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ISSN : 2287-545X(Online)
Korean Journal of Applied Entomology Vol.63 No.3 pp.219-224
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2024.07.0.034

First Report of Neope muirheadii (C. & R. Felder) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) from Korea

Jae-Ho Ko, You Hyun Back1, San Kang2, Yong-Hun Kim3*
DASARI Research Institute of BioResources, Daejeon 35203, Korea
1Butterfly Village, Sacheon 52349, Korea
2Behavioural Ecology Laboratory, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 35209, Korea
3Forest Pests and Diseases Control Division, Korea Forestry Promotion Institute, Daejeon 35209, Korea
*Corresponding author:jaabba@kofpi.or.kr
July 13, 2024 July 22, 2024 August 2, 2024

Abstract


The genus Neope [Moore] is reported from Korea for the first time, with the newly recorded species Neope muirheadii (C. & R. Felder). Illustrations of the adult and genitalia are provided, along with brief remarks and information on the collecting site.


New record , Subspecies , Butterfly , Taxonomy , Oriental region

국내 미접 검은눈그물나비 (나비목, 네발나비과, 뱀눈나비아과) 보고

고재호, 백유현1, 강산2, 김용훈3*
다살이생물자원연구소
1사천나비마을
2서울대학교
3한국임업진흥원

초록


본 연구를 통해 국내 미기록속인 그물나비속(Neope)의 검은눈그물나비(Neope muirheadii)를 처음으로 보고한다. 이 종의 채집지 정보와 간단한 논평을 포함하여, 성충과 생식기의 사진을 함께 제시한다.


미기록 , 아종 , 나비 , 분류학 , 동양구

    The genus Neope was established by Moore [1866] with the type species Lasiommata bhadra Moore. This genus is known to include 21 described species worldwide and is widely distributed from the Oriental to the Holarctic regions (Lang, 2017;Leech, 1892;Das et al., 2021). The taxonomic study of the genus Neope has been consistently conducted by Butler (1868), Kirby (1877), Moore (1892), Leech (1892), Nicéville (1894), Bingham (1905), Fruhstorfer (1911), Evans (1932), Talbot (1949), Lesse (1957), Miller (1968), Abrera (1985, 1990), Akira (1997), Bozano (1999), and Lang (2017). Recently, Das et al. (2021) conducted a historical review of this genus based on a study of recent materials. This genus very close to the genus Lethe Hübner but it distinguished by the following characteristics: the underside of the hindwing has an ocellate mark in space 7; the upper angle of cell on the forewing is smooth and oblique; the 8th vein of the hindwing is about half as long as the 7th vein (Lang, 2020;Das et al., 2021).

    In 2024, during our collection in southern regions of Korea, we discovered three individuals identified as the black-spotted labyrinth, Neope muirheadii. In this study, we report the genus Neope from Korea for the first time and provide illustrations of the adults and their genitalia, along with brief remarks and habitat information.

    Materials and Methods

    The specimens were collected using by insect nets during the daytime [May to June 2024]. The genitalia were dissected and examined under Leica EZ4 stereo-microscope. Images of adults and genitalia were taken using a Canon EOS 5Ds digital camera attached to a Tamron SP AF Di 90 mm 1:2.8 macro photo lens (Cannon, Inc., Tokyo, Japan) and a Leica DM 2500 microscope attached with Leica ICC50 E (Leica, Wetzlar, Germany). The species examined in Korea were deposited at the DASARI Research Institute of BioResources, Daejeon, Korea (DASARI).

    Taxonomic Accounts

    Genus NeopeMoore [1866] 그물나비속(신칭)

    NeopeMoore, [1866], Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3): 770. Type species: Lasiommata bhadraMoore, [1858].

    Distribution. Korea (new record), Japan, China, Southeast Asia, India, Bhutan.

    Neope muirheadii (C. & R. Felder, 1862) 검은눈그물나비 (신칭)

    (Figs. 1A-D, 3A-B)

    Lasiommata muirheadii C. & R. Felder, 1862, Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (1): 28. Type locality: Tse-Kiang.

    Debis segonax Hewitson, 1862, Ill. exot. Butts [4] (Debis I): [34], pl. [18], f. 5. Type locality: China.

    Debis segonacia Oberthür, 1881, Étud. d'Ent. 6: 14, pl. 7, f.

    4. Type locality: unknown.

    Neope bhima Marshall, 1881, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 49 Pt.II (4): 246. Type locality: Upper Tenasserim.

    Neope muirheadii var. felderiLeech, [1892], Butts China Japan Corea (1): 54, pl. 7, f. 4. Type locality: unknown.

    Neope muirheadi lahittei Janet, 1894, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1894: cclv. Type locality: unknown.

    Neope muirheadi muirheadi Fruhtorfer, 1911, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9: 326. Type locality: unknown.

    Neope muirheadii var. nagasawae Matsumura, 1919, Thous. Ins. Japan. Addit. 3: 544, pl. 40, f. 1. Type locality: Formosa (Taimarisha).

    Neope muirheadi f. contrasta Mell, 1923, Dt. ent. Zs. 1923 (2): 155. Type locality: unknown.

    Neope muirheadi yunnanensis Mell, 1942, Arch. Naturgesch. (N.F.) 11: 255. Type locality: unknown.

    Diagnosis. Neope muirheadii (C. & R. Felder) (Fig. 1) is morphologically similar to Lethe diana (Butler) (Fig. 2) but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the ground color of the wings is light brown (dark brown in Lethe diana); the postmedial area of underside on the forewing has four ocellate marks (two ocellate marks in Lethe diana); the postmedial area of underside on the hindwing has eight small ocellate marks (seven ocellate marks in Lethe diana). In the male genitalia (Figs. 3-4), the uncus is nearly rectangular (hooked in Lethe diana); the gnathos is broader than Lethe diana; the apex of the valva is pointed (not pointed in Lethe diana); the juxta is nearly rectangular (U-shaped in Lethe diana).

    Adult (Figs. 1A-D). Head. Vertex and frons covered with light brown scales; antenna clubbed. Thorax. P atagium and tegula light brown. Forewing. Length of forewing 30-32 mm in male. Upperside: ground color light brown; postmedial area with two small black dots. Underside: ground color grayish yellow; discal part with two light brown lightning bolt-shaped marks a nd g rayish y ellow m oniliform m ark; m edian band grayish yellow, edged with light brown lines in both side; postmedial area with four ocellate marks; subterminal line light brown, zigzag; adterminal line light brown. Hindwing. Upperside: ground color light brown; postmedial area with four black ovate marks. Underside: ground color grayish yellow; basal area with three grayish yellow orbicular spots; basal line light brown, irregular waved; medial line light brown, waved and edged with a white line toward outer margin; postmedial area with eight light brown, ocellate marks. Subterminal line light brown, zigzag; terminal line light brown. Abdomen. Light brown.

    Male genitalia (Figs. 3A-B). Uncus elongated, nearly rectangular; gnathos ivory-shaped; tegumen well-developed, strongly sclerotized; valva long, elongated, with densely setose at distal half and pointed at tip; juxta broad, nearly rectangular; saccus long, elongated, finger-shaped; phallus cylindrical, short, almost same length as valva, sclerotized overall, and dentate at distal part; cornutus absent.

    Material examined. (3♂) KOREA: 1♂, Chusan-ri, Ongnyong- myeon, Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do (35°01'52.7"N 127°36'19.4"E), 20.V.2024, (Kang S.), Genitalia slide no. DIC- 102; 2♂, Gunghang-ri, Geumseong-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do (34°59'22.3"N 127°47'01.7"E), 12.VI.2024, (Back Y.H.), Genitalia slide no. DIC-104, 105.

    Distribution. Korea (new record), China, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, India.

    Remarks. This species is recorded from Korea for the first time. It is mainly distributed in tropical regions (Southeast Asia, Taiwan) and is not known to inhabit South Korea. Three samples were found in Gwangyang-si and Hadong-gun in southern Korea (Figs. 5-6), and these two regions are very close (a straight distance of about 16 km) to each other. According to Chou (1994), the host plants of this species are bamboo and Northern bamboo. Considering the host plants and climate change, it seems highly likely that this species could settle in Korea, and monitoring of this species is necessary.

    Acknowledgments

    We express our sincere thanks to Dr. Sang Woo Jung, Dr. Yoon-Ho Kim, Dr. Dae Hyun Lee, Mr. Jae Ha Lee, Mr. Sang Bong Son (DASARI Research Institute of BioResources), Mr. Hong Gu Kang (Naturing Institute), Mr. Man Gi Lee, Ms. Ji Woo Hwang (Forest Pests and Diseases Control Division, Korea Forestry Promotion Institute), for their assistance with data collection in Korea. This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR201701203, NIBR202402202), and partly helped by Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (Forest Pests and Diseases Control Division).

    Statements for Authorship Position & Contribution

    • Ko, J.-H.: DASARI Research Institute of BioResources, Senior Researcher; writing manuscript, taking pictures, dissecting genitalia.

    • Back, Y.H.: Butterfly Village, Representative; sampling, making specimens, providing information.

    • Kang, S.: Seoul National University, Student; sampling, providing information.

    • Kim, Y.-H.: Korea Forestry Promotion Institute, Head of the department; providing information, reviewing manuscript.

    All authors read and approved the manuscript.

    KJAE-63-3-219_F1-2.gif

    Adults of Neope muirheadii and Lethe diana from Korea. 1. Neope muirheadii. A. Male, dorsal view, DIC-102; B. ditto, ventral view, DIC-102; C. Male, dorsal view, DIC-104; D. Male, dorsal view, DIC-105. 2. Lethe diana. A. Male, dorsal view, DIC-103; B. ditto, ventral view, DIC-103.

    KJAE-63-3-219_F3-4.gif

    Male genitalia of Neope muirheadii and Lethe diana from Korea. 3. Neope muirheadii. A. DIC-105, ventral view; B. DIC-104, lateral view. 4. Lethe diana, DIC-103.

    KJAE-63-3-219_F5-6.gif

    Discovery area of Neope muirheadii in Korea. 5. Gwangyang-si, 6. Hadong-gun.

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    Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

    Journal Abbreviation Korean J. Appl. Entomol.
    Frequency Quarterly
    Doi Prefix 10.5656/KSAE
    Year of Launching 1962
    Publisher Korean Society of Applied Entomology
    Indexed/Tracked/Covered By