Scoparia negrosensis Léger, 2024

Léger, Théo, 2024, Half of the Diversity Undescribed: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals 32 New Species and a High Cryptic Diversity in the Scopariinae and Crambinae of the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists 3 (2), pp. 1-93 : 15-16

Scoparia negrosensis Léger , sp. n.

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Figs. 13, 70, 128.

MATERIAL

Holotype: ♀ (DNA voucher MFNLEP1169 , genitalia on slide TL1481♀; BOLD sample ID PYPHI390-23, Genbank Accession Number PP211050 ). PHILIPPINES: Negros, Mt Talinis , shore of lake Nailig, 9.247706°N, 123.174851°E, 1580 m, 10-11.08.2012 (collectors unknown). Deposited in SMNS

Paratype: 2 ♂, 2 ♀ (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh) .

SIMILAR SPECIES

Scoparia aenea sp. n., Scoparia spadix .

DIAGNOSIS

Scoparia negrosensis sp. n. is superficially similar to S. aenea sp. n. and S. spadix (Fig. 13). In male genitalia ( Fig. 70 ), this species is separated from other species of the spadix group by the very long gnathos projection about 2.4 times the length of the uncus and the ten straight cornuti of increasing length on the vesica. Female genitalia ( Fig. 128 ) are virtually identical to those of Scoparia philippinensis .

HABITUS (FIG. 13)

Forewing length 7 mm (n = 1); ground color dark brown, with snow white and brown markings. Antemedian line white, well-marked. Longitudinal suffusions of brown scales running along cell veins and 1A+2A. Postmedian and subterminal lines white, narrowing towards each other at midlength without meeting. Subterminal area broadly suffused with brown. Fringes dirty white, distally dark brown. Hindwings dirty white, distally speckled with brown scales.

MALE GENITALIA ( FIG. 70 )

As in S. spadix except for the following characters: gnathos projection 2.4 X uncus length; vesica with ten straight cornuti of increasing length.

FEMALE GENITALIA (FIG. 128)

As in S. philippinensis .

DISTRIBUTION

PHILIPPINES: Negros. Collected at altitudes between 1580 and 1820 m.

DNA BARCODING

All five specimens sequenced yielded identical DNA barcodes.

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Negros island where the species is encountered.

Figures

Figs 70-75. Male genitalia of Scoparia, Eudonia and Micraglossa species. Fig. 70. Scoparia negrosensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL1483♂. Fig. 71. Scoparia aenea sp. n., paratype, slide TL990♂. Fig. 72. Eudonia penicula sp. n., holotype, slide TL967♂ (genitalia) and TL1156♂ (phallus). Fig. 73. Eudonia barbipennis (Hampson, 1897), slide TL907♂. Fig. 74. Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998, slide TL987♂. Fig. 75. Micraglossa polisensis sp. n., holotype, slide TL985♂.

Figs 128-131. Female genitalia of Scoparia species. Fig. 128. Scoparia negrosensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL1482♀. Fig. 129. Scoparia aenea sp. n., paratype, slide TL770♀. Fig. 130. Scoparia cf. spadix, slide TL961♀. Fig. 131. Scoparia cf. abo, slide TL901♀.