0.059 - 0.077 mm long; Tarsus incompletely separated to 2-segment, Tarsus 0.061 - 0.084 mm long, Hind claws 0.022 - 0.025 mm long; SIPH absent; Abdomen pale brown, without wax gland.
Material examined. 5 fundatrices, Donghae-si, GW, Korea, 08.vi.2018, Colle JE-11, on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, J.E. Lee, GNU; 3 fundatrices, Busan-si, Korea, 05.vii.2018, Colle JE-23, on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, J.E. Lee, GNU.
Host plant.Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (Ulmaceae).
Distribution. Korea (new record), Japan, East Siberia, Sri Lank.
Remark. Galls are globular, covered with fine spine-like projections, green, projecting upward from the mid-rib, which tends to be bent downwards where the gall is attached.