Hoploscopa mallyi Leger & Nuss, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.907.36563 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13552C8E-ED5E-447B-859A-8402DD48BA72 |
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Hoploscopa mallyi Leger & Nuss |
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sp. nov. |
Hoploscopa mallyi Leger & Nuss sp. nov. Figs 37 View Figures 34–45 , 76 View Figures 76–81 , 116 View Figures 115–118
Material examined.
Holotype: ♀. "Borneo, Mt Kinabalu | Headquarter, 1600m | 10-13.XI.2006, L[icht]F[ang] | leg. W. Mey & K. Ebert"; "Liwagu River | 1500m, Turm"; "DNA voucher | Lepidoptera | M. Nuss 2007 | [vertically written:] no. 124"; "TL366 | ♀". Deposited in BORN.
Paratypes: 4 ♂, 2 ♀. Malaysia: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (genitalia on slides TL533 ♂ and TL340 ♀ respectively), Sabah, Kinabalu National Park Headquarters, 250 m from Pandanus Trail starting point, 6°0'34"N, 116°32'20"E 1640 m, UV light, 07.vi.2015, leg. T. Léger & R. Mally; 2 ♂ (1 with genitalia on slide TL339 ♂), Sabah, Mesilau logging site, 400 m before entrance to Mesilau Nature Reserve, 6°2'22"N, 116°35'54"E, 1930 m, UV light, 02.vi.2015, T. Léger & R. Mally; 1 ♀ (DNA voucher 3197, genitalia on slide TL513 ♀), Sabah, Kinabalu Park Headquarters, ca. 300 m from starting point of Kiau View Trail, 6°0'25"N, 116°32'21"E, 1660 m, UV light, 06.vi.2015, T. Léger & R. Mally (MTD); 1 ♂, Borneo, Mt Kinabalu, Mesilau, 2000 m, 14-17.xi.2006, W. Mey & K. Ebert (MFNB).
Diagnosis.
The forewings of H. mallyi sp. nov. display pale yellow crescent-shaped median discoidal stigma filled with red, together with median cubital patch forming a Y. In male genitalia, the gnathos projection is long, slender, reaching circa 2/3 of the uncus length, and the juxta is ogive-shaped, with a slightly indented apex. In female genitalia, the ductus bursae is long, broad, curved twice, and the corpus bursae is small, globular, with one short curved thorn.
Similar species.
Hoploscopa agtuuganonensis sp. nov., H. gracilis sp. nov. In H. agtuuganonensis sp. nov., median discoidal stigma together with cubital and dorsal patches forms a band progressively narrowing toward dorsum (median cubital patch reduced to small streak, median dorsal patch absent in H. mallyi sp. nov.). Hoploscopa gracilis sp. nov. displays wing pattern similar to H. mallyi sp. nov. and can be best separated by examination of genitalia: the uncus and valva are slenderer, the valva apex is pointed (rounded in H. mallyi sp. nov.) and the juxta displays a broad duck beak-shaped apex. In female genitalia of H. gracilis sp. nov., the ductus bursae shows a narrow loop at posterior 1/3, and the thorn is less curved.
Description.
Head. Antennae dorsally with brown scales. Proboscis brown to pale brown scaled. Maxillary palpi brown, base and inner side pale yellow. Labial palpi brown, ventral base and inner side pale yellow.
Thorax (Fig. 37 View Figures 34–45 ). Collar pale yellow. Forewing length: 10-12 mm (♂), 11-12 mm (♀); forewing ground colour brown; basal longitudinal red streak basally edged with pale yellow; costal field red; median discoidal stigma crescent-shaped, pale yellow, filled with red; median cubital patch streak-like, pale yellow, together with discoidal stigma forming a Y; postmedian patch triangular, red, basal edge partially pale yellow, with pale yellow blotch at costa; postmedian area suffused with pale yellow and iridescent scales; subterminal field marked with red; fringes brown with pale yellow dots. Hindwing pale brown. Forelegs brown. Midlegs brown; femur and tibia distally pale yellow. Hindlegs with femur brown; tibia pale yellow speckled with brown; tarsi pale yellow to pale brown.
Male genitalia (N = 2) (Fig. 76 View Figures 76–81 ). Uncus slender, medially narrowed, apex spatulate. Gnathos projection slender, ca. 2/3 of uncus length, apex blunt. Valva ventral margin gently bent dorsad on distal 1/3, dorsal margin convex, apex rounded. Juxta ogival, with base quadrangular, gently narrowing toward apex, apex narrow, notched. Saccus triangular, pointing dorsad.
Female genitalia (N = 3) (Fig. 116 View Figures 115–118 ). Anterior apophyses with dorsal bump at posterior 1/3. Antrum sclerotisation forming a short ring. Ductus bursae long, broad, forming two large curves. Corpus bursae small, globular, reticulate, sclerotised between thorn and corpus opening, medially with broad faintly sclerotised band. Thorn sabre-like, curved, with small dents pointing toward thorn base, basally with conspicuous outwardly projected extension.
Distribution.
Known from the slopes of Mount Kinabalu on Borneo, at altitudes between 1,600 m and 2,000 m.
Phylogenetic relationships.
This species is recovered in a clade with H. agtuuganonensis sp. nov. and H. gracilis sp. nov. in the ML analysis of the COI barcode (BS = 92). The morphology of these species is in agreement with the molecular findings: in male genitalia, gnathos projection is long and slender; in female genitalia, the antrum sclerotisation is short, the ductus bursae is relatively broad, looped or with conspicuous curves, and the corpus bursae is small, globular.
Etymology.
This species is dedicated to our colleague and friend Richard Mally, an eminent lepidopterologist.
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