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| Bakala, N., M., Dérozier, V., | Kirk-Spriggs, A.,
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&amp;
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leg., ex coll.
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2020-025 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/
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. The forewing length is 9.510.0 mm males.
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is externally very similar to
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,
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<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FF174DE2C02DFC32" box="[236,359,901,927]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. megista</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FE5F4DE2C35CFC32" box="[420,534,901,927]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. cretata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures. The male genital capsule of the new species is reminiscent of
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D7CFF8A6600FC914DC0C29EFC6C" authorityName="Volynkin" authorityYear="2023" box="[874,980,935,961]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Siccia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kibale">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FC914DC0C29EFC6C" box="[874,980,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. kibale</emphasis>
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but distinguished by the shorter and narrower valva with a cucullus bearing two short, swollen and claw-like, inwardly curving distal processes with spine-like tips. The ventral costal lobe of
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D7CFF8A6600FD3C4D8CC26DFBA8" authorityName="Volynkin" authorityYear="2023" box="[711,807,1003,1029]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Siccia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mbeli">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FD3C4D8CC26DFBA8" box="[711,807,1003,1029]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. mbeli</emphasis>
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is broad, semielliptical, and with a densely serrulate inner surface and ventral margin whereas it is trapezoidal and ventrally and inwardly dentate in
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D7CFF8A6600FAD64A6BC4DCFB8B" authorityName="Volynkin" authorityYear="2023" box="[1325,1430,1036,1062]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Siccia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kibale">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FAD64A6BC4DCFB8B" box="[1325,1430,1036,1062]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. kibale</emphasis>
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. Additionally, the juxta of the new species is markedly shorter and the vinculum is longer than those structures in
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<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FECB4A37C0DCFBC7" box="[304,406,1104,1130]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. kibale</emphasis>
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. The phallus of
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<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FDAC4A37C3FCFBC7" box="[599,694,1104,1130]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. mbeli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is longer than in
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D7CFF8A6600FC7E4A37C2A1FBC7" authorityName="Volynkin" authorityYear="2023" box="[901,1003,1104,1130]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Siccia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kibale">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FC7E4A37C2A1FBC7" box="[901,1003,1104,1130]" italics="true" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">S. kibale</emphasis>
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and is medially upcurved whereas it is almost straight in the congener. The vesica of the new species differs clearly from the similar congeners in the markedly longer medio-lateral and distal diverticula.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236FFFF8A6600FF0E4AD2C358FB62" blockId="57.[151,1437,632,1366]" box="[245,530,1205,1231]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">The female is unknown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236FFFF8A6600FF0E4AB0C2CBFB5C" blockId="57.[151,1437,632,1366]" box="[245,897,1239,1265]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FF0E4AB0C0FFFB5C" bold="true" box="[245,437,1239,1265]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">Molecular data</emphasis>
. Currently unavailable for this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3176574FF8A6600FF0E4A9FC5A4FABF" box="[245,1262,1272,1298]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BB236FFFF8A6600FF0E4A9FC5A4FABF" blockId="57.[151,1437,632,1366]" box="[245,1262,1272,1298]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FF0E4A9FC0C5FABF" bold="true" box="[245,399,1272,1298]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">Distribution</emphasis>
. The new species is known from two localities in
<collectingCountry id="F31A766FFF8A6600FC274A9FC5A0FABF" box="[988,1258,1272,1298]" name="Republic of the Congo" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">Republic of the Congo</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3176574FF8A6600FF0E4B7DC55AFAFB" pageId="57" pageNumber="58" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BB236FFFF8A6600FF0E4B7DC55AFAFB" blockId="57.[151,1437,632,1366]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">
<emphasis id="B979EAEDFF8A6600FF0E4B7DC037FA99" bold="true" box="[245,381,1306,1332]" pageId="57" pageNumber="58">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific epithet is homonymic of the
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locality, Mbeli camp, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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