Tricerophora sp. A

Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. & Mey, Wolfram, 2018, Review of the genus Tricerophora Janse, 1958 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) with description of six new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 65 (1), pp. 81-98 : 85

Tricerophora sp. A

Material.

1 ♂, [ RSA] Wylies Poort , 3 m, North, 16.vi.1954 (Janse) (gen. slide 331/14, O. Bidzilya) ( TMSA)

Notes.

The male genitalia of this single specimen (Fig. 23 ) differ significantly from the other species of Tricerophora . However, taking into account the extreme similarity in habitus among this species (Fig. 12 ), T. commaculata and T. pundamilia sp. n. we can not rule out that this specimen might be the opposite sex of one of the following species (see also remarks to T. commaculata ). Therefore we refrain from naming the species to avoid confusion in future.

Figures

Figures 21 - 24. Male genitalia of Tricerophora spp. 21. T. commaculata, Zimbabwe (gen. slide 322 / 07, O. Bidzilya). 22. T. nigribasis, Brandberg (gen. slide 117 / 05, O. Bidzilya). 23. Tricerophora sp., Wylies Poort (gen. slide 331 / 14, O. Bidzilya). 24. T. rukinga sp. n., HT, Rukinga (gen. slide 324 / 14, O. Bidzilya (= 1542, DJLA )).

Figures 11 - 20. Adult of Tricerophora spp. 11. T. pundamilia sp. n., HT, ♀, Punda Milia (gen. slide 61 / 15, O. Bidzilya). 12. Tricerophora sp. A, ♂, Wylies Poort (gen. slide 331 / 14, O. Bidzilya). 13 - 14. T. brumale sp. n. 13. HT, ♂, Xaragu Camp (gen. slide 106 / 12, O. Bidzilya). 14. PT, ♀, Xaragu Camp (gen. slide 63 / 18, O. Bidzilya). 15 - 16. T. nigrinervis sp. n. 15. HT, ♂, Brandberg (gen. slide 122 / 05, O. Bidzilya). 16. PT, ♀, Richtersveld (gen. slide 61 / 18, O. Bidzilya). 17 - 18. T. acutivalva sp. n. 17. HT, ♂, Imam Sade (gen. slide 47 / 18, O. Bidzilya). 18. PT, ♂, Imam Sade (gen. slide 1 / 18, O. Bidzilya). 19 - 20. T. minimorum sp. n. 19. HT, ♂, Opuwo (gen. slide 361 / 14, O. Bidzilya). 20. PT, ♀, Varianto (gen. slide 536 / 14, O. Bidzilya). Scale bar = 2 mm