Four new species of Thubdora Park, 2018 and one new species of Torodora Meyrick 1894 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae) from Tanzania
Author
Park, Kyu-Tek
0000-0001-9933-4497
Bioresource and Environmental Center, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012 Korea. & ktpark 02 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9933 - 4497
ktpark02@gmail.com
Author
Cho, Soowon
0000-0001-6085-0064
Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, CB 28644, Korea. & chosoowon @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6085 - 0064
chosoowon@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-11-17
5068
3
399
409
journal article
3473
10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.4
aa58abe2-e651-4d1c-b8e4-b4f8ac89458f
1175-5326
5706990
10AAE866-E249-4CBD-A0DD-4E83BD288EA0
Torodora melanonota
Park & Cho
,
sp. nov.
LSID:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
6139E895-37E3-4621-8143-968898A03320
(
Figs. 6A–F
)
Type specimen
.
Holotype
: male,
Tanzania
,
Morogoro
Reg.,
Kilombero Distr.
,
Udzungwa Mts. Nat. Park
,
Mang’ula
550 m
,
20–21 xi 2005
, leg.
L. Aarvik
, M.
Fibiger, A
. Kingston, gen slide no. CIS-7281, in
NHMO
.
Diagnosis.
This new species can be distinguished from its allies by the forewing with a small yellowish-white costal patch beyond 2/3 of the costa, the abdomen with a large black spot on each segment laterally, and the male genital character as described in the following description.
Description.
Adult (
Figs. 6A–D
). Wingspan ca.
14.5 mm
.
Head
: Yellowish brown mixing with yellowish-white scales dorsally. Antenna shorter than forewing; scape elongated, yellowish white with yellowish-brown longitudinal stripe medially; flagellum filiform, not ciliate, yellowish white, shiny, without annulations throughout. Second segment of labial palpus thickened, slightly arched, dark brown on outer surface, with yellowish-white scales at apex, yellowish white on inner surface; 3
rd
segment slightly longer than 2
nd
segment, yellowish white laterally, dark brown dorsally.
Thorax:
Tegula and notum yellowish brown. Forewing ground color yellowish brown, without distinct markings; a small yellowish-white costal patch present beyond 2/3 of costa; apex obtuse; termen concave medially; fringe concolorous with ground color. Hind wing ground color pale brownish gray, broader than forewing; apex produced; termen oblique, slightly concave medially; fringe concolorous with ground color.
Abdomen
(
Fig. 6C
): Abdomen with a black spot on each segment laterally; dorsal surface yellowish brown and ventral surface yellowish white.
Male genitalia
(
Figs. 6E, F
): Uncus elongated, narrow. Median process of gnathos about the same length of uncus. Valva broad expansion basally, deeply concave medially; cucullus as long as basal part of valva; with arched outer margin. Juxta large, shield-shaped, as long as the width of basal part of valva, lacking latero-caudal processes. Vinculum narrow, heavily sclerotized. Aedeagus rather small, shorter than valva, dorsal surface narrowly produced with acute apex; cornutus absent.
FIGURE 6.
Torodora melanonota
Park & Cho
,
sp. nov
.
: A, adult, holotype; B, labial palpi in lateral view; C, dorsal view of body; D, label; E, male genitalia, gen. slide no. CIS-7481; F, ditto, aedeagus. Scale bar for the genitalia and the aedeagus: 1.0 mm.
Female unknown.
Distribution.
Tanzania
(Kilombero Dist.).
Etymology.
The species name is derived from the Greek, -
melano
(= black) and
notus
(= back), referring to the blackish marks on the dorsal surface of abdomen.