Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Author
Prins, Jurate De
Author
Kawahara, Akito Y.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-12-20
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1
journal article
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The
ruwenzori
group
This group, which includes one species,
Phyllonorycter ruwenzori
De Prins
,
n. sp.
, is phenotypically very distinct and is thus treated in its own group. Three almost parallel white fasciae on forewing easily separate this species group from other species groups. Male genitalia are also very distinct, with short, truncate, broad tegumen and long lobe-like valva with broadly enlarged cucullus. The male genitalia is somewhat similar to the
leucaspis
group, but the straight saccus and highly divergent female genitalia undoubtfully distinguishes the two groups apart. Female genitalia of the
ruwenzori
and
melhaniae
species groups have a sclerotized area on corpus bursae situated close to the interception of ductus bursae. However, the sclerotized sterigma is reduced in the
ruwenzori
species group and developed in the
melhaniae
species group.