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,
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Forewing length
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. The single female specimen of
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collected in the Uluguru Mts,
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has its wings more densely speckled with greenish-grey scales than in any other species of the
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species-group. The gently S-shaped forewing medial fascia of the new species is diffuse, but broader and more conspicuous than in its congeners. The hindwing margin of
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is smoothly rounded, more similar to
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA852E652A3FF50FA61" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. squalida</emphasis>
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than to
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. In the female genitalia, the lack of globular protuberation of the cervix bursae suggests a closer relationship to
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recovered as a sister species of
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA856E05117FD98F9A9" box="[386,575,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. incompletaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The two species are distinguished by the following characters of the female genitalia:
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D29FFA856655133FECAF9D5" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" box="[263,365,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aliena">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA856655133FECAF9D5" box="[263,365,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. aliena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has somewhat shorter apophyses, a considerably shorter, narrower and less sclerotised antrum, a slightly longer and narrower ductus bursae and a markedly larger distal sclerotised area of the corpus bursae compared to those of
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D29FFA856E8517BFDE1F91D" baseAuthorityName="Guenee" baseAuthorityYear="1862" box="[394,582,1663,1689]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="incompletaria">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA856E8517BFDE1F91D" box="[394,582,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. incompletaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D29FFA857A551A7FE66F939" blockId="20.[151,1437,1231,2014]" box="[199,449,1699,1725]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">The male is unknown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D29FFA857A551C3FD42F8C9" blockId="20.[151,1437,1231,2014]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA857A551C3FE66F965" bold="true" box="[199,449,1735,1761]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Genetic information.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D29FFA856AB51C3FD32F965" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" box="[457,661,1735,1761]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aliena">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA856AB51C3FD32F965" box="[457,661,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Afroracotis aliena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been assigned the BIN URI: BOLD:AEE2474. As the species is known from its
<typeStatus id="54F94B9F5D29FFA8562F51EFFE08F881" box="[333,431,1771,1797]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
only, the intraspecific genetic variability could not be calculated. The nearest neighbour of the species is
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D29FFA8563B500BFE7DF8AD" box="[345,474,1807,1833]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="squalida">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA8563B500BFE7DF8AD" box="[345,474,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. squalida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
at a pairwise distance of 3.745.20%. The morphologically closer
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D29FFA853BC500BFA3BF8AD" baseAuthorityName="Guenee" baseAuthorityYear="1862" box="[1246,1436,1807,1833]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="incompletaria">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA853BC500BFA3BF8AD" box="[1246,1436,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">A. incompletaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
diverges genetically from the new species by 4.76%.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C358A6B65D29FFA857A55053FC81F811" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D29FFA857A55053FC81F811" blockId="20.[151,1437,1231,2014]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA857A55053FEE9F8F5" bold="true" box="[199,334,1879,1905]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name refers to the rather distinctive morphology of the species known from its female
<typeStatus id="54F94B9F5D29FFA857F5507FFF5EF811" box="[151,249,1915,1941]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
only: the latin adjective “
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA85579507FFDCBF811" box="[539,620,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">alienus</emphasis>
” means “
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA855B8507FFCB5F811" box="[730,786,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">alien</emphasis>
”.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C358A6B65D29FFA957A5509BFC82FCAF" lastPageId="21" lastPageNumber="22" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D29FFA857A5509BFED1F859" blockId="20.[151,1437,1231,2014]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D29FFA857A5509BFEFEF83D" bold="true" box="[199,345,1951,1977]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Distribution</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="1379E9B85D29FFA85605509BFE0AF83D" box="[359,429,1951,1977]" captionStart="MAP 1" captionStartId="16.[151,207,1982,2006]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,1317,1959]" captionTargetId="figure-520@16.[151,1435,1317,1959]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="MAP 1. Distribution of the Afroracotis (Afroracotis) squalida species-group." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8108665" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/8108665/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Map 1</figureCitation>
). The new species is known to date only from the Uluguru Mts, an isolated mountain range in eastern
<collectingCountry id="F355B5AD5D29FFA8566850C7FED5F859" box="[266,370,1987,2013]" name="Tanzania" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957FA579CFB66FF34" blockId="21.[152,1217,152,177]" box="[152,1217,152,177]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957FA579CFEA8FF34" bold="true" box="[152,271,152,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Summary of the diagnostic female genitalia characters of the
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA954C7579DFBB8FF34" box="[933,1055,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. squalida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957C157C5FAE0FD3A" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C157C5FA29FF5D" box="[163,1422,193,217]" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76A39E035D28004357C157C5FE93FF5D" box="[163,308,193,217]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Character</th>
<th id="76A39E035D280043563C57C5FD88FF5D" box="[350,559,193,217]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9563C57C5FDB4FF5D" box="[350,531,193,217]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">squalida squalida</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76A39E035D280043552457C5FCB1FF5D" box="[582,790,193,217]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9552457C5FCB1FF5D" box="[582,790,193,217]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">squalida voeltzkowii</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76A39E035D280043544F57C5FC48FF5D" box="[813,1007,193,217]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9544F57C5FC48FF5D" box="[813,1007,193,217]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">squalida thomensis</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76A39E035D280043536857C5FB1EFF5D" box="[1034,1209,193,217]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA9536857C5FB3FFF5D" baseAuthorityName="Guenee" baseAuthorityYear="1862" box="[1034,1176,193,217]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="incompletaria">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9536857C5FB3FFF5D" box="[1034,1176,193,217]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">incompletaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76A39E035D28004353B657C5FA29FF5D" box="[1236,1422,193,217]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA953B657C5FAB4FF5D" box="[1236,1299,193,217]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">aliena</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C157EDFA29FE85" box="[163,1422,233,257]" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76A39E035D28004357C157EDFE93FE85" box="[163,308,233,257]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Antrum</th>
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C57EDFD88FE85" box="[350,559,233,257]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">V-shaped sclerotised</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043552457EDFCB1FE85" box="[582,790,233,257]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">V-shaped</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F57EDFC48FE85" box="[813,1007,233,257]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">V-shaped</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043536857EDFB1EFE85" box="[1034,1209,233,257]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Fully sclerotised,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B657EDFA29FE85" box="[1236,1422,233,257]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Short V-shaped</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15609FA29FEA1" box="[163,1422,269,293]" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C5609FD88FEA1" box="[350,559,269,293]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">lateral margin</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004355245609FCB1FEA1" box="[582,790,269,293]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sclerotised lateral</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5609FC48FEA1" box="[813,1007,269,293]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sclerotised lateral</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353685609FB1EFEA1" box="[1034,1209,269,293]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">funnel-shaped</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B65609FA29FEA1" box="[1236,1422,269,293]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sclerotised lateral</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15635FA29FECD" box="[163,1422,305,329]" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="76A39E035D28004355245635FCB1FECD" box="[582,790,305,329]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">margin</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5635FC48FECD" box="[813,1007,305,329]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">margin</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B65635FA29FECD" box="[1236,1422,305,329]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">margin</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C1565DFA29FEF6" box="[163,1422,345,370]" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76A39E035D28004357C1565DFE93FEF6" box="[163,308,345,370]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Ductus bursae</th>
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C565DFD88FEF6" box="[350,559,345,370]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Moderately</td>
<td id="76A39E035D2800435524565DFCB1FEF6" box="[582,790,345,370]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Moderately</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F565DFC48FEF6" box="[813,1007,345,370]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Long, narrow,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D2800435368565DFB1EFEF6" box="[1034,1209,345,370]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Absent,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B6565DFA29FEF6" box="[1236,1422,345,370]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Very short, broad,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15679FA29FE11" box="[163,1422,381,405]" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C5679FD88FE11" box="[350,559,381,405]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">long, narrow,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004355245679FCB1FE11" box="[582,790,381,405]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">long, narrow,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5679FC48FE11" box="[813,1007,381,405]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353685679FB1EFE11" box="[1034,1209,381,405]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">substituted by</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B65679FA29FE11" box="[1236,1422,381,405]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">moderately</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C156A5FA29FE3D" box="[163,1422,417,441]" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C56A5FD88FE3D" box="[350,559,417,441]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043552456A5FCB1FE3D" box="[582,790,417,441]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043536856A5FB1EFE3D" box="[1034,1209,417,441]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">antrum</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B656A5FA29FE3D" box="[1236,1422,417,441]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">sclerotised</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C156CDFA29FE65" box="[163,1422,457,481]" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76A39E035D28004357C156CDFE93FE65" box="[163,308,457,481]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Cervix bursae</th>
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C56CDFD88FE65" box="[350,559,457,481]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Protruding, large</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043552456CDFCB1FE65" box="[582,790,457,481]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Barely protruding,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F56CDFC48FE65" box="[813,1007,457,481]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Protruding, small</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043536856CDFB1EFE65" box="[1034,1209,457,481]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Fused with</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B656CDFA29FE65" box="[1236,1422,457,481]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Fused with corpus</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C156E9FA29FD81" box="[163,1422,493,517]" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C56E9FD88FD81" box="[350,559,493,517]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">spherical, with</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043552456E9FCB1FD81" box="[582,790,493,517]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">ovoid, with slightly</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F56E9FC48FD81" box="[813,1007,493,517]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">spherical, with</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043536856E9FB1EFD81" box="[1034,1209,493,517]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">corpus bursae,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B656E9FA29FD81" box="[1236,1422,493,517]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">bursae, long,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15515FA29FDAD" box="[163,1422,529,553]" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C5515FD88FDAD" box="[350,559,529,553]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">slightly undulate</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004355245515FCB1FDAD" box="[582,790,529,553]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">undulate striation</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5515FC48FDAD" box="[813,1007,529,553]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">strongly undulate</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353685515FB1EFDAD" box="[1034,1209,529,553]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">short, finely</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B65515FA29FDAD" box="[1236,1422,529,553]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">finely scobinate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15531FA29FDC9" box="[163,1422,565,589]" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-5="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C5531FD88FDC9" box="[350,559,565,589]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">striation</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5531FC48FDC9" box="[813,1007,565,589]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">striation</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353685531FB1EFDC9" box="[1034,1209,565,589]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">scobinate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C1555AFA29FDF2" box="[163,1422,606,630]" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76A39E035D28004357C1555AFE93FDF2" box="[163,308,606,630]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Corpus bursae</th>
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C555AFD88FDF2" box="[350,559,606,630]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Weakly</td>
<td id="76A39E035D2800435524555AFCB1FDF2" box="[582,790,606,630]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Weakly</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F555AFC48FDF2" box="[813,1007,606,630]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Weakly</td>
<td id="76A39E035D2800435368555AFB1EFDF2" box="[1034,1209,606,630]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Weakly</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B6555AFA29FDF2" box="[1236,1422,606,630]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Weakly</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C15586FA29FD1E" box="[163,1422,642,666]" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C5586FD88FD1E" box="[350,559,642,666]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004355245586FCB1FD1E" box="[582,790,642,666]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F5586FC48FD1E" box="[813,1007,642,666]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353685586FB1EFD1E" box="[1034,1209,642,666]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous,</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B65586FA29FD1E" box="[1236,1422,642,666]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">membranous,</td>
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<tr id="3572F77F5D28004357C155A2FA29FD3A" box="[163,1422,678,702]" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76A39E035D280043563C55A2FD88FD3A" box="[350,559,678,702]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">elongate elliptical</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043552455A2FCB1FD3A" box="[582,790,678,702]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">elongate elliptical</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043544F55A2FC48FD3A" box="[813,1007,678,702]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">ovoid</td>
<td id="76A39E035D280043536855A2FB1EFD3A" box="[1034,1209,678,702]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">ovoid</td>
<td id="76A39E035D28004353B655A2FA29FD3A" box="[1236,1422,678,702]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">short ovoid</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F55415FC82FCAF" blockId="21.[151,805,785,812]" box="[151,805,785,812]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F55415FC82FCAF" bold="true" box="[151,805,785,812]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
The
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957AD5415FDD5FCA8" bold="true" box="[207,626,785,812]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Afroracotis (Afroracotis) angulosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C358A6B65D28FFA957F5545DFCA7F9C3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F5545DFB13FB7B" blockId="21.[151,1437,857,1280]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F5545DFEB5FCF7" bold="true" box="[151,274,857,883]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The species of the
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9568A545EFDC9FCF7" box="[488,622,857,884]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. angulosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group are externally similar to those of the
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA953CD545EFA89FCF7" box="[1199,1326,857,884]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="squalida">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA953CD545EFA89FCF7" box="[1199,1326,857,884]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. squalida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex, but they are generally smaller in size, having a shorter, apically more angled forewing, a medially angled hindwing with slightly scalloped termen and less distinct apical and medio-terminal patches of the forewing underside and apical patch of the hindwing underside. In the male clasping apparatus, the only mentionable difference between the two species-groups is the dissimilar shape of the juxta which is shorter, rounded triangular, shield-like in the
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA952E654EEFF59FBA3" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Herbulot" baseAuthorityYear="1973" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulosa">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA952E654EEFF59FBA3" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. angulosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, while it is more elongate and medially constricted in the
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA954BE530AFBFBFBA3" box="[988,1116,1037,1064]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="squalida">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA954BE530AFBFBFBA3" box="[988,1116,1037,1064]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. squalida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group. The main distinctive characters between the two lineages are expressed in the configuration of the aedeagus-vesica complex. In the
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA952E65336FF59FBEB" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Herbulot" baseAuthorityYear="1973" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulosa">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA952E65336FF59FBEB" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. angulosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group the aedeagus is shorter and more stout, the vesica is broader, basally inflated, and armed with a robust thorn or hook-shaped cornutus distally; it may bear a field of fine spine-like cornuti medially. In the female genitalia, the cervix bursae is more elongate, less sclerotised, sometimes lacking a lateral protrusion and integrated into the corpus bursae forming a sclerotised distal section in the
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA954E753C6FBA9FB5F" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Herbulot" baseAuthorityYear="1973" box="[901,1038,1217,1244]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulosa">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA954E753C6FBA9FB5F" box="[901,1038,1217,1244]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. angulosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, whereas in the
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<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA9527853C6FA3BFB5F" box="[1306,1436,1217,1244]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">A. squalida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lineage the cervix bursae is represented by a sphaerical, heavily sclerotised, lateral protrusion.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F55255FEF0FAEF" blockId="21.[151,343,1361,1387]" box="[151,343,1361,1387]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F55255FEF0FAEF" bold="true" box="[151,343,1361,1387]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Species content</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F55292FCADFA2A" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,778,1430,1454]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F55292FD00FA2A" authority="(Herbulot, 1973)" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Herbulot" baseAuthorityYear="1973" box="[151,679,1430,1454]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angulosa" status="comb. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F55292FE50FA2A" box="[151,503,1430,1454]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Afroracotis (Afroracotis) angulosa</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFD388CC5D28FFA955665292FD07FA2A" author="Herbulot, C." box="[516,672,1430,1454]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="141 - 148" refId="ref83407" refString="Herbulot, C. (1973) Nouveaux Ennominae du Cameroun (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Annales de la Faculte des Sciences du Cameroun, 1973 (14), 141 - 148." type="journal article" year="1973">Herbulot, 1973</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA955CF5292FCADFA2A" bold="true" box="[685,778,1430,1454]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA955CF5292FCADFA2A" box="[685,778,1430,1454]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F552B0FD42FA48" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,741,1460,1484]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F552B0FD25FA48" authority="(Herbulot, 1991)" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Herbulot" baseAuthorityYear="1991" box="[151,642,1460,1484]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="canui" status="comb. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F552B0FE75FA48" box="[151,466,1460,1484]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Afroracotis (Afroracotis) canui</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFD388CC5D28FFA956BD52B0FDDCFA48" author="Herbulot, C." box="[479,635,1460,1484]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="16" refId="ref83442" refString="Herbulot, C. (1991) Un nouveau Racotis africain (Lepidoptera Geometridae). Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de Mulhouse, 21 (1), 16." type="journal article" year="1991">Herbulot, 1991</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA955EB52B0FD42FA48" bold="true" box="[649,741,1460,1484]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA955EB52B0FD42FA48" box="[649,741,1460,1484]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F552D7FDBAFA6F" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,541,1491,1515]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F552D7FE79FA6F" authority="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch, 2023" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,478,1491,1515]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stadiei" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F552D7FE79FA6F" box="[151,478,1491,1515]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
Afroracotis (Afroracotis)
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA956F852D7FE79FA6F" bold="true" box="[410,478,1491,1515]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">stadiei</emphasis>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA9568652D7FDBAFA6F" box="[484,541,1491,1515]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F552F6FD9CF98E" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,571,1521,1546]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F552F6FE5BF98D" authority="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch, 2023" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,508,1521,1546]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="violetteae" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F552F6FE5BF98D" box="[151,508,1521,1546]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
Afroracotis (Afroracotis)
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA956F852F5FE5BF98D" bold="true" box="[410,508,1521,1545]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">violetteae</emphasis>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA9556052F6FD9CF98E" box="[514,571,1522,1546]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F55114FDBCF9AC" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,539,1552,1576]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F55114FE7BF9AC" authority="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch, 2023" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,476,1552,1576]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiebigi" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F55114FE7BF9AC" box="[151,476,1552,1576]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
Afroracotis (Afroracotis)
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA956F85114FE7BF9AC" bold="true" box="[410,476,1552,1576]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">fiebigi</emphasis>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA956805114FDBCF9AC" box="[482,539,1552,1576]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFDF53D5D28FFA957F5512BFCA7F9C3" blockId="21.[151,778,1430,1607]" box="[151,768,1583,1607]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicName id="4C428EBE5D28FFA957F5512BFD3AF9C3" authority="(Prout, 1927)" authorityName="László &amp; Hausmann &amp; Karisch" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Prout" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[151,669,1583,1607]" class="Insecta" family="Geometridae" genus="Afroracotis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="albitrigonis" status="comb. nov." subGenus="Afroracotis">
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA957F5512BFDB7F9C3" box="[151,528,1583,1607]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Afroracotis (Afroracotis) albitrigonis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFD388CC5D28FFA9557F512BFD31F9C3" author="Prout, L. B." box="[541,662,1583,1607]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="187 - 200" refId="ref84205" refString="Prout, L. B. (1927) A list of the Geometridae (Lep. Het.) known to occur in the Island of Sai Thome, with descriptions of some new species collected by Mr. T. A. Barns. Transactions of the entomological Society of London, 75 (1), 187 - 200." type="journal article" year="1927">Prout, 1927</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B936292F5D28FFA955C6512BFCA7F9C3" bold="true" box="[676,768,1583,1607]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20594545D28FFA955C6512BFCA7F9C3" box="[676,768,1583,1607]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rank="species">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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