Mioscarta semperi Jacobi, 1905

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Mioscarta semperi Jacobi, 1905

Fig. 10

Mioscarta semperi Jacobi, 1905: 21 .

Mioscarta semperi – Schmidt 1909: 239–240. — Lallemand 1912: 117; 1949: 84–85. — Jacobi 1927: 549.

Material examined

PHILIPPINES • ♀; “ Samar Calbayog Elev. – Sea level ; 8 May 1950; R. Araneta Jr. ”, “ Eoscarta sp. Bal ’53” “ UPLBMNH HEM-04054 ” • ♂; “ Calambog Ala Valley Elev. ; 8 June 1950 S;. M Cendaña” “ Eoscarta sp.1 ” “ UPLBMNH HEM-04061 ” • ♀ ♂; “ BUKIDNON Impalitaw BFD ; 19 Nov. 1988; VPG” “ UPLBMNH HEM-04996 , 04998 ”• 2 ♂♂; “ Philippines, Camarines Sur, Luzon isl. Mt Isarog Natural Park , Panicuason Naga ”, “Muséum Paris; 1 May 2011; S.A. Yap, M.V. Yngente, O.L. Eusebio rec.”, “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 24821 to 24822 ” • 3 ♂♂; “ Philippines Luzon Mount Isarog Light trap ”, “ Muséum Paris; 31 May 2011; S. Yap Rec ”, “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 23647 , 24823 to 24824 ” • ♀; “PH. MT. Makiling Los Baños, Laguna Luz ; 21 Nov. 2016; WS HWANG”, “séquençage par Elorde Crispolon C-00085”, “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 24817 ” • ♀; “ Brgy. Irosin , Sorsogon; 2 Feb. 2017; Coll. AK AMARGA”; “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 24818 ” • ♀; “ Ph. Brgy Perez , Kidapawan City; 5 May 2017; C.S. Satohito ”, “ECpc 057”, “Ph. Mt.Akir Akir, Pigcawayan, North Cotabato; 8–9 Sept. 2018; G. Biacolo, K.C. Crispolon & R. Guillermo ”; “séquençage par Elorde Crispolon C-00017”, “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 24819 ”, “Ph. Brgy Kidama , Matalam , North Cotabato; 14 Mar. 2019; K.C. Crispolon ”, “séquençage par Elorde Crispolon C-00022”, “Muséum Paris, MNHN ( EH) 24820 ” .

Description

MALE TERMINALIA. In lateral view, posterior margin of pygofer regularly convex last third slightly curved ( Fig. 10E ). Subgenital plates ( Fig. 10F ) very long relative to height of pygofer with fine tapering appendage slightly longer than main plate, dorsal margin of plate regularly rounded, ventral margin straight. Sterno-lateral plate present, slightly elongated. Intermediate plate present, cylindrical, linking internal side of lateral and subgenital plates. Paramere ( Fig. 10G ) not globose, dorsal margin rounded and regularly curving, apex with a sharp spine pointing antero-dorsally, ventral margin regularly rounded then subapical part largely rounded, protruding and finishing with a sharp spine pointing ventrally. Aedeagus ( Fig. 10H ) with basal third of dorsal margin angled and sharply bent in acute angle and last 2 ⁄ 3 vertical and roughly C-shaped, slightly humped in apical part of dorsal margin before apical extension, apical extension pointing posteriorly, posterior protrusion thin very short and spine-shaped, postero-dorsal protrusion absent.

Type Locality

Philippines: Philippine Islands.

Distribution

Philippines: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Islands.

Remarks

According to what Jacobi (1905) mentioned at the end of the description “Mus. Berol. Nr. 9107: Semper coll., 2 Ex. ”. He examined two specimens and described this species from atleast one female without a description of the male terminalia. We illustrate and describe them here based on a specimen identified using Lallemand’s (1949) key.

Figures

Fig. 10. Mioscarta semperi Jacobi, 1905 habitus and ♂ terminalia in lateral view. A. Lateral view. B. Frontal view. C. Dorsal view. D. Labels. E. Pygofer and anal tube. F. Sterno-lateral, intermediate and subgenital plate. G. View paramere. H. View aedeagus.