On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (VII). New species of genus Coleophora Hübner, 1822 from Central, Southern Africa and Oman (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae)
Author
Baldizzone, Giorgio
Contribution to the knowledge of Coleophoridae CL
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-05
5133
3
431
442
journal article
55684
10.11646/zootaxa.5133.3.7
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1175-5326
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Coleophora kibalensis
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 2
,
11–14
)
Holotype
♂
(
GP
Bldz
17167) “
Uganda
,
Kibale
National Park | Biol.[ogical] Field Station |
19–24.XII.2014
, LF | leg.
W. Mey
”, [
00°32.419'N
30°21.772'E
,
1500 m
], in coll.
MfN
.
Diagnosis
. Small species of uniform dark brownish grey, almost black, glossy appearance. The species does not resemble any other known Afrotropical species, either in habitus or in the structure of the male genitalia, characterized by the glomerulus shape of the ventral part of the valvula and by the two long parallel rows of cornuti.
Description
. Wingspan
8 mm
. Head dark brownish grey. Antenna: scape without erect scales, flagellum ringed brown and light ochre. Labial palpus brownish grey, second segment lighter on the ventral side, about 1.5 times as long as the third. Proboscis short, of normal shape. Thorax and tegula dark brownish grey. Forewing of uniform dark brownish grey with fringes of same colour. Hindwing and fringes dark brownish grey.Abdomen of same colour. The whole insect is slightly shiny.
Abdominal structures (
Fig. 14
): No posterior lateral struts, transverse strut, curved in middle with thinner proximal edge and thicker distal edge. Tergal disks (3rd tergite) about 5 times longer than wide, covered with about 18-24 conical spines.
Male genitalia (
Figs. 11–13
): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen broad, truncate-conical; pedunculus slightly expanded externally. Transtilla long, thin, linear. Valvula small, elongated in ventral area ending in shape of a glomerulus. Cucullus squat, slightly curved, more sclerotized in dorsal part. Sacculus narrow, dorsal angle with thin triangular protuberance, curved and rounded at apex. Phallotheca conical, more sclerotized in ventral part. Cornuti very numerous, shaped like short spines, arranged in two elongated, curved and parallel rows.
Female genitalia: Unknown.
Bionomy
. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.
Distribution
.
Uganda
.
Etymology
. The name derives from that of
Kibale
National Park (fig. 29) where the species was collected.