<documentid="79F84DBF4FF92ECF5E98F55FE3D1CE55"ID-CLB-Dataset="298452"ID-DOI="10.3897/asp.82.e113140"ID-GBIF-Dataset="0dedf555-acec-471d-a197-0a2cfe1a1329"ID-ZooBank="25470FD2-80E2-4849-A9EC-C97FB6514182"ID-publisher-id="113140"URI-arpha="00AA9910-89FD-511C-9BDC-8145E4D8903B"URI-zoobank="http://zoobank.org/25470FD2-80E2-4849-A9EC-C97FB6514182"XM.bibliography_approvedBy="admin"XM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="admin"XM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="admin"XM.treatmentCitations_approvedBy="admin"article-type="research-article"checkinTime="1718274286030"checkinUser="pensoft"docAuthor="Hévin, Noémie M. C., Kergoat, Gael J., Zilli, Alberto, Capdevielle-Dulac, Claire, Musyoka, Boaz K., Sezonlin, Michel, Conlong, Desmond, Van Den Berg, Johnnie, Ndemah, Rose, Le Gall, Philippe, Cugala, Domingos, Nyamukondiwa, Casper, Pallangyo, Beatrice, Njaku, Mohamedi, Goftishu, Muluken, Assefa, Yoseph, Kandonda, Onésime Mubenga, Bani, Grégoire, Molo, Richard, Chipabika, Gilson, Ong’amo, George, Clamens, Anne-Laure, Barbut, Jérôme & Le Ru, Bruno"docDate="2024"docId="2595DCE7C53155AC962007C201FB4329"docLanguage="en"docName="Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 82: 447-501"docOrigin="Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny 82"docSource="https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/113140/download/xml/"docStyle="DocumentStyle:PensoftTaxPub.0000.journal_article.generic"docStyleName="PensoftTaxPub.0000.journal_article.generic"docTitle="Sesamia kalale Hévin & Kergoat & Zilli & Capdevielle-Dulac & Musyoka & Sezonlin & Conlong & Van Den Berg & Ndemah & Le Gall & Cugala & Nyamukondiwa & Pallangyo & Njaku & Goftishu & Assefa & Kandonda & Bani & Molo & Chipabika & Ong’amo & Clamens & Barbut & Le Ru 2024, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="51A818E3-820E-4F43-B0DB-D775EC81D802"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="6"dtd-version="3.0"lastPageNumber="501"masterDocId="00AA991089FD511C9BDC8145E4D8903B"masterDocTitle="Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods"masterLastPageNumber="501"masterPageNumber="447"pageNumber="447"updateTime="1718316046003"updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:titleid="EBF3ED18E191543D88EBA8877D0327E8">Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="949F30B70C95557444B1C390AF31F798">Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="4D7E413B41DA236E5D16EBA291890D4E">Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, DC 2 - 2 N, Cromwell Road, SW 7 5 BD, London, UK</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="EFF64B3F93C362136548C34412278172">Laboratoire Evolution Génomes Comportement et Ecologie, UMR CNRS 9191, IRD 247 and Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, France</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="1D80FD93B64833E604485234FFFD5784">Unité de Recherche UMR 247, African Insect Science for Food and Health (icipe), PO Box 30772 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="2ECF2488A162FACD04B3E03DCF29C0CE">Département de Zoologie et de Génétique, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, Bénin & South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Private Bag X 02, Mount Edgecombe, 4300, Republic of South Africa</mods:affiliation>
<mods:namePartid="E133017BC4F673F2724A32269C56EA4A">Van Den Berg, Johnnie</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliationid="A2E1547A572E9E9B35978C54D92EF2F0">School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of Kwazulu – Natal, Private Bag X 01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="BB14B249443501645B02598DC892D19D">School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520 – Republic of South Africa</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="1D30715255B927016BBBE1B2D1849639">International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 2008 – Messa, Yaoundé, Cameroon</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="2480C9D2CC51D284EE087C6FA7517116">Eduardo Mondlane University, Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Av. J. Nyerere, Campus Universitario 1, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="62FD7BAEB19EB9DB8FFF27A343EBCD21">Eduardo Mondlane University, Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Av. J. Nyerere, Campus Universitario 1, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="4C41D1DCE1A4DE676E0756F67AA76F55">Department of Biology and Biotechnological Sciences, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana. E-mail: nyamukondiwac @ biust. ac. bw</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="E1B3CC97E8613F3EE8D6730687D6FD8F">Department of Biology and Biotechnological Sciences, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana. E-mail: nyamukondiwac @ biust. ac. bw</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="FC7AC12E391212CBB47BBC05324279FC">School of Plant Sciences, Haramaya University, P. O. Box 138, Diredawa, Ethiopia</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="09E9EEB0D26E69ECF0361F1E9086F27C">Faculté des Sciences agronomiques, Université de Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="7588BCAF673694FD11B0795507117D57">Centre de Recherches Agronomiques de Loudima (CRAL), BP 28 – Loudima, Republic of the Congo</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="FA427E61B0756A96312E4D16E69BB778">Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute (NAARI), PO Box 7084 – Kampala, Uganda</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="D064AE2F74F7F0DD9D4CFB077FB49948">Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Maluku Central Research Station, PO Box 8 – Chilanga, Zambia</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="0A58CB4ADBC17C561C53BA4A1C48A078">School of Biological Science, College of Physical and Biological Sciences (Chiromo Campus), University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="DD7A69FFBBF3EE63B7B70B79810D8364">Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, DC 2 - 2 N, Cromwell Road, SW 7 5 BD, London, UK & Laboratoire Evolution Génomes Comportement et Ecologie, UMR CNRS 9191, IRD 247 and Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, France</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="5773DA1A0C90F5E83B1FBE65575ADD6A"captionStart="Figure 2"captionStartId="F2"captionText="Figure 2. Adults of the calamistis subgroup (S. calamistis, S. kabirara sp. nov., S. kalale sp. nov., S. madagascariensis, S. mapalense sp. nov., S. monodi, S. oriaula and S. teke sp. nov.). S. calamistis: A male upper side; B male underside; C female upper side; D female underside; S. kabirara sp. nov.: E male upper side; F male underside, G female upper side; H female underside; S. kalale sp. nov.: I male upper side; J male underside; S. madagascariensis: K male upper side; L male underside, M female upper side; N female underside; S. mapalense sp. nov.: O male upper side; P male underside, Q female upper side; R female underside; S. monodi: S male upper side; T male underside; U original label type from MNHN; S. oriaula: V male upper side; W male underside; X female upper side; Y female underside; S. teke sp. nov.: Z female upper side; AA female underside. Scale bar = 10 mm."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure2"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067451">Figures 2 I – J</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitationid="181665635F9BE02261BBCB2D24F5C48D"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. Male genitalia of members of the calamistis subgroup, with the vesica inside the phallus. S. calamistis: A apparatus; H phallus; S. kabirara sp. nov.: B apparatus; I phallus; S. kalale sp. nov.: C apparatus; J phallus; S. madagascariensis: D apparatus; K phallus; S. mapalense: E apparatus; L phallus; S. monodi: F apparatus; M phallus (poorly prepared, damaged); S. oriaula: G apparatus; N phallus. Scale bar = 1 mm for apparatus and 0.5 mm for phalli."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067452">3 C, J</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitationid="048210D1D9907808DEA03D0F7A33A908"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Distribution map of sampled specimens of the calamistis subgroup, with the exception of S. calamistis specimens."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067455">6</figureCitation>
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<specimenCodeid="C8C35DA6999FF185806EE5E97F2628AA">LE RU Bruno / 114</specimenCode>
, (
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leg.) (
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subgroup by the combination of the following characters of the male genitalia: vinculum v-shaped at the outer margin, w-shaped at the inner margin without indentation, with a medium large saccus; apical extension of the sacculus as long as the cucullus, tapered and pointed at apex; juxta large and trapezoidal, the inferior plate v-shaped, the sides pointed, the superior plate wide and short, with blunted ends; phallus short and thick; vesica with a small flat triangular cornutus.
<figureCitationid="90DF3AEAD46BCAE35DC4269454755650"captionStart="Figure 2"captionStartId="F2"captionText="Figure 2. Adults of the calamistis subgroup (S. calamistis, S. kabirara sp. nov., S. kalale sp. nov., S. madagascariensis, S. mapalense sp. nov., S. monodi, S. oriaula and S. teke sp. nov.). S. calamistis: A male upper side; B male underside; C female upper side; D female underside; S. kabirara sp. nov.: E male upper side; F male underside, G female upper side; H female underside; S. kalale sp. nov.: I male upper side; J male underside; S. madagascariensis: K male upper side; L male underside, M female upper side; N female underside; S. mapalense sp. nov.: O male upper side; P male underside, Q female upper side; R female underside; S. monodi: S male upper side; T male underside; U original label type from MNHN; S. oriaula: V male upper side; W male underside; X female upper side; Y female underside; S. teke sp. nov.: Z female upper side; AA female underside. Scale bar = 10 mm."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure2"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067451">2 I, J</figureCitation>
). Antenna ochraceous, shortly bipectinate at base and serrate at apex, flagellum adorned dorsally with ochraceous scales; palpus ochraceous; eyes brown. Head and thorax covered with light buff hairs. Forelegs of male ochraceous, otherwise light buff suffused with fuscous scales. Forewing light ochraceous heavily suffused with dark ochraceous and fuscous scales; three dark brown spots, one antemedial and one postmedial below the cell, one at apex of cell; a longitudinal fuscous fascia along lower margin of cell, partly within, partly without cell from base of cell to the subterminal line; outer margin adorned with brown spots between the veins, fringe light buff. Hindwing white, fringe concolor (white), basal line of fringe buff. Underside of forewing light buff, heavily suffused with ochraceous and fuscous scales, fringe buff suffused with fuscous scales; underside of hindwing white suffused with ochraceous and fuscous scales in costal area, fringe concolor (white). —
<figureCitationid="6DD78296E68B57FFE36A20464956B2A1"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. Male genitalia of members of the calamistis subgroup, with the vesica inside the phallus. S. calamistis: A apparatus; H phallus; S. kabirara sp. nov.: B apparatus; I phallus; S. kalale sp. nov.: C apparatus; J phallus; S. madagascariensis: D apparatus; K phallus; S. mapalense: E apparatus; L phallus; S. monodi: F apparatus; M phallus (poorly prepared, damaged); S. oriaula: G apparatus; N phallus. Scale bar = 1 mm for apparatus and 0.5 mm for phalli."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067452">3 C, J</figureCitation>
). Tegumen with large peniculi; vinculum v-shaped at the outer margin, w-shaped at the inner margin without indentation, with a medium large saccus. Valve with sacculus and cucullus separate; costa short and narrow, heavily sclerotized, ending with a long curved spine, with an apical tooth; sacculus heavily sclerotized rounded at base, a narrow and elongated apical extension as long as the cucullus, slightly curved inwards, adorned outwards with rows of short stout spines, pointed at apex; cucullus long, weakly sclerotized, very clavate at apex, with scattered and papillated hairs; juxta large and trapezoidal, the inferior plate v-shaped, the sides pointed, the superior plate wide and short, with blunted ends; uncus angled and stout at base, narrowed in distal part, pointed at apex, tufted with long hairs on upper side; phallus short and thick, dilated at base; lamina ventralis with an elongate carinal crest; vesica with a small flat triangular cornutus.
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<bibRefCitationid="0B7AE0D63F74FCFF44F48D7B30A0B357"author="White"firstAuthor="White"pagination="1-356"refId="B74"refString="White F (1983) The vegetation of Africa, a descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO / AETFAT / UNSO vegetation map of Africa. UNESCO, Natural Resources Research. 20: 1–356."title="The vegetation of Africa, a descriptive memoir to accompany the UNESCO / AETFAT / UNSO vegetation map of Africa. UNESCO, Natural Resources Research."volume="20"year="1983">White 1983</bibRefCitation>
) (Fig.
<figureCitationid="99D5E350732F3C10E33EE2D91D44B778"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Distribution map of sampled specimens of the calamistis subgroup, with the exception of S. calamistis specimens."figureDoi="10.3897/asp.82.e113140.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1067455">6</figureCitation>
) belonging to the Zambezian bioregion (sensu
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<paragraphid="9C280814C27EA462CC1AC398C0DC9AC5">Unknown; the only known specimen was caught with a light trap along the banks of a small river.</paragraph>
