Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998

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Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998

Figs. 03, 59, 121.

Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998, pp. 486–467 , figs. 1, 2, 9–10, 24.

Type locality: Philippines, Mindanao, Mt Agtuuganon, 1050 m.

MATERIAL

Holotype: ♂ (specimen identifier coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_1cbd79). PHILIPPINES: Mindanao, Mt Agtuuganon , 1050 m, 28.v-7.vi.1996, (W. Mey) .

Paratypes: 7 ♂ (specimen identifiers coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_3b82f9, 93e28f, 3e27b1, 3c37a7, 65f297, 8160cf), 6 ♀ (specimen identifiers coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_41c7ec, 52c1ca, 854cb9, ed1647, 983640, e3a965), 1 unsexed (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh)

Other specimens examined: 7 ♂, 3 ♀, 4 unsexed (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/ dryad.b8gtht7mh)

DIAGNOSIS

This species (Fig. 03) is best separated by examination of the genitalia. In male genitalia ( Fig. 59 ), the single, large, straight cornutus on the vesica separates this species from other Scoparia of the Philippines. In female genitalia ( Fig. 121 ), the colliculum lacks a sclerotized tube-like ring, the ductus bursae is very long, and the corpus bursae bears a narrow elongate signum.

DISTRIBUTION

CHINA: Jiangxi (W. Li & Liu, 2013); INDONESIA: Sumatra; PHILIPPINES: Luzon (Laguna, Mountain Province), Leyte, Mindanao (Davao oriental), Mindoro. Collected at altitudes between 650 and 1650 m.

DNA BARCODING

Specimens from Luzon differ from those of Mindanao by a p-distance of 1.6-2.4%. Within Luzon, a p-distance of 1.5% is observed between specimens from Mount Makiling and the specimen from the Cordillera mountain range. A maximum intraspecific p-distance of 3.6% is found between samples MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL09-G02 from Mindoro Oriental and PYRG590-11 from Sumatra.

REMARKS

The species is recorded here for the first time from the islands of Luzon, Leyte, and Mindoro.

Figures

Figs 58-63. Male genitalia of Scoparia species. Fig. 58. Scoparia meyi Nuss, 1998, slide TL933♂. Fig. 59. Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998, slide TL1043♂. Fig. 60. Scoparia philippinensis (Hampson, 1917), slide TL902♂. Fig. 61. Scoparia luzonensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL941♂. Fig. 62. Scoparia abo sp. n., slide TL1487♂. Fig. 63. Scoparia masiita sp. n., holotype, slide TL1039♂.

Figs 120-123. Female genitalia of Scoparia species. Fig. 120. Scoparia meyi Nuss, 1998, slide TL1042♀. Fig. 121. Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998, slide TL955♀. Fig. 122. Scoparia philippinensis (Hampson, 1917), slide TL913♀. Fig. 123. Scoparia luzonensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL938♀.