Alucita spicifera (Meyrick, 1911)

Ustjuzhanin, Petr & Kovtunovich, Vasily, 2016, The Alucitidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 4126 (4), pp. 533-547 : 538-539

Alucita spicifera (Meyrick, 1911)

Figs. 16–22

Orneodes spicifera Meyrick, 1911: 221 . (Type locality: Pretoria, Republic of South Africa). Orneodes isodina Meyrick, 1920: 83 . (Type locality: Kilimanjaro, [ Tanzania]). syn. nov.

Material examined. 17 ex. (CUK), Juniper Forest, 28.xii.2011; 2 ♂ (CUK), Nyika N.P., 30-31.xii.2011, Kovtunovich V.

Distribution. Malawi, Republic of South Africa, Tanzania.

Remarks. We have carefully examined the holotype of A. spicifera and compared it to the holotype of A. isodina . In the absence of any differences observed, we consider these taxa belong to the same species. On the basis of this evidence, we synonymize A. isodina with A. spicifera syn. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 16 – 19. Alucita spicifera (Meyrick, 1911). Fig. 16. Adult, male (holotype). Fig. 17. Label. Fig. 18. Male genitalia (holotype). Fig. 19. Female genitalia.

FIGURES 20 – 22. Alucita isodina (Meyrick, 1920) syn. nov. Fig. 20. Adult, female (holotype); Fig. 21. Label; Fig. 22. Female genitalia (holotype).