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Taxonomic notes on the Japanese species of the sistrata-group of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Shäffer (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), including a pest of Ganoderma lucidum (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae)

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Taxonomic notes are provided on the Japanese species of the genus Morophaga: M. iriomotensis Robinson, 1986 and M. formosana Robinson, 1986. They are not reported to be of economic importance in Japan, but in Korea M. formosana is known as a pest of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst. Here, the morphology of the female genitalia of M. iriomotensis is described for the first time. Images of adults and their male and female genitalia are given as basic information for pest management.

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Acknowledgments

We express our thanks to Dr. M. Ishii, Dr. N. Hirai, Dr. S. Kobayashi (OPU), Mr. K. Iwashita (NU), and Ms. M. Murase (Wakayama-shi) for valuable specimens. Dr. T. Saigusa, Dr. S. Kamitani and Dr. T. Mita (KU) gave us kind advice and supported this study. Sir Anthony Galsworthy (The Natural History Museum, London) kindly edited the English of this manuscript. This study was partly supported by the Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for Young Scientists (No. JAG5J07389). This is a contribution from the Entomological Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Ser. 7, No. 28).

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  1. Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Yohei Osada

  2. Kyosei-Kagaku, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0877, Japan

    Makoto Sakai

  3. Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Toshiya Hirowatari

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Osada, Y., Sakai, M. & Hirowatari, T. Taxonomic notes on the Japanese species of the sistrata-group of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Shäffer (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), including a pest of Ganoderma lucidum (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae). Appl Entomol Zool 51, 403–408 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-016-0412-9

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