|  | | | Esperiana Memoir 4 Esperiana Memoir 4: 1-304 Schwanfeld, 18. August 2007 ISBN 3-938249-07-2
Lepidoptera Africana 4
The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia
Part 2
Editor: Wolfram Mey Foreword Microlepidoptera: small families (Mey, W.) Cecidosidae (Mey, W.) Psychidae (Sobczyk, T. & Mey, W.) Chrysopeleiidae: New and little-known species of the genus Gisilia Kasy from Namibia (Sinev, S. Y.) Oecophoridae (Lvovsky, A. L.) Depressariidae (Lvovsky, A. L.) Amphisbatidae (Lvovsky, A. L.) Scythrididae: supplementary data (Bengtsson, B. A.) Gelechiidae (Bidzilia, O.) Copromorphidae (Mey, W.) Pyralidae: Pyralinae (Leraut, P.) Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae (Speidel, W.) Pyralidae: Phycitinae (Mey, W.) Macrolepidoptera: small families (Mey, W.) Metarbelidae (Lehmann, I.) Cossidae (Mey, W.) Sphingidae (Eitschberger, U.) Lasiocampidae (Zolotuhin, V.) Arctiidae (Kühne L.) Noctuidae: supplementary data (Hacker, H.) List of the Lepidoptera of the Brandberg (Mey, W.) Epilog Plates Index
Abstracts Microlepidoptera: small families
Mey, W.
The article lists the species of several microlepidoptera families which are represented in the Brandberg collection by a few individuals only. The following eleven species are described: Compsoctena brandbergensis spec. nov. (Eriocottidae), Pseudurgis maacki spec. nov., Nomima montisusti spec. nov., Nomima gaerdesi spec. nov., Nomima deserticola spec. nov. (Pseudurgis group), Paraxenistis serrata spec. nov., Paraxenistis africana spec. nov. (Plutellidae), Phthinostoma maculata spec. nov., Phthinostoma taeniata spec. nov. (Phthinostoma group, Gelechioidea)), Meridarchis regalis spec. nov., Carposina longipalpalis spec. nov. (Carposinidae). The male genitalia, diagnostic features and the adults of the species are illustrated. Their presumed relatives are indicated. An number of additional species are also described but not named, either because of unresolved taxonomy or inadequate material.
Cecidosidae
Mey, W.
The family Cecidosidae is represented in Africa by the genus Scyrotis Meyrick only. Three species have been discovered at the Brandberg. Scyrotis is a genus of particular biological interest in that it has gall-making larvae. The galls once dropped from the hostplant are moveable and perform jumps caused by the enclosed larvae. In this paper the general morphology, taxonomy, and distribution of the genus are reviewed. Twelve species of Scyrotis are recognised in southern Africa including nine new species of which six are described here as: S. alticolaria spec. nov, S. brandbergensis spec. nov, S. kochi spec. nov, S. matoposensis spec. nov, S. namakarooensis spec. nov, and S. pulleni spec. nov S. trivialis Meyrick is resurrected as a valid species. A key based on external characters is provided, and diagnostic characters of all species are illustrated by line drawings and photographs.
Psychidae
Sobczyk, T. & Mey, W.
Five species of Psychidae were found on the Brandberg, Namibia. Three of them proved to be unknown and described herein as: Australoplacodoma bicolorata gen. nov. and spec. nov., which differs from the known Placodominae in wing neuration and colour, Placodoma brandbergensis spec. nov., Picrospora maculasquamosa spec. nov. The description of Placodoma fulva spec. nov. from South Africa is included in the article. The adult moths and genitalia of the mentioned species are illustrated.
Chrysopeleiidae: New and little-known species of the genus Gisilia Kasy from Namibia
Sinev, S. Y.
The genus Gisilia is represented in Namibia by five species. All species are described and their external and genital characters are illustrated. A new species is described herein as Gisilia meyi spec. nov. Ascalenia stagnans Meyrick is transferred to the genus Gisilia based on the study of the female holotype. Male and female genitalia of G. conformata (Meyrick) and G. stagnans (Meyrick) are illustrated for the first time.
Depressariidae
Amphisbatidae
Lvovsky, A. L.
One new genus and two new species of Amphisbatidae from Namibia are described: Paratemelia gen. nov., P. namibiella spec. nov, and P. meyi spec. nov The family is recorded from Africa for the first time. The male and female genitalia of five further species from South Africa (Oecophoridae and Depressariidae) are described and figured. Their taxonomic position is shortly discussed.
Scythrididae: supplementary data
Bengtsson, B. A.
This article is a complementary addition to the list of scythridid species presented by Bengtsson (2004). Some species have been identified recently. They belong to species described by Edward Meyrick whose collection is preserved in the Natural History Museum, London. Two new species are described but not named. Lectotypes of three species are designated and two species are synonymised.
Gelechiidae
Bidzilia, O.
75 species of Gelechiidae are here recorded from the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. The adults and male and female genitalia of the more interesting as yet unidentified species are illustrated and their taxonomic position is briefly discussed. For some species a new generic combination is proposed. On the Brandberg, Gelechiidae take a second rank with 75 species after Noctuidae, being the most diverse family of Microlepidoptera. A large number of species are widely distributed in the South African Region. Some of them are considered regional endemics. Nine species of the tribe Gnorimoscheminae have transcontinental ranges. A short synopsis of the different distributional types exhibited by the identified species is provided.
Copromorphidae
Mey, W.
Rhynchoferella syncentra (Meyrick, 1916) comb. nov. is the only species of Copromorphidae found on the Brandberg. It was described in the genus Sisyroxena Meyrick, 1916, which is synonymised with Rhynchoferella Strand syn. nov. The species was hitherto known from Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng (Transvaal) in the RSA and from Madagascar. Female and male genitalia are illustrated for the first time. The species is related to R. simplex Strand. The genitalic characters of the male holotype of R. simplex are illustrated. Two further species of the genus were detected in Kenya and Equatorial Guinea: Bioko Island. They are described herein as R. kuehnei spec. nov. and R. hoppei spec. nov. A new diagnosis of the genus is presented. Rhynchoferella has an Afrotropical range. The hitherto known species of Copromorphidae from Africa are summarised in a checklist.
Pyralidae: Pyralinae
Leraut, P.
22 species of the subfamily Pyralinae are reported here from Namibia. Sixteen have been found on the Brandberg Massif, and eleven of them proved to be unknown and are described herein as : Hypotia brandbergensis spec. nov., H. decembralis spec. nov., H. meyi spec. nov., H. namibiensis spec. nov., Synaphe fuscochralis spec. nov., Pseudozitha alticolalis spec. nov., Pithyllis pallidalis spec. nov., Aglossa tinealis spec. nov., Loryma sinuosalis spec. nov., Namibiodes brandbergensis spec. nov., and Namibina namibicola spec. nov. Three new genera are established: Pseudozitha gen. nov., Namibiodes gen. nov. and Namibina gen. nov. In addition, the descriptions of Hypotia eberti spec. nov., Scotomera fuliginosalis spec. nov. and Tyndis namibiensis spec. nov. are provided. The species were collected in a region near the Brandberg and elsewhere in Namibia. The male and/or female genitalia of the new species are illustrated. Their presumed relatives are briefly indicated.
Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae
Speidel, W.
The Epipaschiinae of the Brandberg and from Namibia are reviewed and a new species, Epilepia meyi spec. nov. is described. The adult moth, and the male and female genitalia are illustrated.
Pyralidae: Phycitinae
Mey, W.
The article lists the species of the subfamily Phycitinae which are represented in the Brandberg collection. A total of 53 species were recognised. 20 species could be named, 17 species were identified at the genus level only, and for another 16 species the generic association remained open. The male and female genitalia of a number of species were illustrated. Photos of the adults of the majority of the unidentified species are presented to facilitate their future identification.
Macrolepidoptera: small families
Mey, W.
The article lists the butterflies and species of the families Thyrididae, Limacodidae and Lymantriidae. From the last family two new species are described: Tearosoma daures spec. nov. and Bazisa transmutata spec. nov. The male genitalia are illustrated and photos of the adult moths are presented. The taxonomic position of the new species is briefly discussed.
Metarbelidae
Lehmann, I.
Four new species of Metarbelidae are described from the Brandberg Massif, and one species from the Karas Region, Namibia: Teragra cammae spec. nov., Metarbela kobesi spec. nov., Metarbela weinmanni spec. nov., Salagena meyi spec. nov., and Arbelodes kroonae spec. nov. Photos of the adults of the new species and illustrations of the genitalia and wing venation are presented. Metarbela cymaphora Hampson, 1910 is recorded from Angola for the first time, where it was collected in Benguela. The Metarbelidae currently contain at least 180 species in the Afrotropical Region, including at least one endemic genus (Arbelodes in southern Africa) and 25 % endemic species. The diversity, biogeography, endemism and host-plant relationships of the group in the Afrotropical Region is discussed.
Cossidae
Mey, W.
Three species of Cossidae were collected on the Brandberg: Artiocossus strigulatus Gaede, A. peliopterus Clench and Brachylia eutelia Clench. The male genitalia of the species are illustrated. The types of A. strigulatus and A. peliopterus were examined. Illustrations of two further species from Namibia are provided: Artiocossus spec. and Aethalopteryx forsteri Clench. The hitherto known species of Cossidae from Namibia are summarised in a checklist.
Sphingidae
Eitschberger, U.
Die Schwärmerausbeute der Jahre 2000, 2001 und 2003 der Expeditionen zum Brandberg und an andere Orte in Namibia, durchgeführt vom Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, wird hier zusammenfassend ausgewertet. Insgesamt handelt es sich um 12 Arten. Hoplistopus butti Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 syn. nov. wird als artgleiche, dunkle Farbvariante von Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 erkannt und synonymisiert.
Lasiocampidae
Zolotuhin, V.
A list of the Lasiocampidae collected in Namibia and Southern Africa with special references to the Brandberg is given. Four new species are described: Sena meyi spec. nov. (Namibia), Chondrostegoides nobilorum spec. nov. (South Afrika), Ch. magna spec. nov. (South Afrika), and Ch. jamaka spec. nov. (South Afrika). A provisonally list of species is given for Anadiasa Aurivillius, 1904, Streblote Hübner, [1820], Stoermeriana de Freina & Witt, 1983 and Chondrostegoides Aurivillius, 1905. The following new synonyms are established:
Anadiasa obsoleta obsoleta (Klug, 1830) = Anadiasa bisrati Rougeot, 1984, syn. nov.; Anadiasa simplex Pagensteher, 1903, = Trichiura definita Bethune-Baker, 1911, syn. nov.; Streblote capensis (Aurivillius, 1905) = Taragama rangei Gaede, 1915, syn. nov.; Streblote diplocyma (Hampson, 1909) = Streblote panda aethiopica Rougeot, syn. nov.
Arctiidae
Kühne L.
Eight species of Arctiidae from Brandberg Massif and Namibia are listed and figured. The male genitalia of Micralarctia australis Watson, 1989 is illustrated for the first time.
Noctuidae: supplementary data
Hacker, H.
The paper is the second part of the study of Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. The genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 is treated in more detail, and four new species are described: Acontia wolframmeyi spec. nov, Acontia annemaria spec. nov, Acontia cimbebasia spec. nov and Acontia aureola spec. nov The related genus Dysmilichia Speiser, 1902 occurs on the Brandberg with one species which is described herein as D. namibiae spec. nov The diagnostic characters of the new species are described and photos of the genitalia and adult moths are presented. New generic combinations are established for seven species, one species is synonymised.
| | | | Entrance to the Tsisab Valley, east side of the Brandberg Massif, Namibia | | Members of the Brandberg expedition 2001 resting on top of the Königstein, the highest peak of the Brandberg Massif and highest point in Namibia on 21 March 2001 (National Day of Namibia). |
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