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<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE4FFD87887DAFA2C77FD3F" box="[438,544,690,716]" captionStart="Figures 1–8" captionStartId="3.[151,232,1876,1900]" captionTargetBox="[156,1420,188,1841]" captionTargetId="figure-15@3.[151,1435,181,1853]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figures 1–8: adults. 1, Marplena designina, holotype, ♂, RSA (©NHMUK); 2, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, RSA (©NHMUK); 3, Ibidem, ♂, RSA (MFN); 4, Ibidem, ♀, RSA (MFN); 5, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n. holotype, ♂, Tanzania (ANHRT); 6, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Tanzania (RCAK); 7, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, (©NHMUK); 8, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, RSA (©NHMUK)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412890" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412890/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Figs 5–8</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE4FFD87B1FDAFA2C2EFD3F" box="[558,633,690,716]" captionStart="Figures 19–25" captionStartId="7.[151,232,1804,1828]" captionTargetBox="[151,1428,246,1773]" captionTargetId="figure-35@7.[151,1435,237,1781]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 19–25. Male genitalia. 19, Marplena designina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 259 (©NHMUK); 20, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., holotype, gen. slide No. LG 5749 (ANHRT); 21, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. LG 5630 (RCAK); 22, Aethiopsestis austrina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 196 (©NHMUK); 23, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 1 (©NHMUK); 24, A. nebulosa, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 3 (©NHMUK); 25, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 38 (©NHMUK)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412898/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">20–21</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE4FFD87BB7DAFA2CF2FD3F" box="[646,677,690,716]" captionStart="Figures 30–34" captionStartId="9.[151,232,1872,1896]" captionTargetBox="[270,1313,279,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-62@9.[258,1330,273,1849]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figures 30–34. Female genitalia. 30, Marplena designina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 260 (©NHMUK); 31, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 195 (©NHMUK); 32, Aethiopsestis austrina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 41 (©NHMUK); 33, A. nebulosa, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 39 (©NHMUK); 34, A. mufindiae, gen. slide No. LG 5628 (ANHRT)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412902" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412902/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">31</figureCitation>
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species:
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87817DAB02C52FCFC" box="[294,517,759,783]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis smithi</emphasis>
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, by monotypy.
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD879A6DB752F5DFCA4" bold="true" box="[151,266,829,855]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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The
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species of the new genus is highly reminiscent externally of species of the Oriental genus
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87C2CDB2A2F04FC6C" authority="Matumura, 1933" authorityName="Matsumura" authorityYear="1933" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Horipsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87C2CDB2A2BCAFC88" box="[1309,1437,866,891]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Horipsestis</emphasis>
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Matumura, 1933
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sharing characters such as the nearly identical wingshape and wingpattern with a conspicuously pale basal area, a darkened inner half of the median area, a similar configuration of the transverse lines and the apical streak. The two genera, however, are clearly distinguished in the genital morphology: in the male genitalia, the new genus has a considerably shorter and broader, medio-ventrally largely dilated valva, and a well-developed, rounded, lobe-like, densely setose protrusion of the transtillae, which is absent in
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87D1ADC5E2AFCFBDC" box="[1067,1195,1046,1071]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Horipsestis</emphasis>
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, where the transtillae are fused into a knob-like medial plate. Furthermore, the transtillae of
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A85DC722A09FBA0" box="[948,1118,1082,1107]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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are connected to the fultura inferior (juxta) with a narrow, sclerotized band, while in
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A13DC162DF5FB84" box="[802,930,1118,1143]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Horipsestis</emphasis>
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, the transtillae and the juxta are unattached. The two genera have markedly different fultura inferiors: that of
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A4EDCCA2A7EFB68" box="[895,1065,1154,1179]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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consists of a pair of unattached, broad-based, short, rounded-triangular lobes, whereas in
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87A1DDCEE2DFBFB4C" authorityName="Matsumura" authorityYear="1933" box="[812,940,1190,1215]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Horipsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A1DDCEE2DFBFB4C" box="[812,940,1190,1215]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Horipsestis</emphasis>
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it is comprised of a pair of basally fused, parallel, long and broad, tongue-shaped plates directed caudad. An additional typical character of
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87C31DC822BD7FB10" box="[1280,1408,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Horipsestis</emphasis>
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is the antero-medially broadly depressed vinculum, which is evenly convex in
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87D23DCA62AEBFAF4" box="[1042,1212,1262,1287]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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. The short, tubular aedeagus, the shape of the carina and the presence of a spinulose cornuti field are homologous characters in the two genera, the only remarkable difference being the presence of a well-developed medial diverticulum of the vesica in
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87984DD122F08FA80" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[181,351,1370,1395]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87984DD122F08FA80" box="[181,351,1370,1395]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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. In the female genitalia, the most important distinctive character between the two genera is the considerably smaller, less sclerotized, calyculate ostium bursae and the markedly shorter and broader signum bursae of
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87987DDEA2F37FA48" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[182,352,1442,1467]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87987DDEA2F37FA48" box="[182,352,1442,1467]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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, compared to those of the Oriental genus.
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Compared to
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87852DD8D2C0AFA2C" authority="Lane, 1973" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[355,605,1477,1504]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87852DD8D2F86FA2C" box="[355,465,1477,1503]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="6043F6BEFFE4FFD878EBDD8E2C0AFA2C" author="Lane, M. A." box="[474,605,1477,1504]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" pagination="267 - 272" refId="ref7845" refString="Lane, M. A. (1973) A new genus and species of Ethiopian Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera). Journal of Natural History, 7 (3), 267 - 272. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222937300770221" type="journal article" year="1973">Lane, 1973</bibRefCitation>
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, the other monotypic Afrotropical thyatirine genus,
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87D9EDD8E2B0EFA2C" box="[1199,1369,1478,1503]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
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has a somewhat slimmer body, a slightly longer and terminally less dilated forewing with a gently arcuate costal margin (it is straight in
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD8787CDE452FECF9D4" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[333,443,1549,1575]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD8787CDE452FECF9D4" box="[333,443,1549,1575]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and a considerably lighter ground colour with a more brownish shade. The dorsal half of the forewing basal area is whitish with pale brownish suffusion in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87A94DE7A2A18F9B8" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[933,1103,1586,1611]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A94DE7A2A18F9B8" box="[933,1103,1586,1611]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, while it is uniformly grey in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD879A6DE1D2F52F99C" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[151,261,1621,1647]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD879A6DE1D2F52F99C" box="[151,261,1621,1647]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The new genus has a more strongly undulate antemedial line situated further from the wing base and a smaller orbicular and larger reniform stigma which are adjoined to each other, whereas the orbicular and reniform stigma are nearly identical in size and well separated in
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87A2BDED52DC7F944" box="[794,912,1693,1719]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87A2BDED52DDBF944" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[794,908,1693,1719]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Marplena</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
The postmedial line is markedly more arched medially in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD8782BDE8A2F93F928" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[282,452,1730,1755]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD8782BDE8A2F93F928" box="[282,452,1730,1755]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the subterminal line is weakly defined and interrupted, while it is sharply contrasting in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87985DEAD2F75F90C" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[180,290,1765,1791]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87985DEAD2F75F90C" box="[180,290,1765,1791]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The subapical section of the costa bears a black, more or less semi-circular marking in the new genus which is absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87859DF412F81F8D0" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[360,470,1801,1827]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87859DF412F81F8D0" box="[360,470,1801,1827]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, while the apical streak is much shorter and thinner in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87D0DDF422AB1F8D0" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[1084,1254,1802,1827]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87D0DDF422AB1F8D0" box="[1084,1254,1802,1827]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE4FFD879F6DF662BCAF824" blockId="2.[151,1437,829,2008]" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
|
||
In the male genitalia,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD8788DDF662C31F8B4" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[444,614,1838,1863]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD8788DDF662C31F8B4" box="[444,614,1838,1863]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a basally markedly narrower uncus, longer socii, a distally narrower, proximally wider tegumen, and a much shorter, apically more pointed and ventrally more dilated valva compared to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD879A6DF3D2F52F87C" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[151,261,1909,1935]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD879A6DF3D2F52F87C" box="[151,261,1909,1935]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The transtilla of the new genus bears a rounded-triangular setose lobe which is absent in
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87DC4DF3D2B3CF87C" box="[1269,1387,1909,1935]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87DC4DF3D2B30F87C" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[1269,1383,1909,1935]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Marplena</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
The configuration of the fultura inferior (juxta) is similar in both genera consisting of two small unattached plates, but those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD879C4DFF62FC8F824" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[245,415,1982,2007]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD879C4DFF62FC8F824" box="[245,415,1982,2007]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are broad-based and rounded-triangular, while they are elongate-quadrangular in
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE4FFD87C16DFF52BCAF824" box="[1319,1437,1981,2007]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="361">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE4FFD87C16DFF52BCEF824" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[1319,1433,1981,2007]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="361" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Marplena</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="50ADDBC7FFE5FFD979A6DF1C2B44F844" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412890" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6412890" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412890/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" startId="3.[151,232,1876,1900]" targetBox="[156,1420,188,1841]" targetPageId="3">
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE5FFD979A6DF1C2B44F844" blockId="3.[151,1436,1876,1975]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD979A6DF1C2F27F89E" bold="true" box="[151,368,1876,1901]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Figures 1–8: adults.</emphasis>
|
||
1,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE5FFD978A5DF1D2C34F89E" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[404,611,1877,1901]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="designina">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD978A5DF1D2C34F89E" box="[404,611,1877,1901]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Marplena designina</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD97B40DF1D2C9BF89E" box="[625,716,1877,1901]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD97BE8DF1D2CB9F89F" box="[729,750,1877,1900]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97BCBDF1D2D7DF89E" box="[762,810,1877,1901]" name="South Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
(©
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE5FFD97A7FDF1E2DE4F89C" box="[846,947,1878,1903]" country="United Kingdom" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" name="Natural History Museum, London" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="Museum">NHMUK</collectionCode>
|
||
); 2,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD97AD0DF1D2A70F89E" box="[993,1063,1877,1901]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD97D07DF1D2AC7F89E" box="[1078,1168,1877,1901]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD97DADDF1D2AF8F89F" box="[1180,1199,1877,1900]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97D8FDF1D2AB9F89E" box="[1214,1262,1877,1901]" name="South Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
(©
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE5FFD97C20DF1E2B21F89C" box="[1297,1398,1878,1903]" country="United Kingdom" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" name="Natural History Museum, London" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="Museum">NHMUK</collectionCode>
|
||
); 3,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD979A6DF312E8AF862" box="[151,221,1913,1937]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD979D8DF312EA9F863" box="[233,254,1913,1936]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97839DF312F6FF862" box="[264,312,1913,1937]" name="South Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
(MFN); 4,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD9789ADF312FA6F862" box="[427,497,1913,1937]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD978CCDF312C47F863" box="[509,528,1913,1936]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97B2DDF312C1BF862" box="[540,588,1913,1937]" name="South Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
(MFN); 5,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE5FFD97B8EDF312DCBF862" authority="László, 2022" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[703,924,1913,1937]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="smithi" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD97B8EDF312DCBF862" box="[703,924,1913,1937]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Watsonopsestis smithi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD97A93DF312D8DF862" bold="true" box="[930,986,1913,1937]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="2D95EA26FFE5FFD97A93DF312D8DF862" box="[930,986,1913,1937]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD97AD1DF312A6CF862" box="[992,1083,1913,1937]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD97D75DF312A0EF863" box="[1092,1113,1913,1936]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97D52DF312AE9F862" box="[1123,1214,1913,1937]" name="Tanzania" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE5FFD97DFADF312B70F862" box="[1227,1319,1913,1937]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">ANHRT</collectionCode>
|
||
); 6,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD97C61DF312BC1F862" box="[1360,1430,1913,1937]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD979A6DFD52EA6F846" box="[151,241,1949,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD979CADFD52F47F847" box="[251,272,1949,1972]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD9782BDFD52F22F846" box="[282,373,1949,1973]" name="Tanzania" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
|
||
(RCAK); 7,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD978CBDFD52C17F846" box="[506,576,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD97B7CDFD52CF0F846" box="[589,679,1949,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD97B80DFD52C93F847" box="[689,708,1949,1972]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
|
||
, (©
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE5FFD97BDADFD62D07F844" box="[747,848,1950,1975]" country="United Kingdom" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" name="Natural History Museum, London" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="Museum">NHMUK</collectionCode>
|
||
); 8,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE5FFD97A4ADFD52D96F846" box="[891,961,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE5FFD97AFFDFD52A7FF846" box="[974,1064,1949,1973]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE5FFD97D03DFD52A12F847" box="[1074,1093,1949,1972]" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE5FFD97D60DFD52AD6F846" box="[1105,1153,1949,1973]" name="South Africa" pageId="3" pageNumber="362">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
(©
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE5FFD97D93DFD62B50F844" box="[1186,1287,1950,1975]" country="United Kingdom" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" name="Natural History Museum, London" pageId="3" pageNumber="362" type="Museum">NHMUK</collectionCode>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDE79A6D8DF2CB6FF0A" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,357]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
The aedeagus of the two genera are similar in shape, but it is slightly longer and straight, and the carina process is more pointed in the new genus than in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7B61D8F32CE9FF26" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[592,702,187,213]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7B61D8F32CE9FF26" box="[592,702,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Additionally, the vesica of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7ACCD8F32AF0FF27" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[1021,1191,187,212]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7ACCD8F32AF0FF27" box="[1021,1191,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has a well-developed diverticulum medially, which is absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7B5DD8972C8DFF0A" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[620,730,223,249]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7B5DD8972C8DFF0A" box="[620,730,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDE79F6D94B2FD3FE96" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,357]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
In the female genitalia, the main differences between
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7A78D94B2DE0FEEE" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[841,951,259,285]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7A78D94B2DE0FEEE" box="[841,951,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7AC8D94B2AF4FEEF" authorityName="László" authorityYear="2022" box="[1017,1187,259,284]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Watsonopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7AC8D94B2AF4FEEF" box="[1017,1187,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Watsonopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are expressed in the considerably narrower ostium bursae and the markedly larger, elongate signum bursae compared to the small, round signum of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE783ED9032F2AFE96" authorityName="Lane" authorityYear="1973" box="[271,381,331,357]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Marplena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE783ED9032F2AFE96" box="[271,381,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Marplena</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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<caption id="50ADDBC7FFE2FFDE79A6DE1C2F4EF947" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412892" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6412892" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412892/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" startId="4.[151,232,1620,1644]" targetBox="[173,1422,389,1586]" targetPageId="4">
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<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDE79A6DE1C2F4EF947" blockId="4.[151,1437,1620,1716]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
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<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE79A6DE1C2F25F99F" bold="true" box="[151,370,1620,1644]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Figures 9–14: adults</emphasis>
|
||
(all ©
|
||
<collectionCode id="62C3138AFFE2FFDE7885DE1D2C4FF99D" box="[436,536,1621,1646]" country="United Kingdom" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34665" name="Natural History Museum, London" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="Museum">NHMUK</collectionCode>
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). 9,
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7B70DE1C2D76F998" authorityName="Watson" authorityYear="1965" box="[577,801,1620,1644]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Aethiopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="austrina">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7B70DE1C2D76F998" box="[577,801,1620,1644]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Aethiopsestis austrina</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE2FFDE7A1FDE1C2DDEF99F" box="[814,905,1620,1644]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE7AA5DE1C2DFEF998" box="[916,937,1620,1643]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
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,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE7A82DE1C2A74F99F" box="[947,1059,1620,1644]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
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; 10,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7D62DE1C2ACEF99F" box="[1107,1177,1620,1644]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Ibidem</emphasis>
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,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE2FFDE7D97DE1C2B57F99F" box="[1190,1280,1620,1644]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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,
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<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE7C38DE1C2B4BF998" box="[1289,1308,1620,1643]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
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,
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<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE7C18DE1C2BCEF99F" box="[1321,1433,1620,1644]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
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; 11,
|
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<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE798CDE302F63F963" authorityName="Watson" authorityYear="1965" box="[189,308,1656,1680]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Aethiopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nebulosa">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE798CDE302F63F963" box="[189,308,1656,1680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">A. nebulosa</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE2FFDE7873DE302FCAF963" box="[322,413,1656,1680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE7899DE302FEAF97C" box="[424,445,1656,1679]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE78F9DE302FABF963" box="[456,508,1656,1680]" name="South Africa" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
; 12,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7B1CDE302C24F963" box="[557,627,1656,1680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Ibidem</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE7BB0DE302CC3F97C" box="[641,660,1656,1679]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
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||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE7B90DE302C82F963" box="[673,725,1656,1680]" name="South Africa" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">RSA</collectingCountry>
|
||
; 13,
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7A36DE302DD6F963" box="[775,897,1656,1680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7A36DE302D2AF963" authorityName="Watson" authorityYear="1965" box="[775,893,1656,1680]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Aethiopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="echinata">A. echinata</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE2FFDE7AB9DE302DB4F963" box="[904,995,1656,1680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE7ADCDE302A55F97C" box="[1005,1026,1656,1679]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE7D3FDE302A29F963" box="[1038,1150,1656,1680]" name="Zimbabwe" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Zimbabwe</collectingCountry>
|
||
; 14,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7D9FDE302B67F963" authorityName="Watson" authorityYear="1965" box="[1198,1328,1656,1680]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Aethiopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mufindiae">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE7D9FDE302B67F963" box="[1198,1328,1656,1680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">A. mufindiae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<typeStatus id="DB6935EDFFE2FFDE7C0CDE302BCFF963" box="[1341,1432,1656,1680]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="12D440C6FFE2FFDE79A6DED42EFBF940" box="[151,172,1692,1715]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="7CC5CBDFFFE2FFDE7987DED42F43F947" box="[182,276,1692,1716]" name="Tanzania" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="4CC8D8C4FFE2FFDF79A6DEAA2C74FA6E" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="364" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDE79A6DEAA2F76F90F" blockId="4.[151,1437,1762,2040]" box="[151,289,1762,1788]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
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||
<heading id="5F253C23FFE2FFDE79A6DEAA2F76F90F" bold="true" box="[151,289,1762,1788]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" reason="1">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE79A6DEAA2F76F90F" bold="true" box="[151,289,1762,1788]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Description</emphasis>
|
||
</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDE79F6DF4E2B6CF89B" blockId="4.[151,1437,1762,2040]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE2FFDE79F6DF4E2CE3F8D3" bold="true" box="[199,692,1798,1824]" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
External morphology of adult (
|
||
<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE2FFDE7B0FDF4E2CF0F8D3" box="[574,679,1798,1824]" captionStart="Figures 1–8" captionStartId="3.[151,232,1876,1900]" captionTargetBox="[156,1420,188,1841]" captionTargetId="figure-15@3.[151,1435,181,1853]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figures 1–8: adults. 1, Marplena designina, holotype, ♂, RSA (©NHMUK); 2, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, RSA (©NHMUK); 3, Ibidem, ♂, RSA (MFN); 4, Ibidem, ♀, RSA (MFN); 5, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n. holotype, ♂, Tanzania (ANHRT); 6, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Tanzania (RCAK); 7, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, (©NHMUK); 8, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, RSA (©NHMUK)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412890" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412890/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">Figs 5–8</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Forewing length
|
||
<quantity id="C32A26AAFFE2FFDE7A4EDF4E2DA0F8D2" box="[895,1015,1798,1825]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" metricValueMax="1.7" metricValueMin="1.6" pageId="4" pageNumber="363" unit="mm" value="16.5" valueMax="17.0" valueMin="16.0">16-17 mm</quantity>
|
||
. Antenna filiform, laterally flattened, typical of most
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE2FFDE7872DF622F90F8B7" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1893" box="[323,455,1834,1860]" pageId="4" pageNumber="359" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Thyatirinae">Thyatirinae</taxonomicName>
|
||
, dorsally covered by a thin layer of small white scales, chequered with dark brown in the basal quarter; scapus short but broad, covered in long, off-white scales with a narrow, black subbasal ring.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE2FFDF79F6DF3A2ADCFF26" blockId="4.[151,1437,1762,2040]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="364" pageId="4" pageNumber="363">
|
||
Head relatively large, labial palp medium long and narrow, upcurved, dorso-laterally dark brown, ventrally off-white; medial segment ca. 5 times longer than basal and apical segment. Frons greyish-white with a dark brown band anteriorly, vertex pale ochreous-brown. Compound eye relatively large, globular, anteriorly bordered by a thin crista of long, dark brown hair-like scales. Collar pale ochreous sparsely scattered by dark brown scales; tegula bright white basally, gradually darkening towards tip, apex dark brown; both sides of thorax pale greyish-brown, abdomen greyish-white with a long, prominent dark brown dorsal hair-tuft on 3
|
||
<superScript id="F3A72607FFE3FFDF7D23D8F22A77FF3B" attach="left" box="[1042,1056,186,200]" fontSize="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">rd</superScript>
|
||
segment.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6D8972F53FD92" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Forewing. Moderately elongate and narrow, costal and outer margin slightly arched, ventral margin almost straight, apex rounded. Basal and antemedial area greyish-white in dorsal, greyish-brown in ventral half without transverse lines. Antemedial line double, evenly arched, gently wavy. Medial line absent, inner half of median area dark brown, gradually lightened distally. Orbicular stigma contiguous to reniform stigma, former one half as large as latter. Postmedial line double, short costal section straight, then curved outwards in dorsal third, ventral two-thirds almost straight. Subterminal line very thin, interrupted, poorly visible, subterminal area with short black streaks on veins; terminal line thin, dark brown, scalloped between veins. Apical streak very thin and short, slightly curved, ending in vein M1. Cilia long, pale grey, chequered with narrow, dark grey patches. Hindwing. Costal and outer margin arcuate, anal margin almost straight; ground colour pale ochreous-grey in basal half, slightly darkening towards outer margin. Discal spot small, dash-like, diffuse; transverse lines absent, terminal line dark grey; cilia long, pale grey.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6DA232F93FD5A" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Underside of wings uniformly pale grey, transverse lines undiscernible, subapical section of forewing costal margin pale greyish-white.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6DAFB2F85FD02" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Intraspecific variability limited. Sexual dimorphism negligible, expressed only by the somewhat longer and broader forewing of female.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6DAB32EACFB52" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE3FFDF79F6DAB32C43FCE7" bold="true" box="[199,532,762,789]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
Male genitalia (
|
||
<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE3FFDF78B3DAB22C50FCE7" box="[386,519,762,788]" captionStart="Figures 19–25" captionStartId="7.[151,232,1804,1828]" captionTargetBox="[151,1428,246,1773]" captionTargetId="figure-35@7.[151,1435,237,1781]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figures 19–25. Male genitalia. 19, Marplena designina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 259 (©NHMUK); 20, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., holotype, gen. slide No. LG 5749 (ANHRT); 21, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. LG 5630 (RCAK); 22, Aethiopsestis austrina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 196 (©NHMUK); 23, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 1 (©NHMUK); 24, A. nebulosa, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 3 (©NHMUK); 25, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 38 (©NHMUK)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412898" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412898/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Figs 20–21</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Uncus digitiform, moderately long, narrow, apically rounded; socius as long as uncus, rather narrow with rounded apex, directed parallelly with uncus. Tegumen short, very broad dome-shaped anteriorly, narrow trapezoidal posteriorly. Vinculum short, broadly rounded. Valva short, broad at base, dorsal margin gently convex with narrow costal sclerotized band, basal half of ventral margin almost straight, medial section abruptly curved dorsad, distal half evenly concave, apex rounded-triangular. Sacculus very weakly sclerotized, without process. Transtilla well-developed, rounded triangular, lobe-like, distally densely covered in short setae, proximally connected to fultura inferior (juxta) with a narrow, sclerotized band. Fultura superior unmodified, very weakly sclerotized, broad ribbon-like. Fultura inferior consisting of two basally broad, short, rounded-triangular plates with setose apex. Aedeagus short, moderately thick, tubular, coecum long, almost half as long as entire aedeagus, apex rounded; carina short, slightly curved, claw-like. Vesica relatively long, basal part inflated, medial part with a semi-spherical diverticulum and an elongate finely spinulose area, distal section narrow tubular, slightly tapering.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6DCE32C74FA6E" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1437]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE3FFDF79F6DCE32C56FB37" bold="true" box="[199,513,1194,1221]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
Female genitalia (
|
||
<figureCitation id="9CE997CAFFE3FFDF78ACDCE22FA5FB37" box="[413,498,1194,1220]" captionStart="Figures 30–34" captionStartId="9.[151,232,1872,1896]" captionTargetBox="[270,1313,279,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-62@9.[258,1330,273,1849]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figures 30–34. Female genitalia. 30, Marplena designina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 260 (©NHMUK); 31, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 195 (©NHMUK); 32, Aethiopsestis austrina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 41 (©NHMUK); 33, A. nebulosa, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 39 (©NHMUK); 34, A. mufindiae, gen. slide No. LG 5628 (ANHRT)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6412902" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6412902/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Fig. 31</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Papilla analis short and relatively narrow, rounded, posterior apophysis short and thin. Eighth tergite short and narrow, quadrangular; anterior apophysis thin, 2.5 times longer than posterior apophysis. Ostium bursae broad, V-shaped, caliciform; ductus bursae very short and narrow, lateral margins broadly sclerotized; cervix bursae membranous, unmodified, ductus seminalis moderately thick. Distal tubular part of corpus bursae long and relatively narrow, slightly dilated anteriorly; dilated proximal part of corpus bursae spherical, slightly rugose; signum bursae moderately long (ca. one-third of diameter of corpus bursae), anteriorly gradually dilated and rounded, elongate teardrop-shaped.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="4CC8D8C4FFE3FFDF79A6DD832FE5F986" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79A6DD832F4FFA16" blockId="5.[151,1436,1483,1653]" box="[151,280,1483,1509]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
<heading id="5F253C23FFE3FFDF79A6DD832F4FFA16" bold="true" box="[151,280,1483,1509]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" reason="1">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE3FFDF79A6DD832F4FFA16" bold="true" box="[151,280,1483,1509]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Etymology</emphasis>
|
||
</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="046D8B4FFFE3FFDF79F6DDA72FE5F986" blockId="5.[151,1436,1483,1653]" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">
|
||
The new genus is named in honour of the late Dr Allan Watson, a renowned specialist of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE3FFDF7DAADDA72B4BF9FA" baseAuthorityName="Minet & Scoble" baseAuthorityYear="1999" box="[1179,1308,1519,1545]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Drepanidae</taxonomicName>
|
||
and former curator of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE3FFDF7805DE5B2FECF9DE" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[308,443,1555,1581]" class="Insecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="order">Lepidoptera</taxonomicName>
|
||
collections of NHMUK. He was the first to recognise and describe Thyatirid moths from the Afrotropical Region, introducing the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C3D2F0CCFFE3FFDF7B8ADE7F2D18F9A2" authorityName=", Watson" authorityYear="1965" box="[699,847,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Drepanidae" genus="Aethiopsestis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="5" pageNumber="364" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE3FFDF7B8ADE7F2D18F9A2" box="[699,847,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">Aethiopsestis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The desinence “-
|
||
<emphasis id="36A6575DFFE3FFDF7D12DE7F2A39F9A3" box="[1059,1134,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="364">psestis</emphasis>
|
||
” has been widely used in thyatirine generic names.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |