Cryptonola confundata, László, 2022

László, Gyula M., 2022, Taxonomic studies on Afrotropical Nolinae: review of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Hampsonola László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2015, descriptions of five new genera and five new species and introduction of a new synonymy (Lepidoptera, Nolidae), Zootaxa 5169 (2), pp. 147-164 : 162

Cryptonola confundata sp. n.

( Figs 19–21 , 31 , 37 )

Holotype. Male. “ Ivory Coast, 40m, Banco National park , 05°23’3.8”N, 04°03’11.2”W, 29.xi.–5.xii.2019, MV Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Derozier, V., Moretto, P., Ouattara, S. leg.,ANHRT:2019.23”, unique id.: ANHRTUK 00134260, gen. slide No.: LGNA 1179, BOLD process/DNA barcode id.: ANLMN2807-21/ANHRTUK00134260 ( ANHRT).

Paratypes. Ivory Coast. 1 female, Tai NP., Tai Research Station ( SRET), 174m, 05°50’00”N, 07°20’32.0W, 25.iii.–17.iv.2017 , MV light, Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P. leg., ANHRT:2017.25, unique id.: ANHRTUK 00018629, gen. slide No.: LGNA, BOLD process/DNA barcode id.: ANLMN2786-21/ ANHRTUK00018629 ( ANHRT) .

Sierra Leone. 1 male, Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve , 180m, N08°20’57”, W13°10’42” 24.x.2015, Light Trap, R. Goff coll., leg. Smith, R & Takano, H., unique id.: ANHRTUK 00194157, gen. slide No.: LGNA 290, BOLD process/DNA barcode id.: ANLMN2806-21/ANHRTUK00194157 ( ANHRT) .

Diagnosis. The diagnostic features of the new species are discussed under the diagnosis of the new monotypic genus Cryptonola .

Description. The external and genital morphology of Cryptonola confundata sp. n. are discussed under the description of the new monotypic genus Cryptonola .

Genetic information. The new species has been assigned the BIN URI: BOLD:AEJ7184. The intraspecific divergence is 0.46–1.40%. The nearest neighbour according to the BOLD database is a taxon identified as Meganola latifusca at 5.93% pairwise distance.

Etymology. The prefix “ confundatus ” in the specific name is a Latin adjective meaning “ confused ”, referring to the controversy between the external and genital morphology of the new taxon.

Figures

FIGURES 16–21. adults (coll. ANHRT). 16, Brunneonola gen. n. nimba sp. n., holotype, ♂, Liberia; 17, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Liberia; 18, Ivindonola gen. n. ipassa sp. n., holotype, ♂, Gabon; 19, Cryptonola gen. n. confundata sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 20, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Sierra Leone; 21, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, Ivory Coast.

FIGURES 28–31. male genitalia, a: clasping apparatus, b: aedeagus (coll. ANHRT). 28, Bellanola gen. n. mikongo sp. n., holotype, Gabon, LGNA 1294; 29, Brunneonola gen. n. nimba sp. n., holotype, Liberia, LGNA 1158; 30, Ivindonola gen. n. ipassa sp. n., holotype, Gabon, LGNA 590; 31, Cryptonola gen. n. confundata sp. n., holotype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 1179.

FIGURES 32–37. female genitalia (coll. ANHRT, unless otherwise indicated). 32, Hampsonola elachistomorpha, Zambia, LGNA 1063; 33, H. aulombardiella, Kenya, LGNA 1299 (coll. A. Kingston); 34, H. argyropasta, holotype of Celama argyropasta, [Ghana] Gold Coast, NHMUK 010317591 (prepared by László) (©NHMUK); 35, Ibidem, Liberia, LGNA 599; 36, H. nanographa, Gabon, LGNA 1228; 37, Cryptonola gen. n. confundata sp. n., paratype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 602.