Micraglossa Warren 1891

Micraglossa Warren, 1891 Micraglossa Warren, 1891. Type species: Micraglossa scoparialis Warren, 1891. = Microglossa Hampson, 1907: 20 DIAGNOSIS Descriptions of Micraglossa are provided in Nuss (1999) and Li et al. (2010). Micraglossa exhibits a typical scopariine pattern with the X-shaped postmedian and subterminal lines but can be separated from other related genera by the shiny golden-colored forewing markings. The absence of appendix bursae in female genitalia separates it from Eudonia and Scoparia (Léger et al., 2019). Male genitalia exhibit the following characters: uncus elongate, relatively narrow; gnathos usually slightly longer than uncus, with small apical tooth pointing downwards; valva with spine projection on innerside in some species, distal half of valva usually bent upwards; vesica with or without cornuti. Female genitalia exhibit the following characters: posterior and anterior apophyses shorter than in Eudonia; colliculum long, tubular, lightly sclerotized; ductus bursae long, membranous, sometimes with loops; corpus bursae globular, membranous, without appendix bursae, with ovate or streak-like signum (W. Li et al., 2010). DISTRIBUTION Oriental and Australasian regions. The distribution stretches from temperate China and Japan southwards to Australia (Nuss et al., 2003 –2023). Three species are found in the Philippines: Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998, M. polisensis sp. n., M. kianganensis sp. n. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS Micraglossa is sister to the clade formed by Eudonia and Scoparia (Léger et al., 2019).