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Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera)
Abstract
Ten new Afrotropical species of Pterophoridae are described: Agdistis linnaei spec. nov., Agdistis bouyeri spec. nov., Ochyrotica bjoernstadti spec. nov., Platyptilia aarviki spec. nov., Stenoptilia kiitulo spec. nov., Exelastis caroli spec. nov., Eucapperia continentalis spec. nov., Buckleria vanderwolfi spec. nov., Pselnophorus meruensis spec. nov., and Hellinsia emmelinoida spec. nov. The species are illustrated in colour, and their genitalia in line drawings.
... Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996) Hogue's Plume Moth Gielis (1996) The Latin specific epithet means "favorite," "agreeable," or "gracious." Fish (1881) did not include an etymology for this species. ...
... Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996) Hogue's Plume Moth Gielis (1996) The Latin specific epithet means "favorite," "agreeable," or "gracious." Fish (1881) did not include an etymology for this species. ...
... The favorable climatic conditions create the richest biodiversity of flora and fauna of the country. The plume moths fauna of Kenya is relatively well studied, as reflected in the following publications: Hampson (1905), Meyrick (1920Meyrick ( , 1926, Townsend (1956Townsend ( , 1958, Arenberger (1988Arenberger ( , 2001, Gibeaux (1990Gibeaux ( , 1995, Gielis (1990Gielis ( , 2008Gielis ( , 2009Gielis ( , 2011, Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin (2006), Kovtunovich et al. (2014), Ustjuzhanin et al. (2022). Currently, 88 species of them are known from the site AfroMoths (De Prins & De Prins 2023), and taking our data into account, they become 92 species. ...
The article describes two Pterophoridae species, new to science, from Kenya: Agdistis ivarssulcsi sp. nov. and Picardia andreikante sp. nov., and four species, Agdistis toliarensis Bigot, 1987, Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker, 1864), Exelastis crepuscularis (Meyrick, 1909), Cosmoclostis lanceata (Arenberger, 1985) are indicated for the first time as new to the fauna of Kenya.
... The pantropical family Pterophoridae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) includes around 1,136 described species contained within five subfamilies: Agdistinae, Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Macropiratinae, and Pterophorinae. The latter is the largest of the five subfamilies with 84 genera and 1,028 described species (Gielis, 2003(Gielis, , 2006(Gielis, , 2008(Gielis, , 2011Gielis and Karsholt, 2009). Pterophorinae is characterized by the presence of a deep cleft on the outer margin of the forewing, the resting posture of adults resembles a "T", and they have venous scales on the underside of the hindwing. ...
We report field infestation under natural conditions by the cacao plum moth, Michaelophorus nubilus (Felder & Rogenhofer) on leaves of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.; Malvaceae) for the first time in Southern Chiapas, Mexico. The larvae of M. nubilus damages new “flushing” or light green leaves from buds, from either the main or lateral branches of cacao plants.
... Stenoptilia Hübner [1825] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) is a widespread plume moth genus. Gielis (2003) listed 91 species worldwide and several others have been described thereafter (Gielis, 2008(Gielis, , 2011b(Gielis, , 2012(Gielis, , 2014Gielis and Mano, 2013;Ustjuzhanin et al., 2017). This genus is particularly diverse in the Palearctic, with more than 60 described species (Gielis, 2003). ...
The plume moth genus Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) is recorded for the first time from Chile. Adults of Stenoptilia socoromaensis Vargas & Gielis sp. nov. from the northernmost part of the Chilean Andes are described and illustrated. The larvae of S. socoromaensis feed on buds, flowers and unripe fruits of the hemiparasitic plant Neobartsia peruviana (Walp.) Uribe-Convers & Tank (Orobanchaceae). Pairwise distances of a DNA barcode sequence of S. socoromaensis with congeneric species ranged from 9.1 to 12.6% (K2P).
... The structure of antrum, bursa copulatrix together with varied level of sclerotization of its walls, and occurrence of characteristic signum are the characters that support the diagnosis and confirm the identification of the species (Kyrki 1989, Baraniak 2016a. There are also genera in other micro moth families, like within the family Pterophoridae, where genitalia of females are so obviously differentiated that allow taxonomists to describe new species based on the series of specimens containing only females (Gielis 2008(Gielis , 2011a. ...
Rhigognostis canariella sp. nov. is described from the Canary Islands on the basis of five females. The morphological micro structures of the female genitalia are figured. An illustrative diagnostic summary for three allied congeners, R. annulatella(Curtis, 1832), R. kovacsi (Gozmány, 1952) and R. schmaltzella (Zetterstedt, 1839) is provided.
... among them are very large species, having about five centimeters in wingspan. They have been described by Meyrick (1924Meyrick ( , 1932Meyrick ( , 1938, Gielis (2008Gielis ( , 2011 and Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin (2014) and include: Platyptilia aarviki Gielis, 2008, P. daemonica Meyrick, 1932, P. melitroctis Meyrick, 1924, P. postbarbata Meyrick, 1938, P. rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924, P. nyungwea Gielis, 2011and P. mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 When examining material at the natural history Museum, London, we discovered two more new species, belonging to the group of "giant Platyptilia": Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. ...
This paper describes two new species of plume moths from the group of the so-called “giant” Platyptilia Hubner, 1825: Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and P. stanleyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. Both species were collected in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda and Rwanda, respectively. Platyptilia stanleyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. exceeds all the known African species of Pterophoridae in its wingspan of 49 mm. © 2018, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. All rights reserved.
Arthropod pests are sometimes reported from horticulturally-grown carnivorous plants. While it is broadly known which pest groups are involved, little work has been done to characterize them specifically, which can be important when implementing control strategies. Pesticide recommendations are available through books and other media, but pesticides have not been systematically tested for phytotoxic effects in carnivorous plants so growers may worry about using them. In response to these issues, we conducted a survey of carnivorous plant growers to understand what pests they encounter, which pesticides they use, and if any of those pesticides have caused issues to the plants, the results of which are reported herein. We also provide a summary of different arthropod pests recorded from carnivorous plants in order to provide context for these pests and their control, and to encourage growers to document pests they encounter to fill in knowledge gaps.
The fauna of the plume moths of Lesotho is reviewed based on existing collections. Four new species are described: Platyptilia bowkeri, P. sochivkoi, Hellinsia basuto and Merrifieldia innae. In total, 16 species of Pterophoridae are found in Lesotho, with 15 of them being recorded in the country for the first time.
Apoxyptilus, gen. nov., and Pseudoxyptilus, gen. nov., are described and illustrated, with Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936, and Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911, as their type-species, respectively. Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick), comb. nov., and Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Meyrick), comb. nov., are redescribed. An illustrated key to the genera of the tribe Oxyptilini is provided.
The monophyly of the tribe Oxyptilini and phylogenetic relationships of the genera embraced in this tribe were examined using 171 (75 binary and 96 multistate) characters of adult morphology. The study material included 98 species of 30 genera, representing all previously recognized genera of Oxyptilini, together with the genera Sphenarches, Antarches, Diacrotricha, and Cosmoclostis, four species of Oidaematophorini, three species of Platyptiliini, as well as three and two other species belonging to Pterophorini and Exelastini respectively. Two Agdistis species were used as outgroups. The cladistic analysis resulted in six equally parsimonious trees. A majority of the recovered synapomorphic characters have previously been used in the taxonomy of the subfamily. However, 25 novel characters were found. The monophyly of Oxyptilini was supported, although only with homoplastic characters and low amounts of tree confidence; the genera Capperia, Procapperia, Paracapperia, Oxyptilus, Megalorhipida, and Trichoptilus were found to be nonmonophyletic; Sphenarches and Antarches were recovered as members of Oxyptilini; the two genera Cosmoclostis and Diacrotricha were placed out of Oxyptilini, inside the tribe Pterophorini; and close affinity of the genus Dejongia to Stangeia, Stenodacma, Megalorhipida, Trichoptilus, and Buckleria species was revealed. Four new combinations, Cosmoclostis lanceata (Arenberger) comb. nov., Nippoptilia regulus (Meyrick) comb. nov., Capperia tadzhica (Zagulajev) comb. nov., and Buckleria negotiosus (Meyrick) comb. nov. are proposed; Capperia insomnis Townsend was considered as a senior synonym of Procapperia hackeri Arenberger syn. nov., Buckleria negotiosus (Meyrick) as a senior synonym of Buckleria vanderwolfi Gielis syn. nov., and Oxyptilus variegatus Meyrick syn. nov. as a junior synonym of Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick.
© 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 163, 484–547.
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Paratypes: 1 &, Same locality, 15.i.1993, L. Aarvik (CG); 1 &, Tanzania, Arumeru district, Usa River, 1170 m, 17.vii.1991, L. Aarvik, gen CG 5623 (NHMO); 3 &, Tanzania, Iringa region, Mufi ndi district, Kigogo forest
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Material.-Holotype (: Tanzania, Mufi ndi district, Mufi ndi, 1960 m, 16.i.1993, L. Aarvik, gen CG 4473
(NHMO). Paratypes: 1 &, Same locality, 15.i.1993, L. Aarvik (CG); 1 &, Tanzania, Arumeru district, Usa
River, 1170 m, 17.vii.1991, L. Aarvik, gen CG 5623 (NHMO); 3 &, Tanzania, Iringa region, Mufi ndi district,
Kigogo forest, 1900 m, 23-25.xi.2005, L. Aarvik, M. Fibiger & D. Kingston, gen CG 5732 (NHMO, CG).
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Edited: E.J. van Nieukerken Figs 1-10
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Received: 6.xi.2007
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Edited: E.J. van Nieukerken
Figs 1-10. Adult habitus. 1. Agdistis linnaei, paratype &, Tanzania, 2.I.1992. 2. Agdistis bouyeri, holotype
(. 3. Ochyrotica bjoernstadti, holotype (. 4. Platyptilia aarviki, holotype (. 5. Stenoptilia kiitulo, holotype (.