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© 2023 Thomas Kaltenbach, Jean-Luc Gattolliat.
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Kaltenbach T, Gattolliat J-L (2023) New species of Nigrobaetis from Southeast Asia (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae). ZooKeys 1166: 175-234. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1166.102941
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Based on larvae collected in the Philippines, Borneo (Kalimantan), Sumba, and Sumatra, the presence of the genus Nigrobaetis in the Philippines and Indonesia is reported for the first time. Six new species are described and illustrated, two from the Philippines and four from Indonesia. A larval key to all Nigrobaetis species of the Philippines, Indonesia and neighbouring continental Southeast Asia is provided, morphological differences to the species of Taiwan are discussed as well. The eggs of three new species are described, and the morphology of the eggs of Nigrobaetis is briefly discussed.
COI, eggs, Indonesia, mayflies, Philippines, systematics
Nigrobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987 is a genus of Baetidae, which is the most diverse family of mayflies in number of genera and species (
They are mostly small species with a body length of 3–5 mm for the mature larvae, and present the following characters: larval antennae standing closely together, with a longitudinal keel between them (
From the Oriental region, Nigrobaetis species were described from continental Southeast Asia (
Indonesia is an immense archipelago of more than 18.000 islands extending over a huge area from 95°E to 141°E and from 6°N to 11°S. It is one of the most biologically rich countries in the world. The high levels of species richness and endemism are mainly explained by a geological history that brought together two different biological realms (Oriental realm and Australasian realm), separated by a transitional region (Wallacea) (
Similarly, the Philippines are a complex archipelago with more than 7100 islands, spanning the Asian-Australian faunal zone interface directly at the Wallace Line. The Huxley Line is dividing the country into Palawan and associated islands, the presumed former land-bridge to northern Borneo, and the truly oceanic portions of the Philippines. It has an extraordinary biodiversity, presumably supported by ancient land mass movements, environmental gradients along steep volcanic slopes and alterations of connectivity between neighbouring islands induced by changing sea levels (
Despite many collection efforts and progress done in the past decade in Southeast Asia, the Baetidae and Ephemeroptera in general still remain poorly known. During this study, we identified several additional new species of Nigrobaetis from both the Philippines and Indonesia, but refrained to describe them because of insufficient material (mostly one larva only). Therefore, we may expect a substantial amount of additional new species of Nigrobaetis with more collections in the future.
Specimens used in the study were obtained by kick-sampling and preserved in 70%–96% ethanol.
Eggs of three species were extracted from the abdomen of mature female larvae, and preserved in 96% alcohol before preparation (desiccation; application of a 15 nm layer of palladium) for SEM photos.
Dissection of larvae was done in Cellosolve (2-Ethoxyethanol) with subsequent mounting on slides with Euparal liquid, using an Olympus SZX7 stereomicroscope.
Photographs of larvae were taken using a Canon EOS 6D camera and processed with the programs Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (http://www.adobe.com) and Helicon Focus version 5.3 (http://www.heliconsoft.com). Photographs of larval parts on slides were taken with an Olympus BX43 microscope equipped with an Olympus SC 50 camera and the program Olympus CellSense v. 3.2. SEM pictures were taken using a FEI Quanta FEC 250 electron microscope (Thermo Fisher). All photographs were subsequently enhanced with Adobe Photoshop Elements 13.
The DNA of part of the specimens was extracted using non-destructive methods allowing subsequent morphological analysis (see
The distribution maps were generated with the program SimpleMappr (https://simplemappr.net,
Species | Country | Location | GPS coordinates |
Nigrobaetis plures sp. nov. | Philippines | Leyte | 10°01'07"N, 125°12'35"E |
Mindanao | 09°03'33"N, 126°05'57"E | ||
09°11'34"N 125°36'34"E | |||
09°10'15"N, 125°40'55"E | |||
Camiguin | 09°06'39"N, 124°43'45"E | ||
Nigrobaetis palawus sp. nov. | Philippines | Palawan | 10°23'35"N, 119°09'27"E |
10°22'40"N, 119°11'05"E | |||
Nigrobaetis sumbensis sp. nov. | Indonesia | Sumba | 09°35'45"S, 119°20'25"E |
Nigrobaetis suma sp. nov. | Indonesia | Sumatra: Marapi | 00°2158"S, 100°33'18"E |
00°21'33"S, 100°30'42"E | |||
00°28'29"S, 100°22'08"E | |||
Sumatra: Sago | 00°17'08"S, 100°41'13"E | ||
00°22'33"S, 100°39'33"E | |||
00°22'20"S, 100°41'45"E | |||
Sumatra: Singgalang | 00°22'56"S, 100°22'42"E | ||
00°19'57"S, 100°19'19"E | |||
00°24'07"S, 100°16'44"E | |||
00°23'33"S, 100°16'34"E | |||
Sumatra: Talamau | 00°00'60"N, 100°00'01"E | ||
Nigrobaetis borneus sp. nov. | Indonesia | Borneo, Kalimantan | 02°59'22"N, 116°30'46"E |
Nigrobaetis kaliman sp. nov. | Indonesia | Borneo, Kalimantan | 03°00'10"N, 116°32'24"E |
03°04'04"N, 116°30'26"E | |||
02°59'29"N, 116°33'29"E | |||
03°04'56"N, 116°30'58"E | |||
03°00'05"N, 116°30'48"E |
Interspecific (bold) and intraspecific genetic distance (COI; Kimura 2-parameter) of some Nigrobaetis species.
Species | Location | Specimens catalog # | GenBank # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
1 | N. plures sp. nov. | Philippines: Leyte | GBIFCH00975650 | OQ569761 | |||||||
2 | N. suma sp. nov. | Indonesia: Sumatra, Marapi | GBIFCH00422020 | OQ569762 | 0,22 | ||||||
3 | Indonesia: Sumatra, Marapi | GBIFCH00422001 | OQ569763 | 0,22 | 0,01 | ||||||
4 | Indonesia: Sumatra, Sago | GBIFCH00422027 | OQ569764 | 0,22 | 0,02 | 0,01 | |||||
5 | Indonesia: Sumatra, Sago | GBIFCH00421990 | OQ569765 | 0,22 | 0,02 | 0,01 | 0,00 | ||||
6 | Indonesia: Sumatra, Singgalang | GBIFCH00422033 | OQ569766 | 0,22 | 0,00 | 0,01 | 0,02 | 0,02 | |||
7 | Indonesia: Sumatra, Talamau | GBIFCH00421981 | OQ569767 | 0,22 | 0,02 | 0,01 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,02 | ||
8 | N. minutus | Thailand | n/a | HM417038.1 | 0,23 | 0,22 | 0,21 | 0,23 | 0,23 | 0,22 | 0,23 |
The dichotomous key was elaborated with the support of the program DKey version 1.3.0 (http://drawwing.org/dkey,
The terminology follows
AdMU Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines;
MZL Muséum cantonal des Sciences Naturelles, Département de Zoologie, Lausanne (Switzerland);
Philippines
1. N. plures sp. nov.
2. N. palawus sp. nov.
3. N. sumbensis sp. nov.
4. N. suma sp. nov.
5. N. borneus sp. nov.
6. N. kaliman sp. nov.
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and two long, simple setae in submarginal position (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
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Labrum
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Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
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Labium
(Fig.
Hind protoptera
(Fig.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg, but tibiae at dorsal margin with 4–6 spine-like setae.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margins smooth, without spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct
(Fig.
Subimaginal gonostyli
(Fig.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Eggs (Fig.
Plures in Latin meaning several, referring to the distribution of the species across several islands.
The specimens were collected on altitudes of 30–660 m, mostly on bottom gravel in run or riffle, partly together with Labiobaetis camiguinensis Kaltenbach, Garces & Gattolliat, 2020 (Camiguin) or L. delocadoi Kaltenbach, Garces & Gattolliat, 2020 (Leyte).
Holotype. Philippines • larva; Leyte, Southern Leyte, Brgy. Malico, San Francisco, Taglibas River; 10°01'07"N, 125°12'35"E; 50 m; 19.-20. X. 2019; leg. Garces and Pelingen; on slide; GBIFCH00592356;
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and two long, simple setae in submarginal position (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
(Fig.
Labrum
(Fig.
Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
(Fig.
Labium
(Fig.
Hind protoptera : Absent.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg, but tibia at dorsal margin with 1–4 spine-like setae.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margins smooth, without spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct
(Fig.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Referring to the island of Palawan, where the species was collected.
(Fig.
The specimens were collected below 100 m in primary and secondary forest, on bottom gravel and on root packs in the run.
Holotype. Philippines • larva; Palawan, San Vincente, waterfall 4km NE Port Barton; 10°23'35"N, 119°09'27"E; 30 m; 18.vi.1997; leg. J. Mendoza; on slide; GBIFCH00975661;
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and two long, simple setae in submarginal position (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
(Fig.
Labrum
(Fig.
Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
(Fig.
Labium
(Fig.
Hind protoptera : Absent.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margin of sterna: I–V smooth, without spines; VI with rudimentary spines; VII–IX with triangular spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct
(Fig.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Referring to the island of Sumba, where the species was collected.
(Fig.
The specimens were collected at an altitude of 400 m.
Holotype. Indonesia • larva; Sumba, Waikelo. Stream; 09°35'45"S, 119°20'25"E; 400 m; 27.ix.2011; leg. M. Balke; (SUA04); on slide; GBIFCH00592616;
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and two long, simple setae in submarginal position (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
(Fig.
Labrum
(Fig.
Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
(Fig.
Labium
(Fig.
Hind protoptera
(Fig.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg; femur ventrally with few stout, lanceolate setae; tibia dorsal margin with row of stout setae.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margin of sterna smooth, without spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct
(Fig.
Subimaginal gonostyli
(Fig.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Eggs (Fig.
Referring to the island of Sumatra, where the species was collected.
(Fig.
The specimens were collected at altitudes from 10 m to 1300 m, mostly in deforested or agricultural areas. The streams were in average 2–5 m wide, 15–50 cm deep and flowing with 0.5–0.7 m/s. The substrate was always a mix of substantial amounts of boulder, stones, gravel, and sand.
Holotype. Indonesia • larva; Sumatra, volcano Marapi, West; 00°28'29"S, 100°22'08"E; 553 m; 09.iv.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; on slide; GBIFCH00422020; MZL. Paratypes. Indonesia • 28 larvae; same data as holotype; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00592665; MZL; 27 in alcohol; GBIFCH00419696, GBIFCH00421961, GBIFCH00421976, GBIFCH00421985, GBIFCH00421992, GBIFCH00421997, GBIFCH00422012, GBIFCH00422014, GBIFCH00422016, GBIFCH00422017, GBIFCH00422034, GBIFCH00422435, GBIFCH00422704, GBIFCH00422929, GBIFCH00975675; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, volcano Marapi; 00°21'58"S, 100°33'18"E; 890 m; 02.iv.2014, leg. M. Gueuning; in alcohol; GBIFCH00422001; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, volcano Marapi, East; 00°21'33"S, 100°30'42"E; 1205 m; 03.iv.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; in alcohol; GBIFCH00422041; MZL • 2 larvae; Sumatra, volcano Sago, North, Riv. Simbukan; 00°17'08"S, 100°41'13"E; 880 m; 18.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; in alcohol; GBIFCH00422027, GBIFCH00422037; MZL • 6 larvae; Sumatra, volcano Sago, South, Riv. Kobun; 00°22'33"S, 100°39'33"E; 1095 m; 19.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; in alcohol; GBIFCH00421959, GBIFCH00421966, GBIFCH00422005, GBIFCH00422025, GBIFCH00422040, GBIFCH00423021; MZL • 2 larvae; Sumatra, volcano Sago, South, Riv. Tampo; 00°22'20"S, 100°41'45"E; 960 m; 20.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00422032; 1 in alcohol; GBIFCH00421990; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, volcano Singgalang, riv. Caruak, 00°22'56"S, 100°22'42"E; 1300 m; 23.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; in alcohol; GBIFCH00421956; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, volcano Singgalang, riv. Sianok; 00°19'57"S, 100°19'19"E; 1150 m; 24.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; on slide; GBIFCH00422030; MZL • 10 larvae; Sumatra, volcano Singgalang, riv. Airjernih; 00°24'07"S, 100°16'44"E; 840 m; 25.iii.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00592666; 9 in alcohol; GBIFCH00421960, GBIFCH00421970, GBIFCH00422010, GBIFCH00422018, GBIFCH00422028, GBIFCH00422038, GBIFCH00422973; MZL • 6 larvae; Sumatra, volcano Talamau, South, Riv. Pularian; 00°00'60"N, 100°00'01"E; 540 m; 01.iv.2014; leg. M. Gueuning; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00422013; 5 in alcohol; GBIFCH00421981, GBIFCH00421965, GBIFCH00422004, GBIFCH00422021, GBIFCH00423066; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra Barat, Sawahlunto, stream; 00°41'20"S, 100°46'43"E; 275.m; 10.xi.2011; leg. M. Balke; (UN5); in alcohol; GBIFCH00975705; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, upstream Tarusan; 10 m; 24.v.2010; leg. J.-M. Elouard; in alcohol; GBIFCH00975663; MZL • 1 larva; Sumatra, Batusangkar, Riv. Lupuak Tapuak; 440 m; 27.v.2010; leg. J.-M. Elouard; on slide; GBIFCH00975664; MZL.
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and two long, simple setae in submarginal position; length 0.8× width (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
(Fig.
Labrum
(Fig.
Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
(Fig.
Labium
(Fig.
Nigrobaetis borneus sp. nov., larva morphology a labium b glossae and paraglossae, ventral focus c glossae and paraglossae, dorsal focus d labial palp, ventral focus e labial palp, dorsal focus f labial palp, inner apical margin of segment III (arrows: setae-like processes). Scale bars: 20 µm.
Hind protoptera : Absent.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margin of sterna smooth, without spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct. With six or seven stout, marginal spines. Surface scattered with U-shaped scale bases, fine, simple setae, and micropores. Cercotractor with numerous small, marginal spines.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Referring to the island of Borneo, where the species was collected.
(Fig.
The specimens were collected at an altitude of 160 m in a large (width ca. 36 m), shallow (depth ca. 0.1 m), fast flowing (ca. 0.9 m/s) stream. The stream was characterised by equally run/riffles and pools. Water temperature was 25 °C, substrate was dominated by boulder and cobble.
Holotype. Indonesia • larva; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, riv. Seturan, loc. Seturan (2001-block 57), trib. Bengahau; 02°59'22"N, 116°30'46"E; 08.viii.2000; leg. P. Derleth; on slide; GBIFCH00592663; MZL. Paratypes. Indonesia • 3 larvae; same data as holotype; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00975692; 2 in alcohol; GBIFCH00975674; MZL.
Larva. Following combination of characters: A) dorsal surface of labrum with submedian seta and a short, submarginal arc of three long, simple setae (Fig.
Larva (Figs
Colouration
(Fig.
Labrum
(Fig.
Right mandible
(Fig.
Left mandible
(Fig.
Hypopharynx and superlinguae
(Fig.
Maxilla
(Fig.
Labium
(Fig.
Nigrobaetis kaliman sp. nov., larva morphology a labium b labial palp, dorsal focus c labial palp, ventral focus d glossae and paraglossae, ventral focus e apex of glossae and paraglossae, dorsal focus f labial palp, inner apical margin of segment III (arrows: setae-like processes). Scale bars: 20 µm.
Hind protoptera : Absent.
Foreleg
(Fig.
Middle and hind legs. As foreleg.
Abdominal terga
(Fig.
Abdominal sterna. Posterior margin of sterna smooth, without spines.
Tergalii
(Fig.
Paraproct. With six or seven stout, marginal spines. Surface scattered with U-shaped scale bases and micropores. Cercotractor with numerous small, marginal spines.
Adult stages. Unknown.
Eggs (Fig.
Referring to the province Kalimantan (Indonesia, Borneo), where the species was collected.
(Fig.
The specimens were collected on altitudes of ca. 130 m. The streams were 2–30 m wide, ca. 0.1 m deep, and flowing with ca. 0.6 m/s. The location was dominated by riffles and run, substrate was mainly gravel and cobble, water temperature ca. 26 °C.
Holotype. Indonesia • larva; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, riv. Seturan, loc. Seturan, main river; 116°30'48"E, 03°00'05"N, 28.iii.2001; leg. P. Derleth and B. Feldmeyer; on slide; GBIFCH00592661; MZL. Paratypes. Indonesia • 3 larvae; same data as holotype; 2 on slides; GBIFCH00592655, GBIFCH00592662; MZL • 2 larvae; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, Riv. Seturan, Loc. Seturan (1999-bloc 39–40), Trib. Temalat (Sungai Guang); 03°00'10"N, 116°32'24"E; 27.iii.2001; leg. P. Derleth; in alcohol; GBIFCH00975671; MZL • 2 larvae; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, Riv. Seturan, Loc. Seturan (2001-bloc 57), Trib. Tamalang (Sungai Guang); 18.vii.2001; leg. P. Derleth and F. Béboux; 1 on slide; GBIFCH00592614; 1 in alcohol; GBIFCH00975683; MZL • 5 larvae; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, Riv. Seturan, Loc. Seturan (2001-bloc 57), Trib. Tamalang (Sungai Guang); 10.iv.2001; leg. P. Derleth; in alcohol; GBIFCH00975684, GBIFCH00975685; MZL • 2 larvae; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, riv. Rian, loc. Langap South (1997-bloc 6), trib. Belakau; 116°30'26"E, 3°04'04"N; 18.iv.2001; leg. P. Derleth and M. Sartori; in alcohol; GBIFCH00975672; MZL • 1 larva; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, riv. Seturan, loc. Seturan (2000-bloc 43), trib. Temalat (Sungai Guang); 116°33'29"E, 02°59'29"N; 16.viii.2000; leg. P. Derleth and R. Schlaepfer; in alcohol; GBIFCH00975673; MZL • 3 larvae; East Kalimantan, Bas. Malinau, Riv. Rian, Loc. Langap Sud (1995), Trib. Ngayo; 03°04'56"N, 116°30'58"E; 17.iv.2001; leg. P. Derleth and M. Sartori; 2 on slides; GBIFCH00592656, GBIFCH00975691; 1 in alcohol; GBIFCH00975693; MZL.
1 | Hind protoptera well developed (Fig. |
2 |
– | Hind protoptera absent or minute | 4 |
2 | Paraproct with > 30 marginal spines ( |
N. gombaki |
– | Paraproct with < 10 marginal spines (Fig. |
3 |
3 | Dorsal margin of fore femur with ca. 7 spine-like setae and some shorter additional setae along margin ( |
N. mirabilis |
– | Dorsal margin of fore femur with ca. 11 spine-like setae and without additional setae along margin (Fig. |
N. suma sp. nov. |
4 | Fore femur very slender (length to maximum width ca. 4.8×), dorsally slightly concave (Fig. |
N. sumbensis sp. nov. |
– | Fore femur rather broad (length to maximum width ca. 2–3×), dorsally straight (Fig. |
5 |
5 | Fore tibia dorsal margin with row of medium, spine-like, apically rounded setae (Fig. |
N. kaliman sp. nov. |
– | Fore tibia dorsal margin almost bare (sometimes with 1–3 short, spine-like setae and usually with stout, apically rounded seta at apex) (Fig. |
6 |
6 | With minute hind protoptera (Fig. |
N. plures sp. nov. |
– | Hind protoptera absent; labial palp segment III without apical protrusion, longer than maximal width (Fig. |
7 |
7 | Posterior margin of tergum IV with triangular spines, longer than wide ( |
N. minutus |
– | Posterior margin of tergum IV with triangular spines, wider than long (Fig. |
8 |
8 | Labrum relatively long (length 0.8× width) (Fig. |
N. borneus sp. nov. |
– | Labrum of usual shape (length ca. 0.7× width) (Fig. |
N. palawus sp. nov. |
For the assignment of the new species to Nigrobaetis we refer to
Most species described from Taiwan have well developed hind protoptera (N. candidus (Kang & Yang, 1996), N. mundus (Chang & Yang, 1994), N. taiwanensis (Müller-Liebenau, 1985), N. tatuensis (Müller-Liebenau, 1985), N. terminus (Chang & Yang, 1994)), the exception is N. facetus (Chang & Yang, 1994) without hind protoptera (
Polygonal and partly rounded papillae-like structures as on the surface of the eggs of N. plures sp. nov. and N. suma sp. nov. (Figs
The eggs of N. suma sp. nov. in Fig.
The genetic distance between three species of Nigrobaetis from Southeast Asia, for which we could obtain or download (GenBank) COI sequences (Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand) is rather high (22%–23%, K2P), which is in line with the genetic distances found in Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987 in Indonesia (11%–24%;
We are grateful to Pascale Derleth-Sartori (formerly Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, Switzerland, MZL), Morgan Gueuning (formerly University of Lausanne, Switzerland, UNIL), Michael Balke (Zoologische Staatssammlungen, München, Germany, ZSM/SNSB), and Jean-Marc Elouard (France) for the collection of precious material in Kalimantan, Sumba and Sumatra, and to Hendrik Freitag (Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, AdMU) and his team for the collection of important material in the Philippines. They also provided valuable ecological information for part of the species.
Furthermore, we are thankful to Nadir Alvarez (MZL) for his interest and support for our project, to Céline Stoffel (MZL, UNIL) for her support with lab work and preparation of the COI barcodes, and to Antonio Mucciolo (UNIL) for taking the SEM pictures of the eggs. Lastly, the authors are grateful to the reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript.
No conflict of interest was declared.
No ethical statement was reported.
No funding was reported.
TK: first draft, figures; JLG: review, corrections.
Thomas Kaltenbach https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8052-0388
Jean-Luc Gattolliat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-5083
All of the data that support the findings of this study are available in the main text or Supplementary Information.