Pollex (Bilobiana) mindanaoi, Fibiger, 2007

Fibiger, Michael, 2007, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae, Zootaxa 1567 (1), pp. 1-116 : 74-75

Pollex (Bilobiana) mindanaoi Fibiger, new species

( Plate 9 , figs 7, 8; female genit. plate 25, figure 3)

Material examined.

Holotype: female, Philippines, Mindanao , Sapamoro , Curuan district, caught in Malaise-trap, 21.xi.1961, leg. Noona Dan Exp. 1961-62, genit. prep. 3533 M. Fibiger. Coll. ZMUC.

Diagnosis.

Wingspan: 8 mm.

Forewing: narrow, light brown.

Transverse lines: black; terminal line marked by black dots between veins.

Reniform: distinct, whitish grey, outlined by black.

Hindwing: unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot.

Underside: unicolorous grey brown.

Female genitalia.

7 th abdominal segment: heavily sclerotised.

Anterior apophyses: length 1½ of posterior apophyses.

Position of ostium bursae: anteriorly on 7 th segment, close to 6 th, slightly displaced to left.

Antrum: cone-like, narrow and heavily sclerotised posteriorly.

Ductus bursae: membranous, long, 2½ X longer than corpus bursae.

Corpus bursae: globular.

Appendix bursae: arising anteriorly from ductus bursae immediately after antrum.

Differential diagnosis.

P. mindanaoi differs from other species by the basal cone-like antrum and the anterior cylindrical part.

Figures

PLATE 9. Figures 1–8. Pollex subgenus Bilobiana species, adults. 1, P.(B.) falx, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 2, P. (B.) spina, male holotype, Indonesia, Bali S, Sanur; 3, P. (B.) sansdigit, male holotype, Philippines, Mindanao, Mt. Apo; 4, P. (B.) paraspina, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi S, Bantimurung; 5, P. (B.) diabolo, male holotype, Philippines, Palawan, Mt. St Paul; 6, P. (B.) spastica, male holotype, Philippines, Panay, Antiquo; 7, 8, P.(B.) mindanaoi, female holotype, Philippines, Mindanao, Sapamoro and the same, unspread.