Virgilia luzonensis Baker, 1925

Soulier-Perkins, Adeline, Navasero, Mario, Yap, Sheryl & Wilson, Michael R., 2018, New species for Virgilia Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera, Lophopidae), genus review and key to species, Zootaxa 4415 (1), pp. 135-149 : 142

Virgilia luzonensis Baker, 1925

( Figs 44–56 )

Virgilia luzonensis Baker, 1925: 282 , pl. IV, fig. 11 (description)

We provide here for the first time, an illustrated description of male terminalia ( Figs 52–55 ) and female terminalia ( Fig. 56 ) for V. luzonensis . The illustrated specimen belongs to Baker’s collection and type series, collected on Mount Banahao in Laguna Province on Luzon ( Figs 44–47 ). Pictures of the habitus are provided as well for a specimen collected more recently, in 2008 ( Figs 48–51 ), on which the colourations are less faded.

Type material. Syntypes: 24♂?, 23♀?, 1?. [ Mt. Banahao , P. I. Baker], red label hand written: [ Virgilia luzonensis Baker ] 1♀? ( FSCA) . [ Mt. Banahao , P. I. Baker] 22♀? , 24♂? & 1? (FSCA).

Other examined material. Specimens: 15♂?, 5♀?, 1?. [ Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed , 14°45,093' N, 121°58,05' E], [Museum Paris, 12.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, Pandanus, at sight, A. Soulier-Perkins & S. Yap rec.] , 4♂? MNHN (EH) 23813-23816; [ Museum Paris , 13.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, at sight, A. Soulier-Perkins & S. Yap rec.] 3♂? MNHN (EH) 23817-23819 & 1? MNHN (EH) 23820; [Museum Paris, 12.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia, Pandanus, at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 6♂? MNHN (EH) 23821-23826 & 2♀? MNHN (EH) 23828-23829; [ Museum Paris , 13.XI. 2008, 47m, Levistonia at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♂? MNHN (EH) 23549; [ Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed , 14°44,420' N, 121°57,529' E], [Museum Paris, 10.XI. 2008, 55m, rainforest beating at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♂? MNHN (EH) 23827; [ Philippines, Polillo Isl, Barangay Pinaglubayan, Quezon, Sibulan Water Shed , 14°44,590' N, 121°57,38' E], [Museum Paris, 10.XI. 2008, 70 m, rainforest beating at sight, T. Bourgoin & S. Yap rec.] , 1♀? MNHN (EH) 23830; [ Philippines, Luzon UP Land Grant, Barangay Saray , Pakil , Laguna, N14°24’07’’, E 121°32’42’’], [ Museum Paris , forêt, 373 m, 12.XI.2010] , 1♀? MNHN (EH) 23831 ( MNHN). [Philippine Is., Mt Makiling , 2-7.III.1960], [T.C. Maa collector Bishop] , 1♀? (BPBM)

Distribution. Philippines, Luzon and Polillo Islands ( Fig. 65 ).

Figures

FIGURE 56.Virgilia luzonensis. Specimen from Baker’s type series collection, female terminalia, lateral view.

FIGURE 65.Distribution map.

FIGURES 44–51. Virgilia luzonensis. 44–47 male from Baker’s type series collection 44 Habitus, dorsal view 45 Habitus, lateral view 46 Frons and clypeus, anterior view 47 Labels.48–51 male MNHN(EH)23549 48 Habitus,dorsal view 49 Habitus, lateral view 50 Frons and clypeus, anterior view 51Labels.

FIGURES 52–55. Virgilia luzonensis, lateral view. 52 Male terminalia 53Aedeagus s.l. 54 Periandrium 55 Aedeagus s.s.