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The family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Ivory Coast (Republic of Cte dIvoire), with descriptions of nine new species.

Authors :
Park KT
Yu TU
Karisch T
Source :
Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2022 Jul 08; Vol. 5162 (4), pp. 357-377. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 08.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The family Lecithoceridae is reviewed with descriptions of nine new species from Ivory Coast (Republic of Cte dIvoire): four new species of Thubdora Park, 2018 (T. ivoryensis Park Karisch, sp. nov., T. pulchella Park Karisch, sp. nov., T. tonkpiensis Park Karisch, sp. nov., and T. cuneiformis Park Karisch, sp. nov.); and four new species of Dragmatucha Meyrick, 1908 (D. polystriana Park Karisch, sp. nov., D. mediolinea Park Karisch, sp. nov., D. ovartiella Park Karisch, sp. nov., and D. flavoaurea Park Karisch, sp. nov.) of the subfamily Torodorinae, and one new species of Pectinimura Park, 2008 (P. paraliberalis Park Karisch, sp. nov.) of the subfamily Lecithocerinae. In addition, Thubdora barbata (Meyrick, 1933) and Thubdora vernaculella Park Karisch, 2021 are reported for the first time from Ivory Coast, and the female of T. barbata is described for the first time. Images for adults and the genitalia of all species are provided.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1175-5334
Volume :
5162
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Zootaxa
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36095502
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5162.4.2