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 swakopi Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 Figs 85 , 147, 148 , 192 Scrobipalpa spec. 3 — Bidzilya 2007: 102 , figs 42, 43; pl. 7, fig. 6. Scrobipalpa swakopi Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 in Mey 2011: 211 , Pl. 4, fig. 21, 22; pl. 9, fig. 40, pl. 32, fig. 17. Type material examined. Holotype of swakopi ♂ , Namibia , Swakopmund , Swakop River , 15.i.2007 , LF ( Mey & Ebert ) (gen. slide 13/10, O. Bidzilya ) ( NHMW ) . Paratypes : Namibia : 7 ♂ , 4 ♀ , same data as holotype (gen. slide 441/07 ♂ , 14/ 10♀ , O. Bidzilya ) ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Erongo , Brandberg , 3.xii. 2000 , 800 m ( Mey ) (gen. slide 92/05 ♀ , 104/05 ♂ , O. Bidzilya ) (all MfN ) . Diagnosis. Scrobipalpa swakopi is one of the smallest South African species in the genus (wingspan 7.5–9.0 mm) with a light brown forewing with black markings in the cell and white costal and tornal spots. Smaller specimens of S. geomicta may be confused with S. swakopi , but the former are darker and lack the white spots at 3/4 of costal and dorsal margin. A deeply divided uncus, unlikely that of any other congener, is the most characteristic feature in the male genitalia of S. swakopi . The female genitalia somewhat resemble those of S. erexita sp. nov. , S. selectoides sp. nov. and a few other species in having narrow, digitate lobes of the anteromedial depression covered with foam-sculpturing. A very broad ductus bursae is characteristic for S. swakopi sp. nov. Biology. Host plant unknown. Adults have been recorded from December to January. Distribution . Namibia .