Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Author Prins, Jurate De Author Kawahara, Akito Y. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-12-20 3594 1 1 283 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1 journal article 20704 10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1 79af20a5-77f9-4240-ac45-e27fab775ca1 1175­5334 6052126 B00799F3-F397-438C-B1E1-A8440E636921 Key to the species of the Afrotropical Neolithocolletis based on external characters 1. Forewing without white markings ( Fig. 23 ).........................................................03. nsengai – Forewing with white markings........................................................................... 2 2. Ground colour of forewing golden with indistinct white fasciae, without a distinct margin ( Fig. 22 )........... 02. mayumbe – Ground colour of forewing reddish ochreous brown with distinct white fasciae, with rather wide blackish irregular edging basally ( Fig. 24 )........................................................................... 04. pentadesma Key to the species of the Afrotropical Neolithocolletis based on male genitalia 1. Valva ca. 4× long than broad with more or less rounded apex; aedoeagus sinuate, nearly rectangularly bent at apical fifth; sternum VIII small, a little longer than vinculum................................................................ 2 – Valva elongate, slender, narrow, more than 6× long than broad, both margins running almost parallel to each other, slightly puffed caudally, with two large barbs at cucullus; aedoeagus straight; sternum VIII spatulate, long, significantly longer than vinculum ( Figs 144–146 )..................................................................... 02. mayumbe 2. Costal margin of valva shallowly concave in apical third, apex round with a blunt angle at costal side; sternum VIII small subpentagonal ( Fig. 149 )...................................................................... 04. pentadesma – Valva elongate, rather broad, with dilating cucullus, costal and ventral margins of valva gently distancing from each other and united in rounded apex; sternum VIII very small, semi-rounded, slightly longer than broad ( Fig. 147 )...........03. nsengai Key to the species of the Afrotropical Neolithocolletis based on female genitalia* 1. Segment VII strongly sclerotized on cephalic margin; sterigmatic sclerotizations on sternum VII absent; corpus bursae sparsely covered with acute spinules on inner surface except at caudal and cephalic ends ( Figs 293, 294 )........... 04. pentadesma – Segment VII not sclerotized on cephalic margin, arc-shaped strongly sclerotized seam extends along entire sternum VII, acute spinules on inner surface of corpus bursae absent, caudal part of corpus bursae ringed with narrow sclerotized curled line ( Fig. 292 )........................................................................................03. nsengai * female genitalia of N. mayumbe unknown.