Acrapex kiakouama Bruno Le Ru & Claire Capdevielle-Dulac & Boaz K. Musyoka & Beatrice Pallangyo & Mohamedi Njaku & Onésime Mubenga 2017, sp. nov.
In: Phylogenetic analysis and systematics of the Acrapex unicolora Hampson species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini), with the description of Fve new species from the Afrotropics, pp. 1-36 in European Journal of Taxonomy 270 16-17, 2017
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5FD4E344-68BA-423B-AF86-347CAD502914 Figs 2D, L, 3C, 6C–F Diagnosis Male easily separated from males of other species of the group by the uncus being shovel-shaped at the apex and by the large, plate-like juxta, with a narrow pyriform base and a long and widening, slightly sclerotised neck (Fig. 2D); female easily separated from females of other species of the group by having the antrum strongly sclerotized, with a large, broad ventral plate, bilobate, widening to the front, anterior part shaped like a feshy lip, the posterior part concave (Fig 3C). Etymology Named after Kiakouama, the technician who collected this species in the Republic of the Congo. Type material Holotype REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: ♂, Kouilou Department, Lac Nanga, 04°56.090' S, 11°56.713' E, 2 m a.s.l., 17 Apr. 2013, ex light trap, B. Le Ru leg. (MNHN, gen. prep. LERU Bruno/G843). Paratypes REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: 4 ♂♂, same date and locality as holotype, ex light trap, B. Le Ru leg. (MNHN, gen. prep. LERU Bruno/G533-G537-G781); 4 ♀♀, same date and locality as holotype, ex light trap, B. Le Ru leg. (MNHN, gen. prep. LERU Bruno/G536); 1 ♂, Kouilou Province, Lac Loubi, 04°53.573' S, 11°55.535' E, 4 m a.s.l., 16 Apr. 2013, ex light trap, B. Le Ru leg. (MNHN). Description Both sexes look similar; however, the general shape of the female fore wing is more elongated at the apex than in the male and is paler (Fig. 6C–F); antennae bright ochreous dorsally and ochreous ventrally, fliform in female and slightly ciliate in male; fagellum adorned dorsally with grey scales, palpus ochreous grey, eyes fuscous brown. Head and base of thorax bright brown, thorax ochreous; legs ochreous, ringed with grey white; abdomen grey. FORE WING. Ground colour bright ochreous in both sexes, suffused with fuscous and brown scales, more heavily along veins and costal area, particularly in male; reniform indicated by few white scales, surrounded by some brown scales; longitudinal brown median fascia along lower external margin of cell, ending obliquely ...
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Acrapex kiakouama Bruno Le Ru & Claire Capdevielle-Dulac & Boaz K. Musyoka & Beatrice Pallangyo & Mohamedi Njaku & Onésime Mubenga 2017, sp. nov.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bruno Le Ru ; Capdevielle-Dulac, Claire ; Musyoka, Boaz K. ; Pallangyo, Beatrice ; Njaku, Mohamedi ; Mubenga, Onésime |
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Zeitschrift: | Phylogenetic analysis and systematics of the Acrapex unicolora Hampson species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Apameini), with the description of Fve new species from the Afrotropics, pp. 1-36 in European Journal of Taxonomy 270 16-17, 2017 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2017 |
Medientyp: | unknown |
DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5633271 |
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