Integrative taxonomic revision of the African taxa of the Racotis Moore, 1887 generic complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini) Author László, Gyula M. 0000-0001-9862-8290 gyulalaszlo@anhrt.org.uk Author Hausmann, Axel 0000-0002-0358-9928 hausmann.a@snsb.de Author Karisch, Timm 0000-0001-9862-8290 gyulalaszlo@anhrt.org.uk text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-26 5308 1 1 109 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5308.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5308.1.1 1175-5326 8080929 CCA5F817-6B5F-4BE5-BEFB-EDE98C07A0EE Afroracotis ( Afroracotis ) squalida voeltzkowii ( Pagenstecher, 1907 ) comb. n. ( Figs 11–14 , 133–134 , 216 , 292 ) Boarmia voeltzkowii Pagenstecher, 1907 , in Voeltzkow , Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905 2 ( Lepidoptera —Heterocera): 98, pl. 6, fig. 3. Syntypes , male, female Madagascar (east): Ile-aux-Prunes , Tamatave (MfN). Type material examined Lectotype (hereby designated), female, red label “Holotypus Nr.” / [blue label] “O.- Madagaskar Ile aux Prunes Tamatave Voeltzkow S. ” / [white label] “77879” / [with handwritten] “159”, gen. slide No.: 4781 (prepared by P. Viette ) ( MfN ). Paralectotype (hereby designated), male, red label “Holotypus Nr.” / [blue label] “O.- Madagaskar Ile aux Prunes Tamatave Voeltzkow S. ” / [white label] “77877” / [with handwritten] “ Boarmia voeltzkowii (6 ♁, 2 ♀ ) Pagenst.*” / “1904” / “Characterschmetterling der Insel, sehr häufig” / “159”, gen. slide No.: TK 3458 ( MfN ) . Additional material examined Comoros . 1 male , Moheli , Miringoni , 1.viii.1989 , B. Turlin leg., gen. slide No. : LG 5047 ( ZSM G 20997 ), DNA barcode/BOLD process id.: BC ZSM Lep 74427/GWORK1355-15 ( ZSM ) . Madagascar . 1 male , Diego Suarez , 16.iv.1917 , G. Melou , gen. slide No. : LG 4100 ; 1 male , same locality and collector, but 21.iv.1917 , gen. slide No. : TK 3326 ; 1 female , same locality and collector, but 12.v.1917 , gen. slide No. : TK 3327 ; 1 female , Tananarivo , ree. from Stichel , gen. slide No. : LG 4101 ( NHMUK ) . Diagnosis. The male genitalia of the Madagascan and the nominotypical subspecies do not show any noticeable differences. In the female genitalia, however, ssp. voeltzkowii has a somewhat smaller, more elongate, less protruding cervix bursae which is larger and more sphaerical in the nominate subspecies (cf. figs. 290–292). Genetic information. Afroracotis squalida voeltzkowii is genetically nearly identical to the nominate subspecies with pairwise distance ranging between 0.00–0.61%. Distribution ( Map 1 ). This subspecies of A. squalida is endemic to Madagascar . The authors had no opportunity to examine a female specimen from the Comoros to confirm whether or not the Comoran population belongs to the Madagascan taxon, therefore the single A. squalida specimen from the Comoros is treated here tentatively as ssp. voeltzkowii .