Alompra cerastes Tams, 1953

Wu, Shipher, Lee, Hsueh & Zolotuhin, Vadim V., 2017, Review of the Alompra ferruginea Moore, 1872 complex with description of a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), Zootaxa 4247 (2), pp. 149-156 : 155

Alompra cerastes Tams, 1953 stat. nov.

( Figs 7, 8 , 24, 25 )

Alompra ferruginea cerastes Tams, 1953 , Tijdschr. Plant., 59: 166, figs 12.

Specimens examined. Type material: Holotype, ♂, PHILIPPINES, Mindanao, Surigao, VIII, B. P. Clark as the donar, designated herein ( Fig. 7 )( USNM). Additional material examined : 1♂, same collecting locality, V, B. P. Clark as the donar (USNM); 2♂, Mindanao, Prov. Surigao de Sur, 12 km N Lianga, Hanayan , 350 m, 08˚42’N, 126˚05’E, 29–XI–1–XII–2005, leg. Lourens & Schintlmeister (MWM) ; 2♂, Mindanao, Surigao de Sul, N of Lianga , 3 km W of Diatagan, 08˚44.475’N, 126˚05.632’E, 430 m, 22–23–V–2007, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 4♂, Mindanao, Surigao de Sul, Lianga , 8 km W of Diatagan, 08˚42’N, 126˚05’E, 200 m, 3–7–VII–2005, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 5♂, Mindanao, Cotabato (Prov. Samangani), Mount Busa, near Katinba , 700 m, VII–1997, leg. Bal (MWM) ; 2♂, same collecting locality, 700 m, XII–1997, leg. Bal (MWM); 1♂, Mindanao, South Cotabato, Maitum, Motoklot , 650 m, 11–VIII–1985, leg. M. Owada ( NSMT) ; 1♂, E. Luzon, Aurora, Sierra Madre , 15 km W of Diatagon, 16˚33.154’N, 122˚13.334’E, 560 m, 16–VI–2007, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, NW Luzon, Apayao Pagudpud Adams Bgy Pantiang, Managa Riv., 18˚31.278’N, 120˚54.642’E, 340 m, 21–IV–2007, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, E. Luzon, Aurora, Sierra Madre , 13 km W of Diatagon, 16˚32.886’N, 122˚14.134’E, 585 m, 14–15–VI–2007, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 3♂, E. Luzon, Isabela Sierra Madre, 550 m, Dinapique , 17 km NW Dibulo, 16˚32’N, 122˚14’E, prim. forest, 21–22–IX–2006, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, SE. Luzon , Southern Sierra Madre Mts, 12 km N of Mauban, primary lowland forest, 120 m, 12–VI–2004, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, E. Luzon, Aurora, 8 km W of Baler, Sierra Madre Mingan Mts , 16˚41.463’N, 121˚23.86’E, 471 m, 18–VI–2007, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 2♂, E. Luzon, Isabela Sierra Madre, 550 m, Dinapique , 17 km NW Dibulo, 16˚32’N, 122˚14’E, prim. forest, 3–IX–2006, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, E. Luzon, Isabela Sierra Madre, 700 m, 22 km NW Dinapique , 16˚33’N, 122˚13’E, logged prim. forest, 4–IX–2006, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 2♂, E. Luzon, Aurora, Sierra Madre , 13 km W Dibulo, 16˚32.886’N, 122˚14.134’E, 585 m, 24–25–IX–2008, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM) ; 1♂, E. Luzon, Aurora, Sierra Madre , 15 km W Dibulo, 16˚33.176’N, 122˚13.386’E, 650 m, 26–27–IX–2008, leg. J. H. Lourens (MWM).

Taxonomic notes. Tams (1953) examined and designated a single male as the holotype brought from USNM by William Schaus. Due to the communication with Dr. Scott Miller in USNM, he can find two specimens corresponding the original description. Both specimens are taken from the type locality of the cerastes and one of them has identical collecting data as the holotype but without dissection ( Fig. 7 ). Tams (1953) illustrated the shape of 8th abdominal sternite of the holotype which shall be examined in one specimen. Dr. Scott Miller ( USNM) kindly investigated both specimens and informed us that one with torn wings ( Fig. 7 a) has the 8th sternite partially denuded of scales ( Fig. 7 b). It seems to be at an odd angle and covered with a foreign substance. It might have been removed, and then glued back into the specimen. The 8th abdominal sternite of type specimen of A. cerastes from Surigao, N. Mindanao (illustrated in Tams, 1953: 167, fig. 12) and that of presently examined specimens (e.g. from southwest Mindanao, fig. 8), show no remarkable difference. Thus, this specimen is designated here a holotype of the taxon and is supplied with the corresponding red label.

Zolotuhin and Pinratana (2005) first noted the Mindanao population is probably a separated species but no subsequent discussion. The present study agrees their viewpoint and gives evidence through genitalia structures. Sequence divergence for COI between continental A. ferruginea and A. cerastes reach ca 9.1% based on neighbour-joining in the program MEGA 6 ( Tamura et al. 2013) using the K2P model by the junior author, therefore undoubtedly proves they are distinct species.

Diagnosis. See the diagnosis part of A. ferruginea for details.

Distribution. The Philippines (Luzon and Mindanao).

Bionomics. The species is distributed in low elevation broad-leave forest. The adults occasionally occur from April to December.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 13. Habitus of Alompra spp. 1. A. ferruginea Moore, 1872, female, Darjeeling, lectotype, designated herein (BMNH); 10. ditto, labels; 2. Taragama indicus Conte, 1909, male, holotype, Assam (BMNH); 11. ditto, labels; 3. A. ferruginea, male, Nepal (NSMT); 4. ditto, male, Guangdong, China (A. incensa, Mell’s manuscript paratype; ZMHB); 5. A. yibinfani sp. nov., male, holotype, Taiwan (TFRI); 6. A. bidiensis stat. nov. (= holotype of A. ferruginea bidiensis Tams, 1953), male, Borneo; 12. ditto, labels; 7 a. A. cerastes Tams, 1953 stat. nov., Surigao, Mindanao (= holotype of A. ferruginea cerastes, designated herein) (USNM); 7 b. ditto, magnified image of 8 th abdominal sternite; 8. A. cerastes, male, South Cotabato, Mindanao (NSMT); 9. A. roepkei Tams, 1953 (= type of A. ferruginea), female, India (OM); 13. ditto, labels. Bar scale = 10 mm. Photo by Shipher Wu (1 – 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 – 12); Nicholas Silverson (7); Vadim. V. Zolotuhin (4, 9, 13).

FIGURES 14 – 25. Male genitalia and 8 th abdominal sternite of Alompra spp. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24. Genitalia; 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25. 8 th abdominal sternite; 14, 15. A. ferruginea Moore, 1872 (= holotype of Taragama indicus Conte, 1909), Assam (BMNH); 16, 17. A. ferruginea, Nepal (NSMT); 18, 19. ditto, N. Vietnam (NSMT); 20, 21. A. yibinfani sp. nov., holotype, Taiwan (TFRI); 22, 23. A. bidiensis Tams, 1953 stat. nov. (= holotype of A. ferruginea bidiensis), Borneo (BMNH); 24, 25. A. cerastes Tams, 1953 stat. nov., South Cotabato, Mindanao (NSMT). Photo by Shipher Wu.