Torodora ankasokella (Viette, 1968) Park & Koo & Minet, 2020

Park, Kyu-Tek, Koo, Jun-Mo & Minet, Joël, 2020, Review of the Malagasy lecithocerid species described by Pierre Viette and deposited in MNHN (Paris), with new generic combinations and descriptions of a new subfamily and genus of Momphidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), Zootaxa 4845 (2), pp. 151-190 : 160-161

Torodora ankasokella (Viette, 1968) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 5 A–E)

Lecithocera ankasokella Viette, 1968: 89 . TL: Lakato.

Type. 1♂ (holotype), East Madagascar, road to Lakato, at km 15, Ankasoka, alt. 1,100 m, 2–10 i 1959, P. Viette leg.; Lecithocera ankasokella n. sp., Holotype, P. Viette; genitalia: prep. J. Minet no. 1662.

Adult ( Figs. 5A, B ). Wingspan, 22.5 mm. This species is superficially similar to Torodora hiarakella ( Viette, 1988) , especially in the forewing colour pattern with orange-white costal band along margin, however, it can be distinguished from the latter by having two small, triangular costal patches beyond half. Hind wing has M 2 present, M 3 and CuA 1 stalked. Abdominal segments ( Fig. 5E ) have strong spines triangularly distributed on segment II–VII dorsally, but rare in the segment I and not in VIII.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 5C, D ): Uncus narrowly elongated, with an expansion medially. Valva broad basally; costa strongly concaved; ventral margin emarginated before cucullus; cucullus narrow basally, then slightly broadened distally with rounded outer margin. Juxta large, without caudal lobes. Aedeagus slender, as long as valva; cornuti consist of numerous spinules in a long sac.

Remarks. The species was originally described, based on a single specimen, but the genitalia of the holotype was not dissected by Viette (1968) and the third author dissected and illustrated for the first time.

Distribution. Madagascar (East) (Viette, 1968).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Torodora ankasokella (Viette, 1968), comb. nov.: A, holotype; B, labels; C, male genitalia, prep. J. Minet no. 1662; D, aedeagus; E, abdomen. Scale bar for the genitalia and aedeagus: 0.5 mm.