Miosterpa flammarubra Crispolon & Soulier-Perkins gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 1, 4–5, Tables 2, 4

Diagnosis

General shape close to M. kalanguya Crispolon & Yap gen. et sp. nov., but the colour pattern distinguishes it immediately. This species is red in colour, while M. kalanguya is yellowish brown.

Etymology

The name ‘ flammarubra ’ represents the colour of the tegmina, which is flaming red. It is a combination of the two Latin words ‘ flamma ’ which means ‘flame’, and ‘ rubra ’ meaning red.

Type material

Holotype

PHILIPPINES • ♂; “Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′31″ E 123°05′43″ // MUSEUM PARIS / 1098 m / 30-X-2010 / D. Ouvrard Rec. // UPLBMNH HEM-06923 ”; UPLBMNH.

Paratypes

PHILIPPINES • 3 ♂♂; “Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / champ de coqs / N 10°25′.29″ E 123°05′23″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 932 m / 28-X-2010 / A. Soulier-Perkins rec. // MNHN, Paris EH 31003–31005 ”; MNHN • 2 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′34″ E 123°05′37″ // MUSEUM PARIS / 1070 m / 29-X-2010 / D. Ouvrard Rec. // MNHN, Paris EH 31006–31007 ”; MNHN • 1 ♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′ 31″ E 123°05′40″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 1098 m / 29-X-2010 / A. Soulier-Perkins rec. // sequencage par Elorde Crispolon C-00080 // MNHN, Paris EH 31008 ”; MNHN • 6 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′ 31″ E 123°05′40″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 1098 m / 29-X-2010 / A. Soulier-Perkins rec. // MNHN, Paris EH 31009–31014 ”; MNHN • 1 ♂; Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′31″ E 123°05′43″ // MUSEUM PARIS / 1098 m / 30-X-2010 / D. Ouvrard Rec. // séquençage par Elorde Crispolon C-00081 // MNHN, Paris EH31015 ”; MNHN • 14 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′31″ E 123°05′43″ // MUSEUM PARIS / 1098 m / 30-X-2010 • 6 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′36″ E 123°05′37″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 1057 m / 31-X-2010 / D. Ouvrard Rec. // MNHN, PARIS EH31039–31044 ”; MNHN • 3 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′36″ E 123°05′37″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 1057 m / 31-X-2010 / A. Soulier-Perkins rec. // MNHN, Paris EH31045–31047 ”; MNHN • 5 ♂♂; “ Philippines / Negros volcan Canlaon / forêt / N 10°25′36″ E 123°05′37″ // MUSEUM PARIS / Piège lumineux / 1057 m / 31-X-2010 / A. Soulier-Perkins rec. // UPLBMNH HEM-06924–06928 ”; UPLBMNH • 1 ♂; “ Philippines / Luzon / Mount Isarog / Light trap // MUSEUM PARIS / 31-V-2011 / S. Yap Rec. // UPLBMNH HEM-06929 ”; UPLBMNH • 1 ♀; “ Philippines / Mount Apo / Bongolanon / Magpet, N. Cotabato / 27 to 28-VI-2019 / ESCrispolon // UPLBMNH HEM-06930 ”; UPLBMNH.

Description

Body length 6–7 mm (tegmina included), width 3.5 mm.

HEAD (Fig. 1C). Head including eyes, narrower than widest part of pronotum. In dorsal view, eyes slightly elongated, small ocelli, distance between eyes 10.5 × ocellus diameter, distance between ocelli equals 1.5 ocellar diameter, distance between ocellus and compound eye 3.5 × ocellus diameter, ocelli closer to each other than to compound eyes. Eyes not prominent, 1.5 × as long as wide. Vertex and frons longitudinal median carina present. Vertex slightly longer than wide with 3.5 × ocellus diameter in between the two vertex grooves outside ocelli and 4.5 × ocellus diameter between anterior and posterior vertex margins. No dimple in upper part of postclypeus just below frons (as in Amberana Distant, 1908). Postclypeus with longitudinal furrow forming two prominent parallel longitudinal carinae, slightly swollen, ovoid shape in frontal view, widest part at mid-height (Fig. 1B), not receding prior to anteclypleus where it bends forming obtuse triangle in lateral view (Fig. 1A). Rostrum very long, reaching but not surpassing metacoxae.

THORAX. In dorsal view, pronotum with anterior concavities on each side, anterior margin of the pronotum as wide as posterior margin of the head including eyes, anterolateral margins curved, posterior margin grooved, posterolateral margins slightly concave and longer than anterolateral margin, humeral angle rounded. Pronotum angle in lateral view around 45° (Fig. 1A). Scutellum slightly longer than wide with large median concavity.

TEGMEN. R bifurcates on apical half, M bifurcates on basal third, veins not thickened on first ⅔, becoming thickened on apical third forming concave apical cells (Fig. 1C).

POSTERIOR WING. Rp separating from SC+RA nearly at midlength, r-m absent, M reaches ambient vein, CuA and CuP fused at base, CuA bifurcate in CuA1 and CuA2 near midlength, m-cu links M to CuA above CuA bifurcation, total of six longitudinal veins and five apical cells between SC+RA and CuP, angular protrusion of the costal margin near base present (Fig. 3B).

LEGS. Metafemur with apical spine on inner margin, metatibia bearing 1 lateral spine, both primary and secondary basitarsi with one row of at least five spines.

MALE TERMINALIA. In lateral view, posterior margin of pygofer (Fig. 1E) largely convex medially with a slight curvature on last third. Subgenital plates (Fig. 1E–F) finger-shaped, equal in length to height of pygofer without any elongated, thin apical appendage extension (as in Mioscarta), ventral and dorsal margin regularly rounded, apex of the dorsal margin dented, sterno-lateral plate present and slightly elongated, intermediate plates present, subtriangular, linking internal sides of sterno-lateral plate and subgenital plate. Paramere (Fig. 1G), dorsal margin convex then curving abruptly dorsally and finishing with a sharp process directed anteriorly, ventral margin regularly rounded with apical part bearing two spiniform processes directed antero and postero-ventrally. Aedeagus (Fig. 1H), basal third of dorsal margin sharply bent and last ⅔ vertical and S-shaped, basal part of erected part of aedeagus enlarged, apical extension (ae) directed posteriorly, posterior protrusion (pp) axe-shaped with fine needle-shaped extension prolonging edge dorsally.

COLOUR. Body covered with yellowish setae. Head, thorax red, rostrum orange, antennal scape and pedicel yellowish, legs reddish brown. Protibia without brown or black stripes on external margin. Male tegmina entirely flaming red, female darker red.

Type locality

Philippines: Visayas, Negros Occidental, Mount Kanlaon.

Distribution

Philippines: Luzon Island; Visayas, Negros Island; Mindanao Island (Fig. 5).