Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011

Agassiz, David J. L., 2019, The Yponomeutidae of the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea), Zootaxa 4600 (1), pp. 1-69 : 32

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4600.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4341471

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scientific name

Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011
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37. Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011

Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011: 181 , Pl.30 fig. 1, figs. 153–156.

Type locality: Namibia: Kaokoveld , Joubertpass .

Description of adult ( Plate 6 View PLATE 6 ). The original description of the species is repeated verbatim here: Length of forewing 5–6 mm. wingspan 14–16 mm; head white, scape with white pecten, its hair-like scales tipped brown apically on underside, antenna 0.7 of forewing, flagellomeres with two annuli of brown and white scales respectively, labial palps white dorsally, and with pale brown tipped scales on lateral and ventral sides, small proboscis present, maxillary palps minute forewings grey-white, especially along costal margin, more white along hind margin and termen, scattered scales with brown scales, pregeital membrae of males with pair of coremata, pleural lobes of segment IX large.

Male genitalia ( Plate 15). Tergum broad, vinculum very thin with long, ribbon-like saccus, uncus with broad sclerite, socius as long appendage, vlavae broad, upcurved and diverging; phallic apparatus a long narrow rod with a long spiny cornutus.

Female genitalia ( Plate 26 View PLATE 26 ). Lamella postvaginalis large, setose and connected to the ventral branches of apophyses anteriores, ostium small, circular, antrum slender, ductus bursae as long as abdomen, in anterior part covered with tiny graines, bulla copulatrix with small signum consisting of smaller and longer spines.

Diagnosis. Distinguished in the male genitalia by the long slender saccus and long socii.

Biology. N ot known, adults recorded in February and March.

Distribution. Namibia.

Type material. Holotype ♂ Namibia, Kaokoveld , Joubertpass, 1.ii. 2009, 1360 m. 5 paratypes: 3 ♂ 2 ♀ with same data as holotype ( MfN).

MfN

Museum für Naturkunde

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Yponomeutidae

Genus

Zelleria

Loc

Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011

Agassiz, David J. L. 2019
2019
Loc

Zelleria namibiensis

Mey, W. 2011: 181
2011
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