Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998

Figs. 17, 74, 135.

Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998, pp. 512–515, figs. 8, 21–22, 28. Type locality: Philippines, Mindanao, Mt Agtuuganon, 1050 m

MATERIAL

Holotype: ♂ (specimen identifier coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_6df1a8). PHILIPPINES: Mindanao, Mt. Agtuuganon, 1050 m, 28. V.–7. Vi. 1996 (W. Mey). Deposited in MfN.

Paratypes: 7 ♂ (specimen identifiers coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_be7bfe, b628af, 4c9b77, 40a24b, 4a853e, 6df1a8, b79f72), 13 ♀ (specimen identifiers coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_dd60b9, 2e4c39, 3e34c3, 5b97ef, 9fa4ce, a8ac63, bb595c, ca1c27, d47b3e, 28b40f, e52e8f, 39bccc, 7c77db), 5 specimens unsexed (specimen identifiers coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_c83896, 3e4e28, 90724b, b2c9f1, 999692) (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/ 10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh).

Other material examined: 117 specimens (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/ dryad.b8gtht7mh).

DIAGNOSIS

Micraglossa tagalica has a pale yellow forewing ground color with shiny gold iridescence, with dark brown markings. The prominence of the pale yellow ground color separates this species from other scopariine species in the Philippines. In male genitalia (Fig. 74), the vesica devoid of cornuti and the mesal part of the valva without a projection separate this species from other Micraglossa species from continental China (W. Li et al., 2010). From Micraglossa polisensis sp. n. and M. kianganensis sp. n., Micraglossa tagalica can be separated by the combination of the following characters: the uncus has a narrow apex, the gnathos bears a marked subapical dorsal bump, the valva is distally enlarged, and the juxta apex is bifid. In female genitalia (Fig. 135), the two conspicuous loops of the ductus bursae and the elongate signum covered with small spines separate this species from other Micraglossa species (Nuss, 1998). Females of Micraglossa polisensis sp. n. and M. kianganensis sp. n. are unknown.

DISTRIBUTION

PHILIPPINES: Leyte, Luzon (Ifugao, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya), Mindanao (Davao Oriental), Mindoro (Oriental Mindoro), Negros. Collected at altitudes between 1050 and 2100 m.

DNA BARCODING

A p-distance of 1.1 to 2% is observed between the specimens from Luzon and Mindoro. A maximum intraspecific p-distance of 2.9% is found between specimens MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL01-D11 from Leyte and MFNLEP-PYRALPHIL01-H02 from Luzon (Laguna).

REMARKS

Nine more paratypes (three males, one female, and five unsexed) were found that were not listed in the original publication but were labelled as such.