The family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Ivory Coast (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire), with descriptions of nine new species Author Park, Kyu-Tek Bioresource and Environmental Center, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012 Korea. Author Yu, Tae-Uk Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644 Korea. Author Karisch, Timm 0000-0003-1281-7512 Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte, Askanische Strasse 32, 06842 Dessau-Rosslau, Germany. timm. karisch @ naturkunde. dessau. de; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1281 - 7512 timm.karisch@naturkunde.dessau.de text Zootaxa 2022 2022-07-08 5162 4 357 377 journal article 93671 10.11646/zootaxa.5162.4.2 d510dfc6-2aa2-480e-99eb-4fce1ad0571e 1175-5326 6810506 0E3933CD-9889-4524-B3E1-4E6B9FFD4FB6 Thubdora vernaculella Park & Karisch, 2021 ( Fig. 8 ) Thubdora vernaculella Park & Karisch 2021: 585 . TL: Equatorial Guinea , Bioko Diagnosis. The male genitalia of this species are similar to those of T. ealaensis Park & De Prins, 2019 , but the apex of cucullus is slightly pointed whereas in the latter it is nearly parallel-sided. The yellowish costal patch on the forewing is very small and obscure. The abdominal segment VIII with V-shaped sclerite dorsally; a pair of hair pencil well-developed; sternite uniquely modified as shown in Fig. 8C . Male genitalia ( Figs. 8B, B 1 ). Characterized by the uncus broadened apically, cucullus elongated, strongly upturned, slightly narrowed apically, slightly convex on costal margin; cornuti consisting of a low of setae medially, a long plate apically, and series of conical spines (these spines probably removed in this specimen) FIGURE 8. Thubdora vernaculella Park & Karisch, 2021 : A, Adult; B, Male genitalia, GU-3899/Karisch; B1, Aedeagus; C, Subgenital segments, in SDEI. Material examined. 1♂ , Cote d’Ivoire , Gouédié , 25 km NW Man , Plantagen in Regenwaldfragmenten , 20 viii 1997 LF, leg. T . Karisch , gen. slide no. 3899/ Karisch , deposited in SDEI . Distribution. Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Ivory Coast (Montagne District).