Dichomeris marmorata (Walsingham, 1891)

Li, Houhun, Zhen, Hui & Mey, Wolfram, 2013, Notes on Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 from Southern Africa and Kenya, with description of seven new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae), Zootaxa 3608 (7), pp. 561-574 : 573

Dichomeris marmorata (Walsingham, 1891)

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Ypsolophus marmoratus Walsingham, 1891: 108 .

Gaesa marmorata (Walsingham) : Meyrick, 1923: 623; Meyrick, 1925: 179. Dichomeris marmorata (Walsingham) : Janse, 1951:176.

Dichomeris (Dichomeris) marmorata (Walsingham) : Vári & Kroon, 1986: 6, 112, 160.

Material examined. NAMIBIA: 2 3, NAMIBIA-Exp. ZMB 1992 Bushmanland: Klein Dobe 19°25’ S / 20°21’ E, lux 19–21.ii.92, leg. W. Mey.

Distribution. Gambia, Namibia (new record), South Africa.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. Adults of Dichomeris spp. 7. D. ventriprojecta sp. nov., holotype 3; 8. D. acuminata (Staudinger), 3; 9. D. impigra Meyrick, ♀; 10. D. marmorata (Walsingham), 3; 11. D. plumbosa (Meyrick), 3; 12. D. tephrodes (Meyrick), 3.

FIGURES 19 – 24. Male genitalia of Dichomeris spp. 19. D. ventriprojecta sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide no. ZH 09098; 20. D. acuminata (Staudinger), genitalia slide no. ZH 09104; 21. D. impigra Meyrick, genitalia slide no. ZH 09103; 22. D. marmorata (Walsingham), genitalia slide no. ZH 09092; 23. D. plumbosa (Meyrick), genitalia slide no. ZH 09106; 24. D. tephrodes (Meyrick), genitalia slide no. ZH 09100.