Andraca bipunctata
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Ordo: Lepidoptera
Familia: Endromidae
Genus: Andraca
Name
Andraca bipunctata Walker, l865 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 32: 582. Type locality: Hindustan, India.
- Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1862: Chu& Wang, 1993, Sinozoologia, 10: 241.
- Andraca henosa Chu & Wang, 1993, Sinozoologia,10: 242. Type locality: Yunnan, China.
- Andraca henosa Chu & Wang: Chu & Wang, 1996, Fauna Sinica Insecta, 5: 55.
Description
Male (China): wingspan 42–45 mm, length of forewing 21–23 mm, antenna length 6–8 mm (Fig. 1-A). Male genitalia (Fig. 2-A): uncus broad, duck beak-shaped; gnathos long, finger-shaped; vesica with a cluster of strong spinose cornuti
Female genitalia: see above under generic entry.
Material Examined
[CHINA]2♂♂, western Yunnan, 2005-VI-15, Ming-Yi Tian leg.; 2♂♂, Dulongjiang, Yunnan Province, 2006-VII-21, Min Wang & Xiao-Ling Fan leg.; 1♂1♀, Gongshan Mountain, Yunnan Province, 2006-VII-22 , Min Wang & Xiao-Ling Fan leg.
Host
Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Camellia Assamica (Theaceae), Camellia oleifera (Theaceae).
Distribution
China (Yunnan); India.
Remarks
This widely distributed species is rather variable in coloration and size. Moore (1865)[1] described Andraca trilochoides from a brighter and grayish individual. This taxon was later synonymized with Andraca bipunctata by Hampson, ([1893]), an action that was followed by Strand (1924)[2].
Andraca bipunctata is closely related to Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993 (Nepal and India: Sikkim), Andraca theae (Taiwan) and Andraca stueningi (Vietnam). These four species form the bipunctata group, and share the following characteristics: 1) male hindtibia with one pair of spurs; 2) two dorsally-directed projections present on subapical part of valva; 3) external surface of aedeagus partially covered with hair-like spines; 4) a cluster of strong spinose cornuti on vesica.
Larvae of Andraca bipunctata are well-known serious pests of tea trees, Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) (Banerjee 1982[3]; Chang 1989[4]; Chen et al. 1992[5]; Panigrahi 1995[6]; Ho et al. 1996[7]; Upadhyay et al. 2001[8]).
Taxon Treatment
- Wang, X; Zeng, L; Wang, M; 2011: The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species ZooKeys, 127: 29-42. doi
Other References
- ↑ Moore F (1865) On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1865: 755–823, pls. 41–43.
- ↑ Strand E (1924) Bombycidae. In: Seitz A (Ed) Macrolepidoptera of the World 10: 436–442, 457.
- ↑ Banerjee B (1982) A strategy for the control of Andraca bipunctata Walker on tea. Crop Protection 1 (1): 115-119.
- ↑ Chang H (1989) Effects of temperature on development of the egg stage of the tea bunch caterpillar Andraca bipunctata Walker. Journal of Anhui Agricultural College 16 (2): 137-140.
- ↑ Chen J, Ding Y, Xu D (1992) Studies on a granulosis virus of the tea bunch caterpillar Andraca bipunctata [LEP.: Bombycidae] and its utilization. Chinese Journal of Biological Control 8 (2): 72-76.
- ↑ Panigrahi A (1995) Fungus Cordyceps militaris (Fries) link infestation in the pupa of the tea pest Andraca bipunctata Walker. Environment and Ecology 13 (4): 942-946.
- ↑ Ho H, Tao Y, Tsai R, Wu Y, Tseng H, Chow Y (1996) Isolation, identification, and synthesis of sex pheromone components of female tea cluster caterpillar Andraca bipunctata walker (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in Taiwan. Journal of Chemical Ecology 22 (2): 271-285.
- ↑ Upadhyay R, Mukerji K, Chamola BP ( (2001) Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture: Volume 2: Insect Pests. Springer Publisher, 162–163.
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