Glaucocharis lathonia ( Błeszyński, 1966 )

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 : 25-26

Glaucocharis lathonia ( Błeszyński, 1966)

Figs. 21 , 78 , 137 .

Pareromene lathonia Błeszyński, 1966: 459 , figs. 12, 19, pl. 40 fig. 2. Type locality: Moluccas, W Obi, Obi Lake.

Glaucocharis lathonia ( Błeszyński, 1966) : Gaskin, 1985, p. 21, figs. 23, 89, 94.

MATERIAL

Material examined: 2 ♂, 17 ♀ (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh)

DIAGNOSIS

In the forewing ( Fig. 21 ), the zigzag antemedian line as well as the notch at dorsal 1/3 of the postmedian line separates this species from other Glaucocharis species found in the Philippines. In male genitalia ( Fig. 78 ), the costal process projecting posterad into a long, narrow spine reaching beyond valval apex separates this species from other Glaucocharis species. In female genitalia ( Fig. 137 ), the elongatetongue-shaped ventral sclerotization of the antrum and the rounded pouch at midlength of ductus bursae separates this species from other Glaucocharis species.

DISTRIBUTION

INDONESIA: Papua. MALAYSIA: Borneo. PAPUA NEW GUINEA: D’Entrecasteaux Island. PHILIPPINES: Leyte, Luzon (Camarines Sur, Zambales), Mindanao, Negros. Collected at altitudes between 500 and 1050 m.

DNA BARCODING

The highest intraspecific divergence observed is of 4.6% between specimens MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL08-A02 (Luzon) and MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL10-D11 (Negros). Haplotype from Borneo differ by a p-dist of 1.3% from the specimen MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL08-A10 from the Bicol peninsula on Luzon.

REMARKS

This is the first record of this species for the Philippines.

Figures

Figs 16-23. Forewings of Eudonia, Micraglossa and Glaucocharis species. Fig. 16. Eudonia barbipennis (Hampson, 1897), ♀, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_a5b998, left wing (mirrored). Fig. 17. Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998, specimen coll.mfnberlin.de_u_103d65, right wing. Fig. 18. Micraglossa polisensis sp. n., ♂, holotype, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_c6cac, right wing. Fig. 19. Micraglossa kianganensis sp. n., ♂, holotype, specimen MTD11400, right wing. Fig. 20. Glaucocharis clytia (Bleszynski, 1966), ♀, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_305595, right wing. Fig. 21. Glaucocharis lathonia (Bleszynski, 1966), ♀, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_bad563, right wing. Fig. 22. Glaucocharis kabundukanis sp. n., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_9ba8f0, paratype, right wing. Fig. 23. Glaucocharis altissima sp. n., specimen coll.mfnberlin.de_u_57e7fa, ♂, paratype, right wing.

Figs 76-81. Male genitalia of Micraglossa and Glaucocharis species. Fig. 76. Micraglossa kianganensis sp. n., holotype, slide TL1296♂. Fig. 77. Glaucocharis clytia (Bleszynski, 1966), slide TL1073♂. Fig. 78. Glaucocharis lathonia (Bleszynski, 1966), slide TL1324♂. Fig. 79. Glaucocharis kabundukanis sp. n., paratype, slide TL993♂. Fig. 80. Glaucocharis altissima sp. n., paratype, slide TL1323♂. Fig. 81. Glaucocharis hamulus sp. n., holotype, slide TL1333♂.

Figs 136-139. Female genitalia of Glaucocharis species. Fig. 136. Glaucocharis clytia (Bleszynski, 1966), slide TL994♀. Fig. 137. Glaucocharis lathonia (Bleszynski, 1966), slide TL1329♀. Fig. 138. Glaucocharis kabundukanis sp. n., paratype, slide TL774♀. Fig. 139. Glaucocharis altissima sp. n., paratype, slide TL1313♀.