The tribe Cybalomiini (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Glaphyrinae) of sub-Saharan Africa
Author
Agassiz, David
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-08-09
5174
2
101
156
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5174.2.1
1175-5326
6986011
FDA769F6-538A-4E07-8166-684850930C16
Trichophysetis zariensis
sp. n.
Imago (fig. 18): Wingspan
10–12mm
. Head white, maxillary palpus whitish, tufted, labial palpus pale brown apex darker. Thorax and tegulae white. Forewing white, a partial subbasal fascia pale brown with a black dot towards dorsum, double antemedian curved fascia with blackish dot on outer line below fold, double curved postmedian fascia, termen pale brown especially towards costa. Hindwing markings as forewing.
Male genitalia (fig. 60): Uncus tapered, gnathous 0.8 × length of uncus, valva club-shaped, sacculus with a curved apex dentate on the inside, a pair of processes arising from vinculum which terminate with a bunch of hairs; aedeagus straight and simple, length equal to that of tegumen and uncus.
Female genitalia: not known.
Diagnosis: Similar to
Trichophysetis apicefulva
but with a very straight costa and fascias of the forewing angled towards the costa.
Life history:
Not
known.
Derivation; from the name of the
type
locality.
PLATE 2.
Goniophysetis
and
Trichophysetis
9.
G. actalellus
10.
G. aarviki
11.
G. cuthberti
12.
T. flavimargo
13.
T. collinsi
14.
T. vumbensis
15.
T. preciosalis
16.
T. foveolatae
Distribution: Northern
Nigeria
and
Cameroon
.
Type material:
Holotype
♂
North
Nigeria
,
Zaria
,
Samaru
30.vi.1978
J.C. Deeming.
4 paratypes
: same data as holotype
,
1♂
8.xi.1977
,
1♀
30.vi.1978
gen. slide BM
Pyralidae
genitalia slide NHMUK 010891020, 1
4.vii.1978
,
1
8.xi.1978
(
NHMUK
)
.
Other material examined:
CAMEROON
:
1♀
Northern
,
Hippo Camp
near
Faro National Park
8° 23’ 36” N
12° 49’ 26” E
297 m
. MV light
19–20.v.2017
K. Maes;
1♂
Northern
,
Hippo Camp
near
Faro River
and
Voko
8° 26’ 44” N
12° 47’ 06” E
300 m
. MV light
9.iii.2015
K.
Maes
(
ABSRC
)
.