Afrikanetz hoppei Yakovlev, 2019

Yakovlev, R. V. & Witt, Th., 2019, Review of genus Afrikanetz Yakovlev, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) with descriptions of four new species and establishment of new combination for Coryphodema zimbabwensis Mey, 2017 and Camellocossus austrorum Mey, 2017, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (3), pp. 317-322 : 320

Afrikanetz hoppei Yakovlev , sp.n.

Figs 3, 13 .

MATERIAL. Holotype ♂, Guinea Equatorial , Isla de Bioko, Moca Malabo, 1400 m, Bergregenwald, N 03°21 ' 40 '’ / E 08°39 ' 43 '’, 15– 21.01.2004, leg. H. Hoppe ( MSW, GenPr MSW 2015 /19-Coss).

DESCRIPTION. Male. Length of fore wing 21 mm.Antenna bipectinate. Crest processes 4 times longer than antenna rod diameter.Tegulae and patagia pale grey.Fore wing pale grey with rather thick reticulated pattern of thin dark grey lines in postdiscal and submarginal areas, well expressed round dark spot with clear borders in discal area, black elongated stroke along vein À1+ 2 in discal area. Fringe on fore wing mottled, grey at veins and white between veins. Hind wing pale grey, with poorly expressed transverse grey strokes, fringe grey unicolorous.

Genitalia ( Fig. 13 ). Uncus relatively short, thick, apically rounded; gnathos arms thick, of medium length; gnathos small, covered with fine spikes; valve relatively wide, apically semi-circular, membranous, three ribs on inner surface, the most pronounced of which is the middle one; transtilla process long, curved, uncinate, apically sharp; juxta robust, with leaf-like lateral processes; saccus robust, elongated along the axis; phallus long, equal to valve in length, slightly curved on border of distal and medial thirds, vesica aperture in dorso-apical position, equals to 1/3 of phallus in length, double dentiform process on vesica aperture edges; vesica without cornuti.

Female unknown.

DIAGNOSIS. The new species externally resembles A. bugvan , from which it differs by the absence of the brown spot in the postdiscal area of the fore wing. It also differs from the other species of the genus by the short and robust uncus.

ETYMOLOGY. The new species is named after Herni Hoppe (1961–2011), a well-known German amateur entomologist who has collected this species.

Figures

Figs 12–16. Genitalia of Afrikanetz: 12 — A. dargei Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, holotype (MWM); 13 — A. hoppei Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, holotype (MSW); 14 — A. ugandensis Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, holotype (MSW); 15 — A. ugandensis Yakovlev sp.n., ♀, paratype (MWM); 16 — A. witti Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, holotype (MWM). Рис. 12–16. Гениталии Afrikanetz: 12 — A. dargei Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, голотип (MWM); 13 — A. hoppei Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, голотип (MSW); 14 — A. ugandensis Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, голотип (MSW); 15 — A. ugandensis Yakovlev sp.n., ♀, паратип (MWM); 16 — A. witti Yakovlev sp.n., ♂, голотип (MWM).