A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species Author László, Gyula M. 0000-0001-9862-8290 The African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court Leominster-Kingsland, HR 6 9 QA, United Kingdom. gyulalaszlo @ anhrt. org. uk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9862 - 8290 gyulalaszlo@anhrt.org.uk Author Schintlmeister, Alexander Calberlastr. 3, Dresden, D- 01326, Germany. Author Vetina, Alvaro A. Museu de História Natural de Maputo, Travessia de Zambeze, Maputo, Mozambique. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-28 4965 2 201 243 journal article 7013 10.11646/zootaxa.4965.2.1 e92d07ad-4aac-4bf8-8364-f384530f3a4d 1175-5326 4749851 DA4D56DA-9F74-46BA-AEC7-9E63179AE944 Leptolepida krugeri László & Schintlmeister sp. n. ( Figs. 69–71 , 129–130 , 144 ) Holotype . Male , “ Mozambique , Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, 22m , (Sand Thicket), 26°30’14.2”S , 32°42’59.6”E , 3–13.XII.2016 , Aristophanous, M., Cristóvão, J., László, G., Miles, W. leg., ANHRT: 2017.22”, “ANHRTUK 00006268”, gen. slide No.: LG 5382 ( ANHRT ). Paratypes . Mozambique . 1 male , Maputo Special Reserve , West Gate , Sand Forest , 22m , 26º30’14.2”S , 32 º 42’59.6”E , 21–22.ii.2018 , Actinic Light Trap , László, G. , Mulvaney, J. , Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2018.2, unique number: ANHRTUK 00199584 ; 1 male , same locality and collectors, but Sand Thicket , 24–25.ii.2018 , unique number: ANHRTUK 00197889 ( ANHRT ) . Republic of South Africa . 1 male , 1 female , KwaZulu-Natal , Charters Creek , 5–6.X.1997 , leg. N.J. Duke , Schintlmeister photo No. : 26601 (male), 26602 (female) ; 1 male , Umdoni Park , 17.IV.1978 , leg. D.M. Kroon , Schintlmeister photo No. : 29336, gen. slide No. : TM 16925 ; 1 female , same site, 15–19.IV.1975 , leg. L. & G. Vári , Schintlmeister photo No. : 29337, gen. slide No. : TM 16926 ( TMSA ) . Diagnosis. Leptolepida krugeri sp. n. is the southern African allopatric sister species of L. malangae Bethune- Baker, 1922, described from northern Angola . The external appearance of the new species differs markedly from that of L. malangae in its paler, greyish forewing ground colour with a considerably darker, brownish costal area, without the strikingly different coloration of its congener. Differences in the male genitalia also support recognition of two species based on the following features: the new species has a noticeably wider genital capsule and a somewhat longer and slightly more robust distal process of the uncus; the peculiar ventral process of the uncus is positioned at the uncus base in the new species, whereas that of L. malangae projects from the distal process of the uncus at its basal third; the new species has a somewhat wider juxta with shorter apical lobes, compared to that of L. malangae ; and the phallus is shorter than that of its congener with the coecum penis slightly dilated and more broadly rounded (it tapers gradually in L. malangae ). Furthermore, the cornutus of the endophallus of L. krugeri is considerably thinner, almost straight and abruptly tapered after its wide basal part, situated subbasally, whereas it is more robust, gently curved, tapering gradually and situated basally in L. malangae . As the female of L. malangae is currently unknown, comparative studies of female genitalia were not carried out in this paper.