Frisilia compsostoma Meyrick, 1921

Park, Kyu-Tek & Prins, Willy De, 2019, A review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of southern Africa, based on type specimens deposited in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (TMSA), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4623 (1), pp. 61-89 : 68

Frisilia compsostoma Meyrick, 1921

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Frisilia compsostoma Meyrick, 1921 ; 87; Janse 1954: 363. TL: Zimbabwe. [TMSA].

Adult. ( Fig. 3D ). See Janse (1954, Pl. 157, Fig. 1 - adult; Pl. 161, Fig. 4 & 5 - venation). Wingspan 18 mm.

Diagnosis. Male genitalia (see Janse (1954, Pl. 161, Fig. 6 - line drawing; Pl. 172, Fig. 4 - photo). Characterized by having a slender, needle-like process at base of the valva ventrally and the aedeagus with a pair of strong spines: a larger one about half the length of the aedeagus and a smaller one much shorter than half the length of the longer one.

Material examined. Type no. 575, ♂ ( holotype), [ Zimbabwe], Rhodesia, Salisbury [ Harare], xii, leg. A.J.T. Janse, gen. slide no. 5262.

Distribution. DR Congo ( Ghesquière 1940), Zimbabwe ( Meyrick 1921).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Photos in the TMSA.A, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (= formerly Transvaal Museum) in Pretoria; B, An exhibition at the entrance of the museum; C, Photo of A.J.T. Janse (1875–1970).

FIGURE 3. Adults of Lecithocerinae with their labels: A, Atrichozancla gymnopalpa Janse, lectotype ♂; B, Atrichozancla phaeocrossis Meyrick, paratype ♂; C. Eridachtha crossogramma (Meyrick), holotype ♂; D, Frisilia compostoma Meyrick, holotype ♂; E, Homaloxestis lophophora Janse, lectotype ♂; F, Lecithocera aenicta Meyrick, holotype ♂; G, L. binotata Mey- rick, holotype ♂; H, L. flavipalpis Walsingham, holotype ♀; I, L. ideologa Meyrick, holotype ♂; J, L. lucernata Meyrick, ♂ specimen; K, L. myopa Meyrick, lectotype ♂; L, Plagiocrossa picrodora (Meyrick), lectotype ♀.

FIGURE 4. Male and female genitalia. A, male genitalia of Atrichozancla gymnopalpa Janse, a paratype, gen. slide no. CIS- 7206/Park; B, ditto, close-up of aedeagus; C, ditto, abdomen; D, male genitalia of Homaloxestis lophophora Janse, gen. slide no. CIS-7222/Park; E, ditto, aedeagus; F, right valva of a Taiwanese specimen; G, ditto, aedeagus; H. female genitalia of H. lophophora Janse, gen. slide no. CIS-7223/Park. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia and adult. A, L. binotata Meyrick, cited from Park (2018, Fig. 14, 14a, Cameroon); B, ditto, aedeagus; C, ditto, abdomen with long hair-like pencils; D, L. ideologa Meyrick, gen. slide no. CIS-7203/Park; E, ditto, aedeagus; F, abdominal segment VIII; G, adult, L. minyodes sp. nov., holotype ♂; H, ditto, male genitalia; I, ditto, close-up of uncus and gnathos; I’, that of L. afrotella, cited from Park (3018, Fig. 15); J, close-up of apical part of cucullus; J’ that of L. afrotella; K. ditto, aedeagus. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 6. Male and female genitalia. A, female genitalia of L. flavipalpis Walsingham; B, female genitalia of L. lucernata Meyrick, C, male genitalia of Plagiocrossa picrodora (Meyrick); D, ditto, aedeagus; E, forewing venation; F, close-up lateral view of gnathos; G, abdomen. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.