Taxonomic review of the tribe Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Korea and northeast China, with descriptions of two new species

Abstract

In the present study, we revise the Cochylini fauna of the Korean Peninsula and northeast China. In total, 54 species of 10 genera are recognized including two new species (Aethes bistigmatus sp. nov. and Phalonidia coreana sp. nov.) and three new records (Cochylidia heydeniana (Herrich‐Schäffer), Eugnosta ussuriana (Caradja), and Phalonidia fraterna Razowski) for China plus one subspecies (Eugnosta hydrargyrana mongolica Razowski) newly reported from Northeast China. All the available information, including geographical distribution and biology of each taxon, is provided. The keys to the genera of Cochylini of this region are provided.

Keywords:

• Aethes bistigmatus sp. nov.
• fauna
• newly recorded species
• Phalonidia coreana sp. nov

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr L. Aarvik, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway for his valuable review and comments on our manuscript. We are grateful to Prof. K. T. Park, CIS, Kangweon National University, Korea for his continuous guidance. Our thanks are also due to Mr K. R. Tuck, The Natural History Museum, London, UK and Dr U. Jinbo, Japan Heterocerists Society, Tokyo for their valuable comments and discussions on our research. We are also indebted to Prof. S. C. Yan, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China, for providing invaluable materials in NEFU for this study. This study was financially supported by the “Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF, 2002–2003)” and partly by the Korea National Arboretum under the project “Systematic study of Microlepidoptera (Lepidoptera) attacking forest plants” (first author).