Official Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society of Africa
Metamorphosis Volume 34 (2023), Articles: 117 - 124
Publication Date : 2023-12-25
Author/s : Wolfram Mey

Title :

New data and species of Ethmiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from the Afrotropical Region.

Abstract :

In Africa south of the Sahara 62 valid species of the family Ethmiidae are recognised to date. Four new species are described from localities in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, Namibia and South Africa: Ethmia angensteini spec. nov. (Ethiopia), Ethmia hermannstaudei spec. nov. (Namibia, RSA), Ethmia kibalensis spec. nov. (Uganda), and Ethmia stadieana spec. nov. (Djibouti). The moths of the new species and some of their close relatives are illustrated in colour. The male and female genitalia are depicted as line drawings and as photos. The systematic position of the new species is briefly discussed. New faunistic records of scarcely collected species are communicated from several African countries.

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Keywords:

Taxonomy, faunistics, biogeography, Africa, new species descriptions.

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