Virgilia luzonensis Baker, 1925

(Figs 44–56)

Virgilia luzonensis Baker, 1925: 282, pl. IV, fig. 11 (description)

We provide here for the first time, an illustrated description of male terminalia (Figs 52–55) and female terminalia (Fig. 56) for V. luzonensis . The illustrated specimen belongs to Baker’s collection and type series, collected on Mount Banahao in Laguna Province on Luzon (Figs 44–47). Pictures of the habitus are provided as well for a specimen collected more recently, in 2008 (Figs 48–51), on which the colourations are less faded.

Type material. Syntypes: 24♂?, 23♀?, 1?. [ Mt. Banahao, P. I. Baker], red label hand written: [ Virgilia luzonensis Baker] 1♀? (FSCA) . [ Mt. Banahao, P. I. Baker] 22♀? , 24♂? & 1? (FSCA).

Other examined material. Specimens: 15♂?, 5♀?, 1?. [Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed, 14°45,093' N, 121°58,05' E], [Museum Paris, 12.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, Pandanus, at sight, A. Soulier-Perkins & S. Yap rec.] , 4♂? MNHN (EH) 23813-23816; [ Museum Paris, 13.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, at sight, A. Soulier-Perkins & S. Yap rec.] 3♂? MNHN (EH) 23817-23819 & 1? MNHN (EH) 23820; [Museum Paris, 12.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, Pandanus, at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 6♂? MNHN (EH) 23821-23826 & 2♀? MNHN (EH) 23828-23829; [ Museum Paris, 13.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♂? MNHN (EH) 23549; [Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed, 14°44,420' N, 121°57,529' E], [Museum Paris, 10.XI. 2008, 55m, rainforest beating at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♂? MNHN (EH) 23827; [Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed, 14°44,590' N, 121°57,38' E], [Museum Paris, 10.XI. 2008, 70 m, rainforest beating at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♀? MNHN (EH) 23830; [Philippines, Luzon UP Land Grant, Barangay Saray, Pakil, Laguna, N14°24’07’’, E 121°32’42’’], [ Museum Paris, forêt, 373 m, 12.XI.2010] , 1♀? MNHN (EH) 23831 (MNHN). [Philippine Is., Mt Makiling, 2-7.III.1960], [T.C. Maa collector Bishop] , 1♀? (BPBM)

Distribution. Philippines, Luzon and Polillo Islands (Fig. 65).