Nolidia transitoria (van Son, 1933 )

László, Gyula M. & Vetina, Alvaro A., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge of the Nolini of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), Zootaxa 4571 (2), pp. 225-246 : 228-229

Nolidia transitoria (van Son, 1933)

( Figs 9, 10 , 49 , 69 )

Nola transitoria van Son, 1933 , Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 216. Type locality: [RSA], Transvaal, Pietersburg district, Malta. Holotype male, in coll. TMSA.

Material examined: Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve. 2 ♂, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 13–15.ii.2018, MV Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 442 ♂,

LGNA 444 ♂; 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate , Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 21–22.ii.2018, Actinic Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg., slide No .: LGNA 443♀ (coll. ANHRT) .

Remark. The species was described in the genus Nola , nevertheless Hacker et al (2012) correctly refer the species as Nolidia , although the new combination is not indicated in the publication. The same work illustrates only a drawing of the male genitalia having been copied from the original description of the species and refers the female genitalia as undescribed. As both sexes were collected in the Maputo Special Reserve, photos of male and female genitalia are published here for the first time ( Figs 49 , 69 ). New country record for Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURES 1–16. Nola, Nolidia and Mecothrix spp.: adults (all in coll. ANHRT). 1, Nola socotrensis vansoni, ♂, Mozambique; 2, N. socotrensis vansoni, ♀, Mozambique; 3, N. melanoscelis, ♂, Mozambique; 4, N. melanoscelis, ♂, Mozambique; 5, N. biangulata submelanoscelis, ♂, Mozambique; 6, N. politzari, ♂, Mozambique; 7, N. politzari, ♀, Mozambique; 8, N. tineoides, ♂, Mozambique; 9, Nolidia transitoria, ♂, Mozambique; 10, N. transitoria, ♀, Mozambique; 11, Mecothrix aegyptiaca cana, ♂, Mozambique; 12, M. aegyptiaca cana, ♀, Mozambique; 13, M. mineti, ♂, Mozambique; 14, M. mineti, ♀, Mozambique; 15, M. maputuana László sp. n., holotype, ♂, Mozambique; 16, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, ♂, Mozambique.

FIGURES 44–52. Nola, Nolidia and Mecothrix spp.: male genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT). 44, Nola socotrensis vansoni, Mozambique, slide LGNA 327; 45, N. melanoscelis, Mozambique, slide LGNA 328; 46, N. biangulata submelanoscelis, Mozambique, slide LGNA 511; 47, N. politzari, Mozambique, slide LGNA 329; 48, N. tineoides, Mozambique, slide LGNA 375; 49, Nolidia transitoria, Mozambique, slide LGNA 444; 50, Mecothrix aegyptiaca cana, Mozambique, slide LGNA 322; 51, M. mineti, Mozambique, slide LGNA 298; 52, M. maputuana László sp. n., holotype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 302.

FIGURES 67–75. Nola, Nolidia, Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: female genitalia (coll. ANHRT). 67, Nola socotrensis vansoni, Mozambique, slide LGNA 323; 68, N. politzari, Mozambique, slide LGNA 510; 69, Nolidia transitoria, Mozambique, slide LGNA 443; 70, Mecothrix aegyptiaca cana, Mozambique, slide LGNA 308; 71, M. mineti, Mozambique, slide LGNA 299; 72, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 307; 73, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 310; 74, M. omphalota, Gambia, slide LGNA 212; 75, Meganola leucalea, Mozambique, slide LGNA 338.