11. Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)

(Figs 9, 67)

Acrocercops aptata Meyrick, 1914, 4: 202.

Acrocercops acmophanes Meyrick, 1928, 3: 409.

Conopomorphina aptata Vári, 1961: 108 .

Material. 1♂, 1♀, South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, Casketts farm, mn 26/viii/2014, pup 27/viii/2014, em 06/ ix/2014, Schotia brachypetala, (rearing: M869), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7573, slide TRB4393 ♂, TRB4447 ♀ .

Additional material. 1♀, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 15km NE Pietermaritzburg, Cumberland NR, A. Hausmann and H. Staude leg., 02/i/2020, (light trap), BC ZSM Lep 110835, slide TRB4487 ♀ . We include 373 Malaise trapped specimens as follows:

nine adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Crocodile Bridge, leg. Lufund Chantal Muthelu, 22/v/2018; 09/vi/2018, BIOUG43348 -B07, BIOUG43350 -F08, BIOUG43480 -G12, BIOUG43488 -D09, BIOUG43508 -B08, BIOUG43512 -H09, BIOUG43520 -D10, BIOUG43673 -H03, BIOUG43673 -H09; one adult, South Africa, Gauteng, Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, Golden valley, leg. H. Staude, 18/x/2012, BIOUG09491 -G02; 27 adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Houtboshrand, leg. James Belebes, 22/v/2018, 05/vi/2018, 29/vi/2018, 22/ix/2018, 04/x/2018, 16/x/2018, 28/x/2018, 21/xi/2018, 03/xii/2018, 15/xii/2018, BIOUG43390 -F08, BIOUG43408 -C11, BIOUG43409 -A08, BIOUG43409 -H11, BIOUG43445 -A08, BIOUG45750 -H07, BIOUG45882 - E05, BIOUG45883 -E12, BIOUG45883 -F05, BIOUG45883 -F07, BIOUG45884 -E12, BIOUG45884 -F06, BIOUG45884 -F07, BIOUG45884 -F12, BIOUG45884 -G07, BIOUG45884 -G09, BIOUG45887 -G04, BIOUG45887 - G07, BIOUG47727 -G09, BIOUG47727 -H02, BIOUG47873 -D01, BIOUG47873 -D11, BIOUG47873 -E02, BIOUG47873 -E03, BIOUG47873 -E05, BIOUG47873 -E09, BIOUG47879 -H03; 12adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Kingfisherspruit, leg. Eddie Sibuyi, 30/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 25/xii/2018, BIOUG45571 -G10, BIOUG45571 -G11, BIOUG45571 -H01, BIOUG45571 -H07, BIOUG45571 -H08, BIOUG45571 -H09, BIOUG45571 - H10, BIOUG45571 -H11, BIOUG45626 -D11, BIOUG45661 -A02, BIOUG46525 -F10, BIOUG47000 -E05; three adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Letaba, leg. Sbonelo Mathebula, 13/vi/2018, 19/ix/2018, BIOUG42508 -B11, BIOUG45410 -G05, BIOUG45410 -G11; 31 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Lower Sabie, leg. Constance Mathoho, 23/v/2018, 09/vi/2018, 03/xi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 12/xii/2018, 07/iii/2019, 18/iv/2019, BIOUG42416 -G02, BIOUG43208 -B12, BIOUG43565 -A04, BIOUG43695 -G08, BIOUG43696 -C02, BIOUG43696 -F01, BIOUG43699 -B05, BIOUG45836 -B01, BIOUG45836 -B07, BIOUG45836 -B10, BIOUG45836 - B11, BIOUG45836 -C01, BIOUG45840 -A08, BIOUG45860 -F09, BIOUG45861 -B05, BIOUG45861 -B12, BIOUG47803 -A02, BIOUG47803 -B12, BIOUG47803 -D10, BIOUG47803 -E03, BIOUG47803 -E04, BIOUG47821 - B10, BIOUG47821 -C12, BIOUG47821 -D08, BIOUG47821 -E05, BIOUG47821 -E06, BIOUG47821 -E10, BIOUG47821 -F09, BIOUG47821 -F11, BIOUG48272 -E03, BIOUG48272 -E06; five adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mahlangeni,leg. Jarry Mathebula, 14/vi/2018, 30/vii/2018, 10/x/2018, 23/x/2018, BIOUG42526 - C01, BIOUG46007 -A10, BIOUG46033 -D09, BIOUG46033 -D11, BIOUG46120 -G05; seven adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger NationalPark, Malelane, leg. Albert Smith, 18/viii/2018, 03/xi/2018, 08/xii/2018, BIOUG47363 - H08, BIOUG47364 -C11, BIOUG48740 -H03, BIOUG48764 -F02, BIOUG48767 -E03, BIOUG48767 -F07, BIOUG48767 -H01; 30 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mooiplaas, leg. Joe Nkuna, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 09/viii/2018, 21/ix/2018, 02/xi/2018, 16/xi/2018, 30/xi/2018, 14/xii/2018, 11/i/2019, BIOUG43411 -B06, BIOUG43449 -G02, BIOUG45426 -B11, BIOUG45658 -D07, BIOUG45658 -E07, BIOUG45803 -D08, BIOUG45803 - E02, BIOUG46704 -E01, BIOUG46704 -E03, BIOUG46704 -E04, BIOUG46704 -E09, BIOUG48070 -C06, BIOUG48070 -E06, BIOUG48075 -B12, BIOUG48075 -C01, BIOUG48076 -D12, BIOUG48076 -E02, BIOUG48076 - E04, BIOUG48076 -E05, BIOUG48076 -E08, BIOUG48076 -E11, BIOUG48076 -F02, BIOUG48076 -F06, BIOUG48076 -F07, BIOUG48076 -F09, BIOUG48076 -G04, BIOUG48090 -F11, BIOUG48102 -E03, BIOUG48151 - A09, BIOUG48230 -F01; 25 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Nwanetsi, leg. Robert Bryden, 28/v/2018, 12/xi/2018, 01/x/2018, 29/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, BIOUG43360 -F01, BIOUG43361 -B09, BIOUG44929 -H09, BIOUG45124 -A01, BIOUG45124 -B01, BIOUG45124 -D02, BIOUG45124 -E01, BIOUG45124 - E02, BIOUG45124 -G02, BIOUG45124 -H01, BIOUG45133 -G11, BIOUG45133 -H01, BIOUG45133 -H02, BIOUG45133 -H04, BIOUG45137 -C05, BIOUG45137 -C06, BIOUG45137 -C08, BIOUG45137 -C10, BIOUG45137 - D01, BIOUG45137 -D05, BIOUG45137 -D08, BIOUG45137 -D09, BIOUG45320 -H03, BIOUG45413 -E12, BIOUG46589 -E03; eight adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Olifants, leg. Nkateko Rikhotso & Rangani Tsanwani, 24/vii/2018, 04/ix/2018, 02/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 16/iv/2019, BIOUG43123 -C05, BIOUG45421 - D05, BIOUG45686 -C11, BIOUG45688 -A07, BIOUG45698 -A07, BIOUG47463 -A04, BIOUG47463 -C02, BIOUG48310 -C01; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Pafuri, leg. Sandra Visage; Godfrey Baloyi, 30/vii/2018, 13/xi/2018, BIOUG45657 -E12, BIOUG46442 -F07; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Phalaborwa, leg. Verah, 12/xi/2018, 31/xii/2018, BIOUG45940 -E10, BIOUG47755 -C02; four adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop, leg. Zodwa Sibuyi, 29/x/2018, 11/xi/2018, 26/ xi/2018, 24/xii/2018, BIOUG45114 -C02, BIOUG45223 -C07, BIOUG46854 -A08, BIOUG47022 -H08; 41 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Satara, leg. Agnes Tibane, 04/vi/2018, 02/vii/2018, 16/vii/2018, 05/xi/2018, 25/ix/2018, 08/x/2018, 22/x/2018, 10/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, 21/i/2019, 04/ii/2019, BIOUG42522 -A09, BIOUG43140 -G11, BIOUG46054 -D02, BIOUG46054 -D03, BIOUG46054 -D10, BIOUG46054 -D12, BIOUG46132 - C12, BIOUG46194 -C04, BIOUG46194 -D02, BIOUG46194 -E06, BIOUG46211 -A07, BIOUG46211 -A08, BIOUG46211 -A10, BIOUG46211 -B02, BIOUG46211 -B03, BIOUG46211 -B07, BIOUG46211 -B08, BIOUG46211 - B09, BIOUG46211 -C07, BIOUG46211 -C09, BIOUG46211 -D03, BIOUG46211 -D06, BIOUG46211 -D07, BIOUG46211 -D09, BIOUG46211 -D11, BIOUG46211 -E06, BIOUG46211 -E07, BIOUG46211 -E09, BIOUG46211 - E10, BIOUG46258 -D08, BIOUG46958 -A04, BIOUG46958 -C09, BIOUG46958 -E05, BIOUG46958 -G10, BIOUG46958 -H11, BIOUG47015 -F08, BIOUG47039 -C09, BIOUG47039 -D01, BIOUG47039 -D04, BIOUG47087 - A01, BIOUG47094 -H07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shangoni, leg. Ndwakhulu Mutobvu, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 10/viii/2018, 04/x/2018, 20/ix/2018, 15/xi/2018, 29/xi/2018, BIOUG42528 -D04, BIOUG42528 -F11, BIOUG43592 -C04, BIOUG46320 -B01, BIOUG46320 -B05, BIOUG46340 -F09, BIOUG46460 - C12, BIOUG46706 -E01, BIOUG46706 -E06, BIOUG46706 -E10, BIOUG48224 -A04, BIOUG48224 -A07, BIOUG48224 -A10, BIOUG48224 -A11, BIOUG48224 -B01, BIOUG48224 -B03, BIOUG48224 -B05, BIOUG48224 - B06, BIOUG48242 -H04; 21 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shingwedzi, 15/xii/2018, leg. Rendani Nethengwe, 18/v/2018, 19/v/2018, 16/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 20/x/2018, 03/xi/2018, 17/xi/2018, 01/xii/2018, BIOUG42515 -A11, BIOUG43238 -G03, BIOUG43397 -F04, BIOUG45563 -G06, BIOUG45563 -G09, BIOUG45563 - G11, BIOUG45563 -G12, BIOUG45587 -D03, BIOUG45587 -D05, BIOUG45587 -D07, BIOUG45587 -D08, BIOUG45587 -D10, BIOUG46729 -D04, BIOUG46729 -D07, BIOUG47303 -H03, BIOUG47303 -H04, BIOUG47303 - H09, BIOUG47416 - F06, BIOUG47432 -C05, BIOUG47432 -D02, BIOUG48279 -D03; 78 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Skukuza camp, leg. Lindokuhle Gumede, Kally Ubisi, Meurel Baloyi, 05/vi/2018, 07/vi/2018, 19/vi/2018, 20/vi/2018, 27/vi/2018, 03/vii/2018, 09/vii/2018, 17/vii/2018, 31/vii/2018, 14/viii/2018, 11/ ix/2018, 25/ix/2018, 09/x/2018, 23/x/2018, 06/xi/2018, BIOUG42981 -D03, BIOUG42981 -F05, BIOUG42982 -G03, BIOUG42983 -G02, BIOUG42983 -G09, BIOUG43082 -D04, BIOUG43085 -B04, BIOUG43085 -D02, BIOUG43085 - E02, BIOUG43085 -F02, BIOUG43086 -B05, BIOUG43086 -B08, BIOUG43086 -H10, BIOUG43087 -B03, BIOUG43087 -B12, BIOUG43087 -F01, BIOUG43088 -A06, BIOUG43088 -B02, BIOUG43089 -F11, BIOUG43092 - D04, BIOUG43092 -F04, BIOUG43093 -E08, BIOUG43093 -G03, BIOUG43094 -A04, BIOUG43094 -C05, BIOUG43094 -E01, BIOUG43094 -E03, BIOUG43094 -G07, BIOUG43095 -F01, BIOUG43095 -G06, BIOUG43145 - H02, BIOUG43150 -G06, BIOUG43150 -G11, BIOUG43153 -B10, BIOUG43153 -E07, BIOUG43153 -H09, BIOUG43154 -D12, BIOUG43155 -B11, BIOUG43155 -G05, BIOUG43156 -B07, BIOUG43156 -G07, BIOUG43156 - H09, BIOUG43157 -C05, BIOUG43157 -D12, BIOUG43157 -F03, BIOUG43157 -H06, BIOUG43158 -A09, BIOUG43158 -E03, BIOUG43158 -G03, BIOUG43160 -A04, BIOUG43216 -A12, BIOUG43216 -B01, BIOUG43216 - G04, BIOUG43217 -F10, BIOUG43217 -H07, BIOUG43218 -C03, BIOUG43426 -D08, BIOUG43497 -G01, BIOUG43928 -G07, BIOUG43937 -H04, BIOUG44915 -A04, BIOUG44915 -B01, BIOUG44920 -E05, BIOUG44920 - E09, BIOUG44931 -G06, BIOUG44945 -E08, BIOUG44953 -A09, BIOUG44953 -D09, BIOUG44964 -A08, BIOUG44980 -F04, BIOUG44991 -A08, BIOUG44991 -A09, BIOUG44991 -A10, BIOUG45795 -H02, BIOUG45897 - D12, BIOUG45966 -D10, BIOUG45977 -G10, BIOUG46005 -G01; 18 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Stolznek, leg. Marius Snyders, 20/vi/2018, 29/ix/2018, 27/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 19/xii/2018, 27/xii/2018, BIOUG42985 -C08, BIOUG45111 -B04, BIOUG45183 -D09, BIOUG45183 -E01, BIOUG45183 -E02, BIOUG45183 - E04, BIOUG45183 -E06, BIOUG45183 -E07, BIOUG45183 -E09, BIOUG45189 -F02, BIOUG45189 -F08, BIOUG45189 -F12, BIOUG45189 -G02, BIOUG45189 -G05, BIOUG45189 -G06, BIOUG46932 -C08, BIOUG46932 - D05, BIOUG46944 -F10; five adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Tshokwane, leg. Vusi Sambo, 30/x/2018, 27/xi/2018, 05/i/2019, BIOUG44928 -F12, BIOUG46588 -D08, BIOUG48154 -D11, BIOUG48154 -E07, BIOUG48158 -C11; six adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Vlakteplaas, leg. Tomas Ramabulana, 02/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 06/x/2018, 20/x/2018, BIOUG43446 -F11, BIOUG43447 -F09, BIOUG45537 -C06, BIOUG45538 -E08, BIOUG45538 -E12, BIOUG45538 -F07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Nxanatseni North woodlands, leg. Philile Dlamini, 31/v/2018, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 01/ii/2019, BIOUG43337 -F05, BIOUG43340 -B04, BIOUG43340 -B10, BIOUG43340 -F10, BIOUG43345 -C07, BIOUG43345 - C09, BIOUG43345 -E08, BIOUG43346 -F01, BIOUG43347 -B06, BIOUG43347 -C06, BIOUG43402 -C03, BIOUG43402 -E01, BIOUG43458 -C11, BIOUG46183 -C05, BIOUG46183 -C12, BIOUG46183 -F04, BIOUG46189 - A08, BIOUG46189 -G01, BIOUG47646 -F07.

Biology. Vári (1961) pointed to Randia rudis E. Mey. ( Rubiaceae) as hostplant. However, his report is dubious. Infact he adds:” Only one caterpillar found on this plant which is most likely the foodplant”.The adults studied in this research were reared from mines collected on Schotia brachypetala Sond. ( Fabaceae) (Fig. 67).

Distribution. South Africa (Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) and we record it here for the first time for both Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

DNA barcodes. DNA amplification of the reared specimen failed (CLV7573), but we have one barcode of a light trapped specimen (BC ZSM Lep 110835) and a staggering 373 barcodes from Malaise traps. All barcodes form a unique BIN (BOLD:ACK7793) which is 6.6% to the nearest BIN formed by a Malaise trapped specimen from Gabon (Table S1).

Remarks. Species not related to C. ochnivora for the valva, long and narrow, without serrate margins (see plate 58, fig. 1 in Vári 1961). Similar to C. gypsochroma but distinguishable by the subrectangular shape of valva, which is triangular in the latter.