Scoparia tenuispina, Léger, 2024

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 : 4-5

Scoparia tenuispina sp. n.

DIAGNOSIS

The predominantly white color of the forewing (Fig. 02) separates this species from the other Scoparia species of the Philippines except Scoparia tenuispina sp. n. The latter species has larger forewings lacking the antemedian discoidal and cubital black blotches observed in S. meyi . In male genitalia ( Fig. 58 ), the absent or strongly reduced uncus is unique to this species. The slender, elongate juxta and the group of about 30 large cornuti (150 μm) constitute additional characters to identify this species. In female genitalia ( Fig. 120 ), the antrum is funnel-shaped, the ductus bursae is very short and is sclerotized at corpus opening. In the corpus bursae, the numerous conspicuous spines increasing in length towards corpus opening are unique to this species.

DISTRIBUTION

PHILIPPINES: Luzon (Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya), Mindanao (Davao oriental), Mindoro (Occidental Mindoro). Collected at altitudes between 815 and 1650 m.

DNA BARCODING

Specimens from Luzon, Mindoro, and Negros were recovered in a different MOTU than the one including specimens from Mindanao in the species delimitation analysis. A maximum intraspecific p-distance of 3.1% is found between samples MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL07-G01 from Luzon Nueva and MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL09-B04 from Mindanao Davao.

REMARKS

The species is newly recorded from Luzon and Mindoro.

Figures

Figs 58-63. Male genitalia of Scoparia species. Fig. 58. Scoparia meyi Nuss, 1998, slide TL933♂. Fig. 59. Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998, slide TL1043♂. Fig. 60. Scoparia philippinensis (Hampson, 1917), slide TL902♂. Fig. 61. Scoparia luzonensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL941♂. Fig. 62. Scoparia abo sp. n., slide TL1487♂. Fig. 63. Scoparia masiita sp. n., holotype, slide TL1039♂.

Figs 120-123. Female genitalia of Scoparia species. Fig. 120. Scoparia meyi Nuss, 1998, slide TL1042♀. Fig. 121. Scoparia monticola Nuss, 1998, slide TL955♀. Fig. 122. Scoparia philippinensis (Hampson, 1917), slide TL913♀. Fig. 123. Scoparia luzonensis sp. n., paratype, slide TL938♀.