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Michaelophorus bahiaensis Gielis, 2006 Material examined. 1♀, PARAGUAY, Dep. Concepcion Isla Real, 22°35’ S, 57°37’ W, 15-17.vi.2010, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286, {"references":["Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 1: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80 - 2 (1), 1 - 290."]}

Adaina nina Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022 Material examined. PARAGUAY, Dep. Cordillera, Pirareta, 25°29’ S, 56°56’ W: 3♂, 1♀, 15–17.vi.2010; 1♂, 25–27.vi.2010; 1♂, 24–28.vii.2011, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. Argentina, Paraguay., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286, {"references":["Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022) Two new species of plume moths of the genus Hellinsia Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Paraguay. Ecologica Montenegrina. 54, 12 - 17. https: // doi. org / 10.37828 / em. 2022.54.2"]}

Michaelophorus maria Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 1ED37B7D-1231-45D7-BC18-BE2B8BC8E69E Figs 1-3 Type material: Holotype, ♂ (ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1991), PARAGUAY, Dep. Alto Parana, Limoy, 24°45’ S, 54°27’ W, 11–15. i. 2017, U. Drechsel leg.; Paratypes, 3♂, 11♀, (ZISP, CUK) same data as holotype. DESCRIPTION. External characters. Head, thorax and tegulae with dark-brown scales. Labial palpi thin, straight, 1.5 times longer than eye diameter in length. Antennae thin, cross-striped, with alternating brown and white segments. Wingspan 13-15 mm (holotype 13 mm). Fore wings dark-brown with portions of yellowish-brown spots. Narrow transverse yellowish-brown band on first lobe distally. Brown spot of scales in front of cleft, similar spot in medium portion of wing. Anal angle of second lobe with distinct bundle of dark-brown hairs, second lobe apically acute. Fringe inside cleft mottled, with alternating light-grey and dark-brown hairs. Hind wings unicolorous, dark-brown. Fringe of third lobe along outer margin with dark-brown spots of hairs, third lobe apically with distinct triangular bundle of brown hairs. Male genitalia. Valves symmetric, noticeably narrowing distally. Beyond valve middle in front of its narrowing, thin smoothly curved hook-like spike. Tegumen simple, with notch on apex. Uncus triangular. Aedeagus arched, twice shorter than valve in length. Female genitalia. Papillae anales narrow, elongated, apically acute. Posterior apophyses straight. Anterior apophyses three times shorter than posterior apophyses. Lamina postvaginalis with two long longitudinal processes in center of sternum 8. Antrum short, tubulate. Lamina antevaginalis bag-like. Ductus bursae short, thin, membranous. Bursa copulatrix small, oval, poorly sclerotized, without signa. Diagnosis. In the external characters of the adult and in the male genital structure, the new species is similar to Michaelophorus dentiger (Meyrick, 1916), from which it differs in the distally narrowing valves and in the notch on the apex of the tegumen. In the female genitalia, in the narrow antrum and the longitudinal process on the lamina postvaginalis, it is similar to Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930), but clearly differs in the absence of signa in the bursa copulatrix, the shorter ductus and the bag-like lamina antevaginalis. Flight period: January. Distribution: Paraguay. Etymology: The species is named after Maria Boreyko (Shipitsyna) (Novosibirsk, Russia), a classmate of the first author., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on pages 40-41, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 Material examined. 1♂, PARAGUAY, Dep. Alto Parana Estancia Dimas 25°33’ S, 55°13’ W, 11– 16.xi.2011, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay. New to science, Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on pages 39-40, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897) Material examined. 1♀, PARAGUAY, Dep. Concepcion Garay Cue, 22°42’ S, 57°22’ W, 25-29.iv.2013, 1♂, 2♀, 29-31. x. 2017; 1♂, 1♀, Dep. Amambay, Estanica, 23°20’ S, 56°18’ W, Kai Rague, 23-27.iii.2016, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. USA, Virgin Islands, Martinique, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Paraguay; Tanzania, Dem. Rep. Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911) Material examined. PARAGUAY, Dep. Cordillera, Pirareta, 25°29’ S, 56°56’ W: 1♂, 15-17.vi.2010, 1♂, 28-31.vii. 2010, 1♂, 26-31.viii.2011, 1♂, 30.vi-01.vii.2012, 2♂, 13-18.ii.2012; 1♂, Dep. Concepcion Garay Cue, 22°42’ S, 57°22’ W, 29-31.x.2017; 1♂, Dep. Amambay, Laguna Ciervo, 27. iv.-02. v.2017; 1 ♂, Dep. Boqueron Gian Siete, 17-18.vii.2015; 1♂, Dep. Boqueron Aurora Chaquena, 02-03.v.2015, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. Virgin Islands, Bolivia, Paraguay; Oman, Sri Lanka, Philippines; Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, Reunion Island, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Buckleria brasilia Gielis, 2006 Material examined. 1♀, PARAGUAY, Dep. Cordillera, Pirareta, 25°29’ S, 56°56’ W, 14–18.vii.2011, U. Drechsel leg., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286, {"references":["Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 1: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera). Zoologische Mededelingen, 80 - 2 (1), 1 - 290."]}

Sochchora albipunctella Fletcher, 1911 Material examined. 1 ♂, PARAGUAY, Dep. Alto Paraguay, La Sonada, S 20°03’ W 61°28’, 09-13. viii. 2017, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. Brazil, Paraguay., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Emmelina vera Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n. https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E742FEC4-E5BB-49F9-88AD-455AF27C71AB Figs 4-6 Type material: Holotype, ♂ (ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1988), PARAGUAY, Dep. Cordillera, Tacuara Renda, 25°39’ S, 56°55’ W, 10–14. xi. 2011, U. Drechsel leg.; Paratypes: 1♀ (ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1989), PARAGUAY, Dep. Pte. Hayes, Puerto Barbero, 24°55’ S, 57°18’ W, 18. vi. 2011, U. Drechsel leg.; 1♂, PARAGUAY, Dep. Alto Paraguay, Laguna Jacare, 21°30’ S, 57°58’ W, 13–17. v. 2015, U. Drechsel leg. DESCRIPTION. External characters. Head, thorax and tegulae with grey-brown scales. Collar on head brown. Labial palpi thin, straight, slightly longer than eye diameter in length. Antennae thin, lightbrown, scape slightly thickened. Wingspan 20-23 mm (holotype 23 mm). Fore wings grey-brown sputtered with dark-brown scales. Elongated dark-brown spot along costal margin above cleft. Small dark-brown spot on outer margin of first lobe. Both lobes noticeably darkened apically and framed with dark-brown scales. Big blurred brownish spot in front of cleft. Fringe inside cleft dark-grey. Hind wings unicolorous, noticeably lighter colored than fore wings, with light-grey fringe on lobes. Male genitalia. Valves asymmetric. Saccular process on left valve long, apically arched, tip hook-like, curved, acute. Saccular process on right valve shaped as wide fold located in medium part of valve. Uncus simple, thin, slightly curved. Anellus arms asymmetric, left arm basally wide then narrowing, right arm wide in all length, slightly shorter than left arm. Aedeagus thin, slightly curved basally, slightly shorter than valve in length. Female genitalia. Papillae anales wide, triangle, apically acute. Posterior apophyses straight. Anterior apophyses absent. Antrum short, tubulate. Ductus bursae long, thin, membranous. Bursa copulatrix small, round, poorly sclerotized, without signa. Diagnosis. In the male genitalia, in the curved saccular process on the left valve, the species resembles Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 ) , but in E. buscki this process is curved towards the lover margin of the valve, while in the new species it is curved towards the upper margin. Additionally, the new species differs well from E. buscki in the special shape of the anellus arms and the aedeagus. In the female genitalia, the new species differs from E. buscki in the round bursa copulatrix. Flight period: May, June, November. Distribution: Paraguay. Etymology: The species is named after Vera Aleynikova (Medvedeva) (Novosibirsk, Russia)., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on pages 41-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Stenoptilodes sematodactyla (Berg, 1885) Material examined. 1 ♀, PARAGUAY, Dep. Pte. Hayes Laguna Capitan, S 22°32’ W 59°40’, 11– 12.xi.2017, U. Drechsel leg. Distribution. Argentina, Paraguay., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya. & Kovtunovich, Vasily N., 2022, To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3, pp. 38-45 in Ecologica Montenegrina 59 on page 39, DOI: 10.37828/em.2022.59.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8044286

Mount Cameroon, SW Cameroon, has already been described as a unique hotspot of the many-plumed moth (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with their local diversity unrivalled in the entire Afrotropics. We confirm its importance with description of seven new species: Alucita bakweri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita jana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita bakingili Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita tatjana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita zuza Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., Alucita deja Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov., and Alucita bokwango Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. These descriptions have raised the known local diversity of many-plumed moth species on Mount Cameroon to 22, i.e., over a quarter of the known Afrotropical biodiversity of this group. This study also emphasises the great conservation importance of the area.

* Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990 Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990: 123. (Type locality: Cote d'lvoire). Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995: 250. (Type locality: Ghana). Material examined. 2 ♂, (CUK), LIBERIA, Grand Gedeh County, Putu Range, Central Valley, 01���14.i.2011, Sz. S��fi��n, E. Zakar; 1 ♂, (ZMJU), LIBERIA, Grand Gedeh County, Putu Range, Western Lowlands and Mt.Dotroh, 12���17.iv.2011, Sz. S��fi��n, M. Strausz; 1 ♀, (CUK), LIBERIA, Nimba County, Vanyenpa, West Nimba, 20���27.ii.2012, Sz. S��fi��n, M. Strausz. Distribution. Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana (De Prins & De Prins 2015), Liberia., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr, Kovtunovich, Vasily & S��fi��n, Szabolcs, 2017, New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 194-200 in Zootaxa 4247 (2) on page 197, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.2.13, http://zenodo.org/record/438271, {"references":["De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015) Afromoths. An online database of Afrotropical moths species (Lepidoptera). Available from: http: / / www. afromoths. net (accessed 11 November 2016)"]}

Hellinsia zakarae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. (Figs. 1–2) Type material: Holotype, male, (ZMJU 201611), LIBERIA, Nimba Mountains East Nimba Nature Reserve Camp Site on Cellcom Road, 7°31'44.66"N, 8°31'38.81"W, 14–25.xii.2015, Sz., Sáfián; Paratype, male, (CUK 299), same data as holotype. Description. External characters. Head with brown hair-like scales, thorax and tegula yellow. Labial palpus thin, straight, short, half eye diameter. Antenna yellowish grey, scape significantly thickened. Wingspan 18 mm. Fore wing yellow, interspersed with small brown scales. Dark brown elongated commalike spot in front of cleft. Three brown strokes on outer edge of second lobe. Fringe inside cleft unicolorous, pale yellow. Hind wing yellow, fringe between lobes yellow grey. Hind leg pale yellow, spurs distinctly brown. Male genitalia. Valvae oval, asymmetric. Harpe on left valva as a large sclerotized trunk, widened at base and bent in distal part at an acute angle to form three split needles. Finger-like harpe on right valva basally. Uncus straight, tapered, apex slightly bent. Saccus concave, arched. Anellus arms of different length, right arm significantly wider and longer than left. Phallus thin, ¾ of valva length, slightly bent in middle, cornutus narrow, spinous, located in median part of phallus. Female unknown. Diagnosis. The wing colour of the new species is similar to Hellinsia madecasseus (Bigot, 1964), but it is distinguished by the specific structure of the harpe on the left valva; such structures have not been observed in other species. Distribution. Liberia. Flight period. December. Etymology. The new species is named in honour of the Hungarian entomologist and bee specialist Erika Zakar, who assisted Sáfián's field work in the Putu Range in December 2009 and January 2010.

Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847: 899. (Type locality: France). Note. Reported from Liberia by Gielis (2003). Not found by us., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr, Kovtunovich, Vasily & S��fi��n, Szabolcs, 2017, New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 194-200 in Zootaxa 4247 (2) on page 194, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.2.13, http://zenodo.org/record/438271, {"references":["Gielis, C. (2003) Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4, 1 - 198. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 20030500211"]}

Hellinsia strauszi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. (Figs. 3–5) Type material: Holotype, male, (ZMJU 201612), LIBERIA, Nimba Mountains East Nimba Nature Reserve Radio Masts, 7°31'44.66"N, 8°31'38.81"W, 14–25.xii.2015, Sz., Sáfián; Paratypes, 2 females, (ZMJU 201613, CUK 300), same data as holotype. Description. External characters. Head with brown hair-like scales, thorax and tegula yellow. Labial palpus thin, straight, tapered, in length equal to longitudinal eye diameter. Antenna brown, pectinate. Wingspan 14 mm. Fore wing yellowish grey, interspersed with small brown scales. Dark brown elongated spot in front of cleft. Spots of brown scales on first lobe in apical part. Second lobe noticeably darkened with brown scales. Fringe inside cleft dark brown. Hind wing unicolorous, yellowish grey, fringe between lobes yellow grey. Hind leg yellow. Male genitalia. Valvae oval, asymmetric. Harpe on left valva thin, long, slightly bent, its apex extends beyond middle of valva length. Right valva noticeably narrowed in distal part, well expressed sclerotized fold in middle part. Uncus straight, apex tapered. Saccus concave, arched. Anellus arms short, widened basally, narrowed apically. Left arm noticeably shorter and narrower than right. Phallus thin, ¾ of valva length, bent in distal part. Female genitalia. Papillae anales wide, triangle. Posterior apophyses thin, three times as long as papillae anales. Anterior apophyses short, forked. Antrum short, rather wide, tubulate, located in left part of VIII sternum. Ductus short, wide, smoothly passing into pear-like bursa copulatrix. Bursa with two long ribbon-like signa. Diagnosis. In male genitalia, by the asymmetric valvae and the phallus bent in the distal part, the new species is close to Hellinsia anikini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016, but differs from it by the shape of the harpe on left valva. In female genitalia, the new species is similar to Hellinsia ambo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011 in the form of bursa copulatrix and the long ribbon-like signa, but differs from it by the posterior apophysis not being widened at apex and by the anterior forked apophyses. Distribution. Liberia. Flight period. December. Etymology. The new species is named in honour of the Austrian entomologist and conservationist Martin Strausz who assisted Sáfián's field work in the Putu Range in 2011 and in the Nimba Mountains in 2012.

*Vietteilus vigens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Oxyptilus vigens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875: plate 140, fig. 49. (Type locality: New Zealand; wrong type locality data). Amblyptilus africae Walsingham, 1881: 278. (Type locality: Natal, Republic of South Africa). Platyptilia maligna Meyrick, 1913: 110. (Type locality: Natal, Republic of South Africa). Amblyptilia vigens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). Gielis, 2003: 51. Material examined. 1 ♂, (CUK), LIBERIA, Nimba Mountains East Nimba Nature Reserve Radio Masts, 14–25.xii.2015, Sz., Sáfián. Distribution. Republic of South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Congo (De Prins & De Prins 2015), Liberia.

Megalorhipida leucodactyla (Fabricius, 1794). Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1794: 346. (Type locality: Virgin Islands). Pterophorus defectalis Walker, 1864: 943. (Type locality: Sierra Leone). Pterophorus congrualis Walker, 1864: 943. (Type locality: Sierra Leone). Distribution. Through tropical and subtropical regions. Note. Reported for Liberia (Gielis 2003). Not found by us., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr, Kovtunovich, Vasily & S��fi��n, Szabolcs, 2017, New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 194-200 in Zootaxa 4247 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.2.13, http://zenodo.org/record/438271, {"references":["Gielis, C. (2003) Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4, 1 - 198. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 20030500211"]}

* Ochyrotica africana (Bigot, 1969) Steganodactyla africana Bigot, 1969: 170. (Type locality: [North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo). Material examined. 7 ex. (CUK, ZMJU), LIBERIA, Nimba Mountains, East Nimba Nature Reserve Radio Masts 14��� 25.xii.2015, Sz., S��fi��n. Distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda (De Prins & De Prins 2015), Liberia., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr, Kovtunovich, Vasily & S��fi��n, Szabolcs, 2017, New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 194-200 in Zootaxa 4247 (2) on page 194, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.2.13, http://zenodo.org/record/438271, {"references":["De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015) Afromoths. An online database of Afrotropical moths species (Lepidoptera). Available from: http: / / www. afromoths. net (accessed 11 November 2016)"]}

*Inferuncus toxochorda (Meyrick, 1934) Platyptilia toxochorda Meyrick, 1934: 402. (Type locality: Sao Tome). Platyptilia pentheres Bigot, 1969: 191. (Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo). Material examined. 1 ♀, (CUK), LIBERIA, Nimba Mountains East Nimba Nature Reserve Radio Masts 14���25.xii.2015, Sz., S��fi��n. Distribution. Sao Tome and Princip��, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Ghana (De Prins & De Prins 2015), Liberia., Published as part of Ustjuzhanin, Petr, Kovtunovich, Vasily & S��fi��n, Szabolcs, 2017, New data on the Pterophoridae fauna of Liberia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 194-200 in Zootaxa 4247 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.2.13, http://zenodo.org/record/438271, {"references":["De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015) Afromoths. An online database of Afrotropical moths species (Lepidoptera). Available from: http: / / www. afromoths. net (accessed 11 November 2016)"]}