Pollex (Proma) lafontainei, Fibiger, 2007

Fibiger, Michael, 2007, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae, Zootaxa 1567 (1), pp. 1-116 : 80-81

Pollex (Proma) lafontainei Fibiger, new species

( Plate 10 , figure 8; female genit. plate 26, figure 3)

Material examined.

Holotype: female, Philippines, Palawan, Mantalin ajan, Pinigisan , 600 m, caught in Malaise-trap inside forest, 10.ix.1961, leg. Noona Dan. Exp. 1961-62, genit. prep. 3540 M. Fibiger. Coll. ZMUC.

Diagnosis.

Wingspan: 11 mm.

Forewing: narrow, blackish brown.

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

Reniform: distinct, whitish grey, outlined by black.

Hindwing: unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot.

Underside: unicolorous brown.

Female genitalia.

6 th and 7 th segments: fused together.

7 th abdominal segment: heavily sclerotised; asymmetrical.

Anterior apophyses: length 1½ of posterior apophyses.

Position of ostium bursae: on anterior margin of 7 th segment close to 6 th segment, slightly displaced to left. Antrum: straight and very long except for one basal coil; moderately sclerotised.

Ductus bursae: membranous, with basal coil; short, 1½ X longer than corpus bursae.

Corpus bursae: globular.

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

Differential diagnosis.

P. lafontainei differs from other species by the basal coil in both the antrum and the ductus bursae.

Figures

PLATE 10. Figures 1–8. Pollex subgenera Proma and Bilobiana species, adults. 1, P. (Proma) archi, female holotype, Indonesia, Kangean Isl.; 2, P.(Bilobiana) kononenkoi, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 3, P.(B.) dumogai, male holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 4, P.(B.) palopoi, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi, near Palopo; 5, P. (B.) circulari, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 6, P. (B.) sulawesii, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Temboga; 7, P. (B.) merisulawesii, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tjamba; 8, P.(B.) lafontainei, female holotype, Philippines, Palawan, Mantalin ajan.