Orbamia balensis Hausmann & Tujuba, 2020

Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa, Hausmann, Axel & Sciarretta, Andrea, 2020, Revision of the Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 group of genera with description of two new genera, ten new species, and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Cassymini), ZooKeys 929, pp. 53-77 : 53

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.929.50391

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D5E1D8E5-7DF3-4408-93ED-94CDE2C59FEA

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/234537E0-0C9E-541F-B9FC-558231852F2C

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scientific name

Orbamia balensis Hausmann & Tujuba
status

sp. nov.

Orbamia balensis Hausmann & Tujuba sp. nov. Figures 14 View Figures 1–18 , 32 View Figures 28–36 , 50 View Figures 46–54 , 68 View Figures 64–72

Examined material.

Holotype: ♂, Ethiopia Oromia, Bale 8 km S. Dolo Mena, 1200 m, IV.2017, leg. R. Beck, coll. ZSM (ZSM G 20914).

Paratypes: 2♂2♀, Ethiopia Oromia, Bale 8 km S. Dolo Mena, 1200 m, IV.2017, leg. R. Beck (ZSM G 20948/♀); 1♀, Äthiopien, prov. Oromia, Dolo Mena, 30 km, S., 1080 m (savanna) 06°13.53'N, 39°46.82'E, 14.IV.2019, Robert Beck (ZSM).

Etymology.

The name refers to the type locality in the Bale mountains.

Differential features

(COI sequences, photographs of adults and their genitalia see https://dx.doi.org/10.5883/DS-ORBAMIA): Adult: Forewing length: 11-13 mm. Upperside of wings: Ground colour comparatively dark, with much dark brown suffusion, pattern not well contrasted. Underside: Ground colour beige, with pale orange tinge on veins, apical spots on forewing conspicuous, sharply bordered, on hindwing slightly darker at apex only, remnants of dotted terminal fascia on all wings. Male genitalia: Uncus stout, very long, saccus broad, valva straight, 'very broad at base, narrow at tip, dorsal process stoutly sclerotised, with conspicuous, stout hook at tip, cornutus narrow and short (1.1 mm). Female genitalia: Lamella ante- and post-vaginalis fused, heart-shaped, short (length 0.6 mm), signum small, transverse ridge straight (0.2 mm).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Orbamia