A review of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region Author Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-19 5070 1 1 83 journal article 2814 10.11646/zootaxa.5070.1.1 1f9abb22-5370-4d38-bcd1-5595a8ec8e59 1175-5326 5712529 C503CE0D-7175-4D9C-8FF6-85A046A872B3 Scrobipalpa ergasima ( Meyrick, 1916 ) Figs 88 , 150 , 195 Phthorimaea ergasima Meyrick, 1916: 568 . Scrobipalpa ergasima ( Meyrick, 1916 ) — Povolný 1966: 131 . Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima ( Meyrick, 1916 ) — Povolný 1967: 232 . Ergasiola ergasima ( Meyrick, 1916 ) — Povolný 1989: 163 Teleia hyoscyamella Rebel, 1912: 89 ; secondary homonym of Lita hyoscyamella Stainton, 1869 . Lita mignatella Caradja, 1920: 100 ; unavailable, nomen nudum. Phthorimaea intestina Meyrick, 1921: 74 . Scrobipalpa intestina ( Meyrick, 1921 ) —Povolný 1964: 357 Scrobipalpa intestina ( Meyrick, 1921 ) — Janse 1951: 211 , Pl. 90, fig. 1, Pl. 93, fig. 3, Pl. 98, fig. 10, Pl. 94, fig. 7, Pl. 99, fig. 7. Synonymized by Povolný 1966: 131 . Gnorimoschema mirabile Gregor & Povolný, 1955 . Synonymized by Povolný 1964: 357. Gnorimoschema pervada Clarke, 1962: 101 . Synonymized by Povolný 1966: 131 . Type material examined . Holotype of intestina ♂ , [ South Africa ] “Pret. North., 11.i.1917 , T.J. Swierstra ” | “Phthorimaea intestina Meyr. , Type No. 2524.” | “793” ( TMSA ). Material examined. South Africa : 15 ex. , Pret. Nort., 10, 21.i.1917 (Swierstra) ; same data, 23.ii.1917 ; 21.iii.1917 ( TMSA ); 1 ♀ , Limpopo , Hoedspruit , Hongony Camp , 30.iv–1.v.2010 ( Mey & Kühne ); 3 ♂ , Gauteng , Magaliesburg , 20.v. 2015 , 1550 m ( Mey ) (all MfN ) ; 1 ♀ , 2 ex, nr. Graaf-Reinet , Kenorew , i.1987 , reared ex S. eleagnifolium , flowers, coll. H. Zimmerman ; 1 ♀ , Pret. North , 21.xii.1916 ( Swierstra ) (gen. slide 5273); 3 ♂ , 6 ♀ , Pret. North , 21.xii, 10, 16, 17, 23.i, 23.ii , 21.iii.1917 ( Swierstra ); 1 ♀ , Bela Vista , xi.1916 ( Swierstra ); 1 ♀ , Magude , ii.1910 ( Swierstra ); 2 ♂ , Cathedral Peak , Nat. Forestry , 1090 , 15.iii.1976 ( Endrödy-Younga ); 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Ponda Milia, K.N.P . Survey , 6–15.v.1976 ( Potgieter & Scoble ); 1 ♂ , Satara , K.N.P. Survey , 29.iv–2.v.1968 ( Potgieter & Goode ); 1 ♂ , Louis Trichardt , 12 km South , 12–17.iii.1954 ( Janse ) (all TMSA ); 1 ♀ , Eastern Cape , Graaff Reinet , Petersburg , Sourkloof , 7.xi. 2012 , 1196 m ( Bidzilya ) ( ZMKU ) . Ethiopia : 6 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Athiopein , Addis-Abeba , 7, 11, 19 , 23.vi.1979 ( Angenstein ) ( MfN ). 1 ♂ , Yemen : 13.57/43.57, Ibb , 1.5 km W Jiblah , 2100 m , 7.xi.1996 ( Hacker ); 1 ♀ , Yemen , Al-Mahwid , Kawkaban , 2750 m , 31.x.1996 ( Hacker ); 1 ♀ , Yemen , 13.33/43.49, Ta’izz , Vill. Lagius , 750 m , 18.xi.1996 ( Hacker ) (all MfN ). Namibia : 4 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Brandberg , Wasserfallfläche , 18,20 . iii. 2001 , 1940 m ( Mey ) ; 5 ♂ , Namibia , Brandberg , Mason Shelter , 7 , 9.iii. 2002 , 1740 m ( Mey ) ; 2 ♂ , Brandberg , Hungarob-valley , 17.iii.2001 , 1200 m ( Mey ) (all MfN ) ; 1 ♀ , Abachaus , SWA, July , 43 ( Hobohm ) ( TMSA ); 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Halali , Etosha nat. Park , 16–17.xii.1993 ( Mey & Ebert ); 1 ♀ , Otjikondo W Outjo , Holstein farm , 13.iii.2005 , LF ( Mey ); 4 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Brandberg , Wasserfallfläache , 18 , 20.iii. 2001 , 1940 m, LF ( Mey ) (gen. slide 251/07 ♀ ; 339/07 ♂ , O. Bidzilya ) (all MfN ); 1 ♀ , Gobabeb. S.W.A. , Game Reserve No. 3 , 23–24.iv.1967 ( Potgieter ); 1 ♂ , same data, but 8.v.1059 ( Vari ) ( TMSA ). Zimbabwe : 1 ♂ , Vict. Falls Road, 38 m from Bulawayo , 25–26.iv.1954 ( Janse ) ( TMSA ). 1 ♀ , Tanzania : Morogoro , Morogoro Town , 25.ii.1993 ( Aarvik ) ( Afr Gel 082); 1 ♀ , same data, but 1.iv.1992 ( Afr Gel 083); 1 ex, same data, but 5.iv.1992 (all NHMO ). 1 ♀ , Kenya : Rift Valley , Lake Bogoria , 0˚20’N 36˚51E, 1000 m , 10.xi.2004 ( Agassiz ) ( DA ). Benin : 1 ♀ , Atlantique , Coptonou , Institute for Tropical Agricultural Research , on campus, ex flower bugs of Solanum macrocarpum , viii.2015 ( Goergen ) (gen. slide MIC 7581) (BOLD:ACZ 6166); 1 ♂ , same data as for proceeding, (gen. slide MIC 7582) (BOLD:ABW0932); 1 ♀ , same data as for proceeding (BOLD:ACZ 6166); 1 ♀ , same data as for proceeding, ex flower buds of Solanum aethiopicum (BOLD:ACZ 6166) (all CNC ) . Diagnosis. Scrobipalpa ergasima is distinguished superficially by its comparatively broad forewing covered with grey, black-tipped scales, with light brown suffusion along the veins, and black spots and dashes in the cell. This pattern is unique among Afrotropical Scrobipalpa . The male genitalia are unmistakable, characterized by a very short, hump-shaped sacculus; a very broad truncate saccus; and other characters. The most characteristic feature in the female genitalia is segment VIII densely covered posteriorly with foam-sculpturing. For differences from the somewhat similar S. aptatella , see the diagnosis of that species. Biology. In South Africa , larvae feed on flowers of Solanum eleagnifolium Cav. (new record), Solanum rigescens and S. panduriforme (?) ( Solanaceae ) ( Bidzilya 2021: 518 ). In Benin , adults were reared from flower buds of Solanum macrocarpum and S. aethiopicum . Adults fly from January to May, July and from October to December. Distribution . Spain ( Canary Islands ), South Europe, northern Africa, Middle East, Turkey , Saudi Arabia , Yemen (first record), Ethiopia (first record), Sudan , Tanzania (first record), Zimbabwe (first record), Kenya , DR Congo , Namibia , South Africa , Pakistan , India , Myanmar , China , Japan , Australia ( Ghesquière 1931 , Povolný 1964; Bidzilya & Li, 2010 ; Huemer & Karsholt 2010 ; De Prins & De Prins 2021 ). The species appears to be broadly distributed in the Afrotropics.