The tribe Cybalomiini (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Glaphyrinae) of sub-Saharan Africa Author Agassiz, David text Zootaxa 2022 2022-08-09 5174 2 101 156 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.2.1 1175-5326 6986011 FDA769F6-538A-4E07-8166-684850930C16 Melouia aspidophoralis sp. n Imago (figs. 27–30): Wingspan 12–16 mm . Head whitish, maxillary palpus in male 2× diameter of eye, gently curved inwards, darker at apex, in female approximately equal to diameter of eye, labial palpus 1.5 × diameter of eye, curved upwards, apex darker; antenna pale brown. Thorax and tegulae whitish. Forewing whitish to pale brown, a curved brown subbasal fascia with a black spot just above dorsum, white costal strigula just before ½ edged brown on each side, connected to double antemedian fascia comprised of two arcs, whitish lunule in disc edged brown, white costal strigula at ⅔ edged dark brown and continued into irregular fascia, a whitish mark on costa before apex outwardly dark brown, termen sinuate with narrow brown line, fringe brownish. Hindwing base whitish, a dark brown subbasal fascia, antemedian and postmedian fascias double, dark brown irregular lines, termen dark brown near dorsum, underside of male with a blackish spot at anal angle. Abdomen pale brownish, darker on segment 3, male with coremeta protruding between segments 6 and 7, segment 8 of male enlarged. Variation: the ground colour of forewing varies from pale whitish to mid brown, in some specimens the antemedian fascias on both wings are emphasised (fig. 28), in other specimens there is a dark fuscous spot beneath and beyond lunule (fig. 30) and in others there is a strong contrast between the pale base of the wing and dark colours distally (fig. 29) Male genitalia (fig. 68): Uncus rounded, gnathos slender 4/5 length of uncus, valva comprised of two arms, one slender with two bends, the other a straight process>½ length of longer one, sacculus separate abruptly bent near apex; tegumen surrounded on dorsum by a broad sclerotised ‘shield’; aedeagus slender, only just longer than valva, containing a long sclerotised rod. Female genitalia (fig. 96): Ovipositor and apophyses together about equal in lengtht to ductus and corpus bursae; ostium ⅓ width of ovipositor, ductus straight and half length of corpus bursae, corpus bursae ovoid with a pair of signa. Diagnosis: Forewing with straight costa and sinuate termen, male genitalia with aedeagus having linear cornuti. Life history: not known. Derivation: Named from the Greek Aspidophoros a shield bearer on account of the shield-like structure of the male genitalia. Distribution: Madagascar . Type material: Holotype ♂ Diego Suarez 5.ii.1917 ( G. Melou ). Ten paratypes , 5♂ 5♀ all with same data as holotype ( NHMUK ). Other material examined: MADAGASCAR : Diego Suarez 3.i.1917 (9), 8.i.1917 (2), 16.i.1917 (3), 19.i.1917 (2), 5.ii.1917 (71), 16.ii.1917 (12), 19.ii.1917 (23), ii–iv.1917 (26), 4.iii.1917 (7), 14.ii.1917 (2), iii.1917 (7), 10.ix.1917 , 6.viii.1917 (2), 24–29.vii.1917 , vi.1917 ( G. Melou ) but some early specimens ( J. Melou ); Sakaramy, N.E . Madagascar 16.iii.1917 (15) ( G. Melou ); Betroka xi/ xii.1953 E. Diehl , Tananarine 21.ii.1955 E. Diehl ; Imerina 1892 R.P. Camboué ; Périnet iii.1935 N. & G. Olsoufieff ; Ufumb , Unyoro 6.i.1898 Dr Ansorge ; Ranomafana 917 m , Centre Valbio 920 m . 21° 15’ S 47° 25’ E G. Martin , D.L.J. Quicke & L.P. Holland 4–21.xi.2005 ( NHMUK ) ; 10♂ 26♀ Andasibe 960 m . 18° 57’ S 48° 25’ E 15–19.iv.2018 D. Agassiz & K. Larsen; 9♂ 19♀ Ranomafana , Centre Valbio 920 m . 21° 15’ S 47° 25’ E 8–12.iv.2018 D.J.L. Agassiz ( DJLA ) ; 1♂ Anzerobe , 10 km S Soa Camp , Manara Lodge 18° 26’ 54”S 47° 56’ 11’ E 1330 m . 10.iv.2012 leg S. Collins ( ABRI ) .