Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1865)

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 : 67

Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1865)

Figs. 49 , 111 , 167 .

Scopula hastiferalis Walker, 1965: 1473 . Type locality: Borneo, Sarawak.

Culladia admigratella Swinhoe (not Walker), 1900: 416.

Culladia hastiferalis (Walker) : Bleszynski, 1970: 52, figs. 9, 15.

MATERIAL

8 ♂, 9 ♀, 43 unsexed specimens (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh) .

DIAGNOSIS

Identification of this species requires examination of genitalic characters. In male genitalia ( Fig. 111 ), the hook-like basal process, the bifid apex of the juxta, and the two oblong cornuti on the vesica separate Culladia hastiferalis from other Culladia species. In female genitalia ( Fig. 167 ), the atrium bursae with two rounded, minutely spined swellings; the lengthy subostial projection; and the crest of sclerotized spines in corpus bursae separates this species from other Culladia species.

DISTRIBUTION

INDONESIA: Sumatra, Java, Moluccas, Papua; MALAYSIA: Sabah; PHILIPPINES: Leyte, Luzon (Antique, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Camarines Sur, Quezon), Mindanao (Davao Oriental), Mindoro, Palawan, Panay, Negros; TAIWAN ( Bleszynski, 1970a). This species is recorded on all examined islands in the Philippines and is recorded from 120 m to 1050 m in the Philippines and up to 1570 m on Borneo (see Table S1).

DNA BARCODING

The maximum intraspecific p-distance of 0.7% is found between samples MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL07-D09 from Mindanao (Davao) and MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL08-H12 from Negros. A p-distance of 3.1-4.3% is observed between specimens from Luzon and those from Australia retrieved from BOLD.

Figures

Figs 48-55. Wings of Catoptria, Culladia, Metaeuchromius and Microchilo species. Fig. 48. Catoptria philippinensis sp. n., ♂, paratype, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_78302c, right half. Fig. 49. Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1865), specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_656531, right wing. Fig. 50. Culladia pseudoscoparia sp. n., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_893233, right wing. Fig. 51. Metaeuchromius micralis comb. nov., ♀, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_5b3516, right wing. Fig. 52. Metaeuchromius rizali sp. n., specimen MTD11447, right wing. Fig. 53. Metaeuchromius makintabus sp. n., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_868941, ♂, holotype, right wing. Fig. 54. Microchilo bundoki sp. n., ♂, holotype, specimen coll.mfnberlin.de_u_b4f995, right wing. Fig. 55. Microchilo cebuano sp. n., ♀, paratype, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_c18ec0, left wing (mirrored).

Figs 106-111. Male genitalia of Calamotropha, Angustalius, Catoptria and Culladia species. Fig. 106. Calamotropha anacantha sp. n., holotype, slide TL1064♂. Fig. 107. Calamotropha sp. 1 cf. oculalis, slide TL1070♂. Fig. 108. Calamotropha sp. 2 cf. oculalis, slide TL1213♂. Fig. 109. Angustalius malacelloides (Bleszynski, 1955), slide TL1223♂. Fig. 110. Catoptria philippinensis sp. n., holotype, slide TL1066♂. Fig. 111. Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1865), slide TL1302♂.

Figs 164-167. Female genitalia of Calamotropha, Angustalius, Catoptria and Culladia species. Fig. 164. Calamotropha anacantha sp. n., paratype, slide TL1212♀. Fig. 165. Angustalius malacelloides (Bleszynski, 1955), slide TL1222♀. Fig. 166. Catoptria philippinensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL1108♀. Fig. 167. Culladia hastiferalis (Walker, 1865), slide TL1068♀.