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
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2022-07-08
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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).