This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Kyaw, Khine Mon Mon, Ueda, Tatsuya, Yagi, Sadahisa, Okamoto, Tomoko, Wang, Min, Hirowatari, Toshiya (2021): A Taxonomic study of two species of Thiotricha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), from southwestern Japan, with notes on the biology of their immature stages. Zootaxa 4980 (2): 331-354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.2.5

Abstract

The taxonomy and biology of the immature stages of two gelechiid species of Thiotricha Meyrick, 1886, found in the southeastern part of the Sino-Japanese region is presented. Thiotricha lumnitzeriella Kyaw, Ueda & Hirowatari sp. nov., from islands in southwestern Japan is described. The larva of this species feeds as a portable case maker on Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. (Combretaceae). Thiotricha gemmulans Meyrick, 1931 originally described from India is newly recorded from Japan, mainland China, and Thailand. This species feeds as a portable case maker on Glochidion zeylanicum var. lanceolatum (Hayata) and G. zeylanicum var. zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A. Juss (Phyllanthaceae). Thiotricha acrophantis Meyrick, 1936 is newly synonymized with T. gemmulans.

Images of the adults of Thiotricha lumnitzeriella sp. nov. and T. gemmulans including genitalia, and images and illustrations of the larval chaetotaxy and pupa for both species are provided. Larval feeding habits are described in detail.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/83e17fa6-60f9-48c0-925c-3863a29ac2ec
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/EA598A39FFD3374DFFCF1762227DFF92
Citation: Kyaw K M M, Ueda T, Yagi S, Okamoto T, Wang M, Hirowatari T, plazi (2021). A Taxonomic study of two species of Thiotricha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), from southwestern Japan, with notes on the biology of their immature stages. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4980.2.5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.