Thubdora barbata (Meyrick, 1933)

(Fig. 7)

Lecithocera barbata Meyrick, 1933: 356 . TL: DR Congo, Haut-Uele, Moku Moto

Thubdora barbata; Park & De Prins 2019: 453.

Diagnosis. Wingspan, 17.5–20 mm. The species is similar to T. ivoryensis Park & Karisch, sp. nov. in the forewing pattern, but the forewing has a larger, yellowish-white triangular costal patch, and the female genitalia differ from the latter by the ductus bursae extremely broadened in distal 2/3, with signum absent.

Male genitalia (Figs. 7B, B 1): Uncus broadly dilated distally. Valva with elongated, nearly parallel-sided cucullus. Aedeagus narrowed apically; cornuti consisting of series of numerous conical spines. Subgenital segment with a pair of long hair-like pencils

Female genitalia (Fig. 7C): Abdominal sternite VIII narrowed distally, with slight emargination at middle. Ostium bursae convex on caudal margin. Antrum shortened, narrowly broadened, weakly sclerotized, with narrowly extended latero-caudal processes. Ductus bursae extremely broadened in distal half, upper part weakly sclerotized with two long, sclerotized plates and densely wrinkled on lower half, then narrowed, membranous in anterior 1/4. Corpus bursae ovate; signum absent.

Material examined. 2♂, Côte d‘Ivoire, Gouédié, 25km NW Man, Plantagen in Regenwaldfragmenten, 7°32′ n. Br. 7°45′w. L., ca. 620 mNN, 18 viii 1997 LF, leg. T . Karisch, gen. slide no. GU-3933/ Karisch ; 1♀, Mt. Tonkoui [Tonkpi], 11 km WNW Man (Gipfel), Lichtung in Bergregenwaldrest, 7°27′n. Br. 7°38′ w. L. ca. 1220 mNN, 22 viii 1997 LF (125W HQL), leg. T . Karisch, gen. slide no. GU-3893/ Karisch, in SDEI ; 1♀, Gouédié 25 km NW Man, Plantagen in Regenwaldfragmenten, 7°32′n. Br. 7°45′w. L. ca. 620 m NN, 17 viii 1997 LF (125 W HQL), leg. T . Karisch, gen. slide no. GU-3897/ Karisch, in MNVD .

Distribution. DR Congo, Ivory Coast (Montagne District).