Lecithocera binotata Meyrick, 1918

Park, Kyu-Tek, 2018, Three new genera and ten new species of the subfamily Lecithocerinae (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from Cameroon, Africa, based on material collected in 1913 - 18, Zootaxa 4415 (3), pp. 561-579 : 564

Lecithocera binotata Meyrick, 1918

( Figs. 8 , 14, 14a–b )

Lecithocera binotata Meyrick, 1918: 24 . TL: Umkomaas, South Africa.

Diagnosis. Wingspan 11 mm. This species is characterized by the well-developed stigmata in discal cell and with rounded apex of the forewing. The male genitalia are characterized by the gently arched ventral margin of valva ( Fig. 14a ) and the prominent long hair-pencil developed in the segment V. ( Fig. 14b ).

Material examined. 1♂, Cameroon, Efulen, H.L. Weber, AC 4938, March 1913, gen. slide no. CIS-6 868.

Distribution. South Africa, Cameroon.

Remarks. Janse (1954) reported this species from South Africa, based on additional male specimens.

Figures

FIGURES 8–13. Adults, venation, and female genitalia of Lecithocera: 8, L. binotata Meyrick; 9, L. afrotella sp. nov., holotype, with its label; 10, L. dysmica sp. nov., holotype, with its label; 11, L. cyclisca sp. nov., holotype, with its label; 12, forewing venation of L. cyclisca, paratype; 12a: ditto, hindwing venation, paratype; 13, female genitalia of L. cyclisca, 13a, close-up of signum.

FIGURES 14–17. Male genitalia of Lecithocera: 14, L. binotata Meyrick; 14a, ditto, phallus; 14b, ditto, abdomen with hairpencil; 15, L. afrotella sp. nov.; 15a, ditto, phallus; 15b, ditto, abdominal segments VII–VIII; 16, L. dysmica sp. nov.; 16a, ditto, phallus; 16b, ditto, abdominal segments VII–VIII; 17, L. cyclisca sp. nov.; 17a, ditto, phallus; 17b, ditto, abdominal segments VII–VIII.