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Thubdora crocophracta Park & Mey & Koo & Prins & Akite & Cho 2020, comb. nov.
No full text2. Thubdora crocophracta (Meyrick, 1938), comb. nov. (Figs. 21 A–F) Ptilothyris crocophracta Meyrick, 1938: 18. TL: DR Congo. [RMCA, NHMUK]. Material examined. 1♂ (lectotype hereby designated), DR Congo, Kamatembe, 2100 m, iv 1934, leg. F. De White, gen. slide no. CIS-7217, in RMCA. Other paralectotypes in NHMUK; additional specimen: 1♂, Kenya, Lift Valley, Turi 8000ft, 14 i 1999, DJL Agassiz, gen. slide no. CIS-7103. Male genitalia (Figs. 21 C–E): Characterized by the uncus broadened distally with widely flattened, even slightly sinuate caudal margin, as wide as the basal plate of gnathos; valva with broad expansion medially on ventral margin; juxta with large triangular caudal plate; and aedeagus with a large cluster of spines apically. Distribution. DR Congo (Kamatembe) (Meyrick 1938), Kenya (new record). Remarks. As noted in the preceding species, T. crocophracta (Meyrick) is externally similar to T. brachysema (Meyrick), but it can be distinguished by having a distinct median band on the forewing, reaching to the inner margin; and male genitalia with the uncus with widely flattened caudal margin, and the juxta with a large, well-developed, triangular caudal process.Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on pages 480-481, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
Thubdora nemophorella Park & Mey & Koo & Prins & Akite & Cho 2020, comb. nov.
No full text3. Thubdora nemophorella (Ghesquière, 1940), comb. nov. (Figs. 22 A–E) Ptilothyris nemophorella Ghesquière, 1940: 107. TL: DR Congo. [RMCA]. Material examined. 1♂ (holotype), DR Congo, Eala [95 km E of Mbandaka], ix 1935, leg. J. Ghesquière, gen. slide no. CIS-7097, deposited in RMCA. Male genitalia (Figs. 22C, D): Characterized by uncus bifurcated, with more or less slender latero-caudal processes; valva elongated, with large concavity in basal part; cucullus narrowed toward apex; juxta rectangular, forked in U-shape caudally, with slender, heavily sclerotized caudal processes. Distribtion. DR Congo (Eala) (Ghesquière 1940). Remarks. The forewing pattern is similar to that of Ptilothyris Walsingham, but the antenna is serrate, not bipectinate, and the uncus is bifurcate caudally. Thus, this species is transferred to Thubdora, but it needs further study when additional material is available.Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on page 481, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
Thubdora brachysema Park & Mey & Koo & Prins & Akite & Cho 2020, comb. nov.
No full text1. Thubdora brachysema (Meyrick, 1938), comb. nov. (Figs. 20 A–F) Ptilothyris brachysema Meyrick, 1938: 18. TL: DR Congo. [RMCA]. Material examined. 1♂ (lectotype hereby designated), DR Congo, Kamatembe, 2100 m, iv 1934, leg. F. De White, gen. slide no. CIS-7218, deposited in RMCA. Male genitalia (Figs. 20 C–F). Uncus broad, as wide as the basal plate of gnathos, with widely curved caudal margin. Juxta with quadrate caudal plate medially and with triangular caudal processes. Aedeagus slender, shorter than valva. Abdominal sternite VIII slightly concave on caudal margin; tergite VIII crescent. Distribtion. DR Congo (Kamatembe) (Meyrick 1938). Remarks. Ptilothyris brachysema Meyrick, 1938 was described as a variety of P. crocophracta Meyrick, and it has been treated as a valid species at the Afromoths site (De Prins & De Prins 2019). In P. brachysema the wide median blotch on the forewing extends from the middle to inner margin, whereas in P. crocophracta a wide band (not a blotch) extends from the costa to inner margin. The forewing color pattern is more or less similar to those of Ptilothyris species, but the forewing is not so much elongated, with a more or less rounded termen, and the antenna is serrate, not bipectinate. The male genitalia are also differentiated from those of the latter by the basal pate of gnathos not trifurcated caudally and the juxta with a short, triangular caudal processes. Due to the male genital characters of brachysema Meyrick, the species is transferred to Thubdora, resulting in a new combination.Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on page 479, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
FIGURE 22 in Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo
No full textFIGURE 22. Thubdora nemophorella (Ghesquiere): A, adult, holotype; B, label; C, male genitalia, holotype, gen. slide no. CIS- 7097, D, aedeagus, holotype; E. abdominal segments, holotype. Scale bar for genitalia and aedeagus: 1.0 mm.Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on page 482, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
Thubdora Park 2018
No full text<i>Thubdora</i> Park, 2018 <p> Type species: <i>Thubdora acutalis</i> Park, 2018: 1088. TL: Republic of the Congo.</p> <p> <i>Thubdora</i> Park is endemic to the Afrotropical region. Park (2018) categorized the species of the genus into two species-groups based on the shape of the uncus of male genitalia: the <i>aciphalla</i> species-group with the uncus not bifur- cated apically and the <i>acutalis</i> species-group with the uncus bifurcated apically. Although the bifurcated condition of the uncus is easily recognized, this characteristic seems to have multiple origins. Thus, while the species-group distinction may not reflect evolutionary relationships, it may help in understanding the evolutionary pattern of the character in the tree. All the species described or previously known are arranged in an alphabetic order herein, following the proposed species-groups.</p>Published as part of <i>Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4)</i> on page 453, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3740949">http://zenodo.org/record/3740949</a>
Thubdora bilobella Park 2018
No full text1. Thubdora bilobella Park, 2018 (Figs. 14 A–F) Thubdora bilobella Park, 2018: 1089. TL: Cameroon, Efulen. [CMP]. Material examined. 5♂, Uganda, Kibale Nat. Park, Biol. Field Station, 19–24 xi 2014, LF, leg. W. Mey; gen. slide no. CIS-7024 &. CIS-7071, COI barcode CBNU039; gen. slide no. CIS-7030; wing slide no. CIS-7052; 1♂, same as the preceding specimens, COI barcode CBNU032; 2♂, Uganda, Kabarole District, Kibale National Park, 36N TF 0582 6508 1500 m, 19–24 x 2014, leg. Leif Aarvik & Knud Larsen; gen. slide no. CIS-7158/ Park; 1♀, Uganda, Mpanga Forest, 0˚12ʹ24ʹʹN 32˚18ʹ05ʹʹE, 1–5 v 2019, leg. KT Park, JM Koo, JD Kim; gen. slide no. CIS-7349, COI barcode CBNU117, deposited in NIBR. Diagnosis. Thubdora bilobella can be distinguished from its allies by the shape of the uncus, valva, and aedeagus. It seems that the uncus and the juxta of T. bilobella are slightly variable among specimens, as illustrated in the Figs. C, E, and F (C and E from Uganda, and F from Cameroon). Forewing length 6.5–8.0 mm. The male genitalia are illustrated in Figs. 14 B–F; also see Park (2018: figs. 15, 15a). Remarks. The species was previously described from Cameroon and is herein reported for the first time from Uganda. Illustrations for the adult and male genitalia of the specimen collected from Uganda are given for a comparison with those of the type specimen. Distribution. Uganda (Kabarole Dist.: new record), Cameroon (Park 2018).Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on page 471, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on the diversity and composition of the butterfly fauna of sites in the Sango Bay and Iriiri areas, Uganda: implications for conservation
No full textThubdora narusia Park 2020, sp. nov.
No full text4. Thubdora narusia Park, sp. nov. (Figs. 17 A–G) Type specimen. Holotype: male, Uganda, Kibale Nat. Park, Biol. Field Station, 19–24 xi 2014, LF, leg. W. Mey, gen. slide no. CIS-7045, COI barcode CBNU026, deposited in MfN. Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from its allies by the male genitalia with valva broadly expanded apically, and juxta with a specialized, small, slender, curved caudal process. Description. Male (Figs. 17A, B). Forewing length 7.5 mm. Head: Dark brown dorsally, with yellowish-white erect scales laterally. Antenna slightly shorter than forewing, with basal segment elongated, yellowish white dorsally, dark brown on anterior and posterior surface; flagellum serrate, with fine cilia ventrally, yellowish white dorsally, dark brown laterally in basal 1/3. Second segment of labial palpus thickened, yellowish brown on outer surface, yellowish white with dark-brown scales covered in upper 1/3 on inner surface; 3 rd segment slender, strongly upturned, as long as 2 nd segment, yellowish brown, speckling with dark-brown scales laterally, yellowish white ventrally, sharply pointed apically. Thorax: Notum and tegula dark brown. Hind tibia orange white, with rough scales above. Forewing ground col- or yellowish brown, scattered with dark-brown scales; costa slightly arched, with small, crescent, yellowish-white costal patch near 2/3 from base; apex obtuse; termen oblique; fringe dark brown, with narrow, yellowish-white basal line. Hind wing pale brownish grey. Abdomen: Spinous zones on tergites broadly developed. Male genitalia (Figs. 17 C–G): Uncus bifurcate, with slender latero-caudal processes directed outwardly. Basal plate of gnathos deeply concave medially; median process broad at base, narrower toward apex, curved downward beyond 2/3, sharply pointed apically. Tegumen deeply incised in inverted V-shape on anterior margin medially. Valva broadly expanded in about half of costa; cucullus narrowed with nearly parallel-sided, then broadly dilated in distal part, densely setose. Juxta narrowed distally; median plate at base more or less W-shaped with short, digitate lateral lobes, deeply emarginated on anterior margin medially, with a single, slender, curved process apically. Vinculum narrow, band-like. Aedeagus as long as valva, slightly curved, with blunt apex; cornutus sword-shaped, heavily sclerotized, located in distal 1/3. Female unknown. Distribution. Uganda (Kabarole Distr.). Etymology. This species name is derived from the Korean word narusia, meaning to fly up or soar.Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on pages 475-476, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
Thubdora ambliodes Park 2018
No full text2. <i>Thubdora ambliodes</i> Park, 2018 <p>(Figs. 3 A–E)</p> <p> <i>Thubdora ambliodes</i> Park, 2018: 1091. TL: Efulen, Cameroon. [CMP]</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> 1♂, <b>Uganda</b>, Central, Mabira Forest, 0˚23ʹ56ʹʹN 33˚0ʹ43ʹʹE, 1200 m, 10 iii 2013, D Agassiz & M. Ngugi; gen. slide no. CIS-7278, COI barcode CBNU123; 1♂, 2♀, same data as holotype, 9–10 iii 2013; gen. slide no. CIS-7277(♂); CIS-7273(♀), COI barcode CBNU122, deposited in NHMUK.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. This species is the smallest of the genus known to date, with a forewing length of 5.0 mm. It can also be distinguished from congeners by the male and female genitalia (Figs. 3C, D, E) (also see Park, 2018: figs. 20‒22).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> The species was described from Cameroon and is herein reported for the first time from Uganda. The adult and the male genitalia were recently illustrated by Park (2018), but they are illustrated here for a comparison with its allies, based on specimens collected in Uganda.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. Uganda (Central, Mabira: <b>new record</b>), Cameroon.</p>Published as part of <i>Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4)</i> on page 455, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3740949">http://zenodo.org/record/3740949</a>
Thubdora ghesquierei Park & De Prins 2019
No full text3. Thubdora ghesquierei Park & De Prins, 2019 (Figs. 16 A–E) Thubdora ghesquierei Park & De Prins, 2019: 456. TL: DR Congo, Equateur. [RMCA]. Material examined. 1♂, Uganda, N Western, Masindi Distr., Budongo Forest, 50 km W Masindi, 1˚42ʹ93ʹʹN 31˚28ʹ18ʹʹE, 1090 m, 14–16 xi 2007, leg. L. Aarvik & M. Fbiger; 1♂, Uganda (Western), Bushenyi Distr., Kalinzu Forest, 1450 m, 0˚23ʹ342ʹʹS 30˚05ʹ156ʹʹE; 7-8. xi. 2007; leg. L. Aarvik & M. Fibiger, COI barcode CBNU111, de- posited in NHMO; 2♂, Uganda, Kibale Nat. Park, Biol. Field Station, 19–24 xi 2014, LF leg. W. Mey; gen. slide no. CIS-7067, COI barcode CBNU033; CIS-7260, wing slide no. CIS-7260-1; 3♀, same locality and date as the preceding specimens; gen. slide no. CIS-7043, COI barcode CBNU024; CIS-7055, COI barcode CBNU004; CIS- 7037, COI barcode CBNU040, in MfN; 1♂, Uganda, Western, Kibale Forest, Kanyawara 1500 m, 0˚33ʹ39ʹʹN 30˚21ʹ 27ʹʹE, 22 x 2014, D. Agassiz; gen. slide no. CIS-7272, COI barcode CBNU120, in NHMUK. Diagnosis. T. ghesquierei can be distinguished from its allies by the male genitalia (Figs. 16B, C; also see Park & De Prins 2019: figs. 4B, C): uncus with deep emargination in V-shape on caudal margin and broad lateral lobes; valva elongated, nearly parallel-sided and dilated near distal end; juxta with large, triangular caudal plate; and abdominal segment VIII with longitudinally elongated spinous zone on dorsal surface. Forewing length 7.0– 7.5 mm. Female genitalia (Fig. 16E). Abdominal sternite VIII deeply emarginated medially on caudal margin. Antrum membranous, funnel-shaped. Ductus bursae narrow near posterior end, with numerous conic spines medially; ductus seminalis broad, arising from before half. Corpus bursae ovate, large; signum round, with broadly sclerotized, strongly serrate posterior plate. Remarks. The species is reported for the first time from Uganda. The female is known for the first time, and the genitalia are illustrated. The adult and the male genitalia were recently illustrated by Park & De Prins (2019), but they are illustrated here for a comparison with its allies, especially the uncus of the male genitalia which has somewhat different lobes in shape and direction. Distribution. Uganda (Kabarole Distr.: new record), DR Congo (Eala) (Park & De Prins 2019).Published as part of Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, pp. 451-487 in Zootaxa 4759 (4) on page 475, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/374094
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