New Caledonia morphs

Figs 2 (as CS, nNC, sNC), 5, 6, 7F-G

Remarks

The specimens from New Caledonia form two distinct and supported molecular subclades (Fig. 2). One of them includes only specimens from south of New Caledonia (mostly around Île des Pins), while the second one combines specimens from southern and northern New Caledonia as well as from the Coral Sea. Each subclade includes one specimen from Papua New Guinea (see above). Morphologically, the specimens from south of New Caledonia around Île des Pins are very similar, although they belong to different subclades. Conversely, specimens from the Coral Sea and north of New Caledonia are morphologically very variable, despite belonging to the same subclade.