Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867)

Guerrero, Juan J, Pozas, Manuel & Ortiz, Antonio S, 2021, First record and DNA barcoding of Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867) from the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 70193-70193 : 70193

Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867)

Schoenobius niloticus Zeller 1867: 462, pl. 24, fig. 2.

Donacaula niloticus

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: J.J. Guerrero; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; disposition: in collection; Taxon: scientificName: Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867); kingdom: Animalia ; phylum: Arthropoda ; class: Insecta ; order: Lepidoptera ; family: Crambidae ; genus: Donacaula ; specificEpithet: niloticus; taxonRank: species; verbatimTaxonRank: sp.; scientificNameAuthorship: (Zeller, 1867); taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location : country: Spain; stateProvince: Andalusia; county: Cadiz ; locality: Trebujena , Saltmarshes of Adventus , Seno de la Esparraguera ; verbatimCoordinates: 36°53'31.20"N 6°15'36.00"W; verbatimLatitude: 36°53'31.20"N; verbatimLongitude: 6°15'36.00"W; Identification: identifiedBy: J.J. Guerrero; dateIdentified: 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: light trap; eventDate: 08/09/2020; year: 2020; month: 9; day: 8; Record Level: institutionCode: ZAF-UMU; collectionCode: RCBA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Taxon discussion

The Iberian specimen showed morphological traits (Figs 1 , 2 ) typical of European individuals of Donacaula niloticus according to the diagnosis in Goater et al. (2005), Slamka (2008) and Leraut (2012). These diagnostic characters, compared to the other European species of Donacaula , are for the male: forewing with dark brownish line from the costal margin to approximately the centre of the wing, parallel to the outer margin; and for the female: forewing with white discocellular spot and apex non-pointed. Integrating the evidence from COI mitochondrial DNA sequences and adult morphology, we conclude that the D. niloticus specimen collected in the saltmarshes of Adventus ( Cádiz) is genetically different to other species included in the genus Donacaula from Europe and North America.

Figures

Figure 1. Adult specimens of Donacaula niloticus (Zeller) from Marismas de Trebujena, Cadiz, 8 - IX- 2020. A. Female specimen (A. S. Ortiz); B. Male specimen photographed at the same locality and date (M. Pozas); C. Female specimen photographed at the same locality and date (M. Pozas).

Figure 2. Female genitalia of Donacaula niloticus (Zeller). Genital prep. slide G 700. A. General view; B. Ductus bursae detail.