Review of the genus Aphanostola Meyrick, 1931 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Anomologinae) with description of 19 new species from the Afrotropical Region Author Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Zoological Museum, Volodymyrska str., 60, MSP 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine olexbid@gmail.com Author Mey, Wolfram Museum fuer Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute at Humboldt Universitaet, Invalidenstrasse 43, D- 10115, Berlin, Germany Author Agassiz, David Natural History Museum, Department of Life Sciences, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK text Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 2016 2016-02-19 63 1 45 74 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/dez.63.7556 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/dez.63.7556 1860-1324-1-45 542B0277F89948ED8387EE760EEEF5A4 257DF232C0065A11B4628BA20283C6F1 575793 Aphanostola atripalpis Meyrick, 1931 Figs 39 , 64 Aphanostola atripalpis Meyrick, 1931 - Exotic Microlepidoptera 4: 57. Aphanostola atripalpis Clarke 1969 : VI, pl. 134, figs 1-1c. Material examined. Lectotype : ♂ , India , Pusa , Bihar . R. bred..6.29, reared from Acacia catechu , Rungi (slide No. 8328) (BMNH). 1 ♂ , 6.vi.1929 , Pupa on leaves of Acacia cati[sic!]chu, Pusa, Rangi Coll., 5699, Cotype, Aphanostola atripalpis , M., Meyrick det. 1980, Presented by R.L.E. Ford, B.M. 1949-487 (gen. slide 411/14, O. Bidzilya) (BMNH). Diagnosis. As far as we can judge from rather limited material, Aphanostola atripalpis differs from the other species by the uniformly greyish-brown forewings and the whitish head. The male genitalia have a rounded uncus covered with very short setae. Redescription. Adult (Fig. 39 ). Wingspan 5.9-6.1 mm. Head whitish, labial palpus weakly up-curved, grey with broad medial ring, antenna thick in male, scape brown, other antennal segments light brown with dark basal rings; forewing, thorax and tegulae covered with grey, brown-tipped scales, forewing uniformly coloured but costal margin and sub-apical area slightly darker, cilia grey; forewing light grey. Male genitalia (Fig. 64 ). Uncus rounded, covered with short setae posteriorly; gnathos moderately long, thick, strongly curved at 1/4; tegumen broad, anterior emargination broad and shallow; valva gradually curved, basal portion distinctly edged; sacculus short, sub-rectangular, apex rounded; vinculum moderately broad with short sub-triangular projections on posterior margin, postero-medial incision moderately broad; saccus broad, weakly narrowed apically, apex rounded, extending to apex of pedunculus; phallus short, with triangular apex, basal projection absent, vesical with small cornuti. Female. Not examined. Distribution. India. Biology. Larva feeds on Acacia [ Senegalia ?] catechu (L.f) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ( Fabaceae ). Adults emerged in June. Notes. Aphanostola atripalpis was described from two males collected in Bihar, Pusa (India). The adult moth and the venation, and the male genitalia in lateral position, were illustrated by Clarke (1969) . We examined the second paratype and prepared the genitalia in unrolling position to compare them with other Aphanostola species. Figures 65-67. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 65. Aphanostola acaciae sp. n., Namibia, Mirabib (gen. slide 548/14); 66. Aphanostola pentastigma , RSA, Pretoria (gen. slide 260/12); 67. Aphanostola pentastigma , Kenya, L. Naivasha (gen. slide 614/14). Figures 68-70. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 68. Aphanostola morogorensis sp. n., Tanzania, Morogoro Town (gen. slide 2375); 69. Aphanostola antennata sp. n., Namibia, Popa Falls (gen. slide 206/12); 70. Aphanostola rooiklipella sp. n., Namibia, Rooisand (gen. slide 203/12). Figures 71-73. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 71. Aphanostola rooiklipella sp. n., Namibia, Rooiklip Farm (gen. slide 554/14); 71a. Signum (gen. slide 547/14); 72. Aphanostola griseella sp. n., HT, Namibia, Otavi (gen. slide 502/14); 73. Aphanostola griseella sp. n., Namibia, Popa Falls (gen. slide 225/12). Figures 74-76. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 74. Aphanostola centripunctella sp. n., Namibia, Katima Mulilo (gen. slide 508/14); 74a. Signum (gen. slide 76/05); 75. Aphanostola joannoui sp. n., RSA, Hongonyi Lodge (gen. slide 81/12); 75a. Subostial sclerite (gen. slide 209/12); 76. Aphanostola namibiensis sp. n., Namibia, Etosha (gen. slide 534/14). Figures 77-79. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 77. Aphanostola brandbergensis sp. n., HT, Namibia, Brandberg (gen. slide 74/05); 78. Aphanostola africanella sp. n., Namibia, Fort Sesfontein (gen. slide 489/14); 79. Aphanostola africanella sp. n., Kenya, L. Baringo (gen. slide 1363); 79a. Signum (enlarge) (gen. slide 1370). Figures 80-82. Female genitalia of Aphanostola spp. 80. Aphanostola melliferae sp. n., Kenya, L. Bogoria (gen. slide 1550); 81. Aphanostola kruegeri sp. n., RSA, Pretoria (gen. slide 8/15); 82. Aphanostola longicornuta sp. n., Namibia, E. Etosha (gen. slide 500/14).