Scoparia noacki Nuss, 2002

Scoparia noacki Nuss, 2002

Figs. 10, 66, 125.

Scoparia noacki Nuss, 2002 , figs. 1-5. Type locality: Philippines, South Luzon, Los Baños, Mt. Makiling, 14°08’ N 121°14’ E, 815 m, submontane forest

MATERIAL

Holotype: ♂. PHILIPPINES: South Luzon, Los Baños, Mt. Makiling , 14°08’ N 121°14’ E, 815 m, submontane forest, at light, 30. Iii. 2000 (M. Nuss). Deposited in MTD .

Paratypes: 10 ♂, 14 ♀ (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh) .

Other specimens examined: 5 ♂, 3 ♀ (detailed information in Table S1; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8gtht7mh) .

SIMILAR SPECIES

Scoparia bicornuta sp. n.

DIAGNOSIS

The short (4.5-5 mm, n = 5), dull brown forewing (Fig. 10) separate Scoparia noacki from other Scoparia species in the Philippines. The male genitalia of S. noacki ( Fig. 66 View Figs 64-69 ) resemble that of Scoparia ifugaoensis sp. n. and S. bicornuta sp. n. From the latter, they can be separated by the presence of a single cornutus on the vesica. The female genitalia ( Fig. 125 View Figs 124-127 ) cannot be confidently separated from Scoparia ifugaoensis sp. n. and S. bicornuta sp. n. They have a rather short ductus bursae with a narrow loop medially and an egg-shaped corpus bursae with a faintly marked signum.

DISTRIBUTION

PHILIPPINES: Luzon (Laguna: Mount Makiling), Mindanao. Collected at altitudes between 815 and 1050 m.

DNA BARCODING

The species delimitation analysis recovered two MOTUs including S. noacki , one for Luzon (Laguna) and one for Mindanao. Examination of male and female genitalia revealed no differences between both populations. Furthermore, the MOTU from Luzon (Laguna) is shared with another closely related species, S. bicornuta sp. n. from Northern Luzon. The maximum intraspecific p-distance of 4.3% is found between samples from Luzon (Laguna) and those from Mindanao (Davao Oriental).