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3. Diplopseustis brunnealis comb. nov., male, right half. 4. Sufetula paula comb. nov., male, right half. 5. Sufetula choreutalis, female, right half. 6. Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., female, right half. 7. Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., male, right half. 8. S. fulgurata sp. nov., female, right forewing. 13. Sufetula monticola sp. nov., female, right half. 16. Sufetula metallias comb. nov., male, right half. 17. Sufetula polystrialis, male, right half. Müller, Hayden, Lees & Léger, 2025 |
Abstract
Lathrotelinae is a recently rehabilitated subfamily of moths within Crambidae. They can be recognized by the presence of costal median spots on the forewing, the absence of chaetosemata and the loss of the gnathos in the male genitalia. With the analysis of morphological characters and DNA barcodes, eight species authored by Müller, Hayden & Léger are described as new from the Philippines: Sufetula elfridea sp. nov., Sufetula falcata sp. nov., Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., Sufetula minuta sp. nov., Sufetula monticola sp. nov., Sufetula oculalis sp. nov. and Sufetula serrata sp. nov. New combinations are provided for Sufetula metallias Meyrick, 1897 comb. nov., Sufetula paula West, 1931 comb. nov. and Diplopseustis brunnealis Hampson, 1917 comb. nov. Sufetula choreutalis (Snellen 1880), Sufetula metallias comb. nov. and Sufetula polystrialis Hampson, 1912 are newly recorded for the Philippines. The molecular results reveal cryptic diversity correlated with geographical or elevational distribution in four of the species.
Keywords: Diplopseustis, Sufetula, systematics, taxonomy
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| Figures 3-8. Wings of Lathrotelinae species. 3. Diplopseustis brunnealis comb. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f6a, male, right half. 4. Sufetula paula comb. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f67, male, right half. 5. Sufetula choreutalis, specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f58, female, right half. 6. Sufetula gigantea sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f56, female, right half. 7. Sufetula fulgurata sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_2a6f6e, male, right half. 8. S. fulgurata sp. nov., specimen coll.mfn-berlin.de_u_1ff9c0, female, right forewing. |
Anne Müller, James Hayden, David C. Lees and Théo Léger. 2025. Assessment of Species Diversity of the Lathrotelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Philippines using Morphology and DNA Barcoding reveals Eight New Species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. In Press. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.012 [17 March 2025]
