Conopomorphina aptata ( Meyrick, 1914 )

Triberti, Paolo, Staude, Hermann, Sharp, Ian & Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos, 2024, Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species, Zootaxa 5529 (1), pp. 1-51 : 11-14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14041058
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scientific name	Conopomorphina aptata ( Meyrick, 1914 )
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11. Conopomorphina aptata ( Meyrick, 1914) View in CoL

( Figs 9 View FIGURES 7–12 , 67 View FIGURES 67–72 )

Acrocercops aptata Meyrick, 1914 , 4: 202.

Acrocercops acmophanes Meyrick, 1928 , 3: 409.

Conopomorphina aptata Vári, 1961: 108 View in CoL .

Material. 1♂, 1♀, South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, Casketts farm, mn 26/viii/2014, pup 27/viii/2014, em 06/ ix/2014, Schotia brachypetala , (rearing: M869), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7573, slide TRB4393 ♂, TRB4447 ♀ .

Additional material. 1♀, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 15km NE Pietermaritzburg, Cumberland NR, A. Hausmann and H. Staude leg., 02/i/2020, (light trap), BC ZSM Lep 110835, slide TRB4487 ♀ . We include 373 Malaise trapped specimens as follows:

nine adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park , Crocodile Bridge, leg. Lufund Chantal Muthelu, 22/v/2018; 09/vi/2018, BIOUG43348 View Materials -B07, BIOUG43350 View Materials -F08, BIOUG43480 View Materials -G12, BIOUG43488 View Materials -D09, BIOUG43508 View Materials -B08, BIOUG43512 View Materials -H09, BIOUG43520 View Materials -D10, BIOUG43673 View Materials -H03, BIOUG43673 View Materials -H09; one adult, South Africa, Gauteng, Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, Golden valley , leg. H. Staude, 18/x/2012, BIOUG09491 View Materials -G02; 27 adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Houtboshrand , leg. James Belebes, 22/v/2018, 05/vi/2018, 29/vi/2018, 22/ix/2018, 04/x/2018, 16/x/2018, 28/x/2018, 21/xi/2018, 03/xii/2018, 15/xii/2018, BIOUG43390 View Materials -F08, BIOUG43408 View Materials -C11, BIOUG43409 View Materials -A08, BIOUG43409 View Materials -H11, BIOUG43445 View Materials -A08, BIOUG45750 View Materials -H07, BIOUG45882 View Materials - E05, BIOUG45883 View Materials -E12, BIOUG45883 View Materials -F05, BIOUG45883 View Materials -F07, BIOUG45884 View Materials -E12, BIOUG45884 View Materials -F06, BIOUG45884 View Materials -F07, BIOUG45884 View Materials -F12, BIOUG45884 View Materials -G07, BIOUG45884 View Materials -G09, BIOUG45887 View Materials -G04, BIOUG45887 View Materials - G07, BIOUG47727 View Materials -G09, BIOUG47727 View Materials -H02, BIOUG47873 View Materials -D01, BIOUG47873 View Materials -D11, BIOUG47873 View Materials -E02, BIOUG47873 View Materials -E03, BIOUG47873 View Materials -E05, BIOUG47873 View Materials -E09, BIOUG47879 View Materials -H03; 12adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Kingfisherspruit , leg. Eddie Sibuyi, 30/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 25/xii/2018, BIOUG45571 View Materials -G10, BIOUG45571 View Materials -G11, BIOUG45571 View Materials -H01, BIOUG45571 View Materials -H07, BIOUG45571 View Materials -H08, BIOUG45571 View Materials -H09, BIOUG45571 View Materials - H10, BIOUG45571 View Materials -H11, BIOUG45626 View Materials -D11, BIOUG45661 View Materials -A02, BIOUG46525 View Materials -F10, BIOUG47000 View Materials -E05; three adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park , Letaba, leg. Sbonelo Mathebula, 13/vi/2018, 19/ix/2018, BIOUG42508 View Materials -B11, BIOUG45410 View Materials -G05, BIOUG45410 View Materials -G11; 31 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Lower Sabie , leg. Constance Mathoho, 23/v/2018, 09/vi/2018, 03/xi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 12/xii/2018, 07/iii/2019, 18/iv/2019, BIOUG42416 View Materials -G02, BIOUG43208 View Materials -B12, BIOUG43565 View Materials -A04, BIOUG43695 View Materials -G08, BIOUG43696 View Materials -C02, BIOUG43696 View Materials -F01, BIOUG43699 View Materials -B05, BIOUG45836 View Materials -B01, BIOUG45836 View Materials -B07, BIOUG45836 View Materials -B10, BIOUG45836 View Materials - B11, BIOUG45836 View Materials -C01, BIOUG45840 View Materials -A08, BIOUG45860 View Materials -F09, BIOUG45861 View Materials -B05, BIOUG45861 View Materials -B12, BIOUG47803 View Materials -A02, BIOUG47803 View Materials -B12, BIOUG47803 View Materials -D10, BIOUG47803 View Materials -E03, BIOUG47803 View Materials -E04, BIOUG47821 View Materials - B10, BIOUG47821 View Materials -C12, BIOUG47821 View Materials -D08, BIOUG47821 View Materials -E05, BIOUG47821 View Materials -E06, BIOUG47821 View Materials -E10, BIOUG47821 View Materials -F09, BIOUG47821 View Materials -F11, BIOUG48272 View Materials -E03, BIOUG48272 View Materials -E06; five adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mahlangeni ,leg. Jarry Mathebula, 14/vi/2018, 30/vii/2018, 10/x/2018, 23/x/2018, BIOUG42526 View Materials - C01, BIOUG46007 View Materials -A10, BIOUG46033 View Materials -D09, BIOUG46033 View Materials -D11, BIOUG46120 View Materials -G05; seven adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger NationalPark, Malelane , leg. Albert Smith, 18/viii/2018, 03/xi/2018, 08/xii/2018, BIOUG47363 View Materials - H08, BIOUG47364 View Materials -C11, BIOUG48740 View Materials -H03, BIOUG48764 View Materials -F02, BIOUG48767 View Materials -E03, BIOUG48767 View Materials -F07, BIOUG48767 View Materials -H01; 30 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mooiplaas , leg. Joe Nkuna, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 09/viii/2018, 21/ix/2018, 02/xi/2018, 16/xi/2018, 30/xi/2018, 14/xii/2018, 11/i/2019, BIOUG43411 View Materials -B06, BIOUG43449 View Materials -G02, BIOUG45426 View Materials -B11, BIOUG45658 View Materials -D07, BIOUG45658 View Materials -E07, BIOUG45803 View Materials -D08, BIOUG45803 View Materials - E02, BIOUG46704 View Materials -E01, BIOUG46704 View Materials -E03, BIOUG46704 View Materials -E04, BIOUG46704 View Materials -E09, BIOUG48070 View Materials -C06, BIOUG48070 View Materials -E06, BIOUG48075 View Materials -B12, BIOUG48075 View Materials -C01, BIOUG48076 View Materials -D12, BIOUG48076 View Materials -E02, BIOUG48076 View Materials - E04, BIOUG48076 View Materials -E05, BIOUG48076 View Materials -E08, BIOUG48076 View Materials -E11, BIOUG48076 View Materials -F02, BIOUG48076 View Materials -F06, BIOUG48076 View Materials -F07, BIOUG48076 View Materials -F09, BIOUG48076 View Materials -G04, BIOUG48090 View Materials -F11, BIOUG48102 View Materials -E03, BIOUG48151 View Materials - A09, BIOUG48230 View Materials -F01; 25 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Nwanetsi , leg. Robert Bryden, 28/v/2018, 12/xi/2018, 01/x/2018, 29/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, BIOUG43360 View Materials -F01, BIOUG43361 View Materials -B09, BIOUG44929 View Materials -H09, BIOUG45124 View Materials -A01, BIOUG45124 View Materials -B01, BIOUG45124 View Materials -D02, BIOUG45124 View Materials -E01, BIOUG45124 View Materials - E02, BIOUG45124 View Materials -G02, BIOUG45124 View Materials -H01, BIOUG45133 View Materials -G11, BIOUG45133 View Materials -H01, BIOUG45133 View Materials -H02, BIOUG45133 View Materials -H04, BIOUG45137 View Materials -C05, BIOUG45137 View Materials -C06, BIOUG45137 View Materials -C08, BIOUG45137 View Materials -C10, BIOUG45137 View Materials - D01, BIOUG45137 View Materials -D05, BIOUG45137 View Materials -D08, BIOUG45137 View Materials -D09, BIOUG45320 View Materials -H03, BIOUG45413 View Materials -E12, BIOUG46589 View Materials -E03; eight adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Olifants , leg. Nkateko Rikhotso & Rangani Tsanwani, 24/vii/2018, 04/ix/2018, 02/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 16/iv/2019, BIOUG43123 View Materials -C05, BIOUG45421 View Materials - D05, BIOUG45686 View Materials -C11, BIOUG45688 View Materials -A07, BIOUG45698 View Materials -A07, BIOUG47463 View Materials -A04, BIOUG47463 View Materials -C02, BIOUG48310 View Materials -C01; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park , Pafuri, leg. Sandra Visage; Godfrey Baloyi, 30/vii/2018, 13/xi/2018, BIOUG45657 View Materials -E12, BIOUG46442 View Materials -F07; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park , Phalaborwa, leg. Verah, 12/xi/2018, 31/xii/2018, BIOUG45940 View Materials -E10, BIOUG47755 View Materials -C02; four adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop , leg. Zodwa Sibuyi, 29/x/2018, 11/xi/2018, 26/ xi/2018, 24/xii/2018, BIOUG45114 View Materials -C02, BIOUG45223 View Materials -C07, BIOUG46854 View Materials -A08, BIOUG47022 View Materials -H08; 41 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Satara , leg. Agnes Tibane, 04/vi/2018, 02/vii/2018, 16/vii/2018, 05/xi/2018, 25/ix/2018, 08/x/2018, 22/x/2018, 10/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, 21/i/2019, 04/ii/2019, BIOUG42522 View Materials -A09, BIOUG43140 View Materials -G11, BIOUG46054 View Materials -D02, BIOUG46054 View Materials -D03, BIOUG46054 View Materials -D10, BIOUG46054 View Materials -D12, BIOUG46132 View Materials - C12, BIOUG46194 View Materials -C04, BIOUG46194 View Materials -D02, BIOUG46194 View Materials -E06, BIOUG46211 View Materials -A07, BIOUG46211 View Materials -A08, BIOUG46211 View Materials -A10, BIOUG46211 View Materials -B02, BIOUG46211 View Materials -B03, BIOUG46211 View Materials -B07, BIOUG46211 View Materials -B08, BIOUG46211 View Materials - B09, BIOUG46211 View Materials -C07, BIOUG46211 View Materials -C09, BIOUG46211 View Materials -D03, BIOUG46211 View Materials -D06, BIOUG46211 View Materials -D07, BIOUG46211 View Materials -D09, BIOUG46211 View Materials -D11, BIOUG46211 View Materials -E06, BIOUG46211 View Materials -E07, BIOUG46211 View Materials -E09, BIOUG46211 View Materials - E10, BIOUG46258 View Materials -D08, BIOUG46958 View Materials -A04, BIOUG46958 View Materials -C09, BIOUG46958 View Materials -E05, BIOUG46958 View Materials -G10, BIOUG46958 View Materials -H11, BIOUG47015 View Materials -F08, BIOUG47039 View Materials -C09, BIOUG47039 View Materials -D01, BIOUG47039 View Materials -D04, BIOUG47087 View Materials - A01, BIOUG47094 View Materials -H07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shangoni , leg. Ndwakhulu Mutobvu, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 10/viii/2018, 04/x/2018, 20/ix/2018, 15/xi/2018, 29/xi/2018, BIOUG42528 View Materials -D04, BIOUG42528 View Materials -F11, BIOUG43592 View Materials -C04, BIOUG46320 View Materials -B01, BIOUG46320 View Materials -B05, BIOUG46340 View Materials -F09, BIOUG46460 View Materials - C12, BIOUG46706 View Materials -E01, BIOUG46706 View Materials -E06, BIOUG46706 View Materials -E10, BIOUG48224 View Materials -A04, BIOUG48224 View Materials -A07, BIOUG48224 View Materials -A10, BIOUG48224 View Materials -A11, BIOUG48224 View Materials -B01, BIOUG48224 View Materials -B03, BIOUG48224 View Materials -B05, BIOUG48224 View Materials - B06, BIOUG48242 View Materials -H04; 21 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shingwedzi , 15/xii/2018, leg. Rendani Nethengwe, 18/v/2018, 19/v/2018, 16/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 20/x/2018, 03/xi/2018, 17/xi/2018, 01/xii/2018, BIOUG42515 View Materials -A11, BIOUG43238 View Materials -G03, BIOUG43397 View Materials -F04, BIOUG45563 View Materials -G06, BIOUG45563 View Materials -G09, BIOUG45563 View Materials - G11, BIOUG45563 View Materials -G12, BIOUG45587 View Materials -D03, BIOUG45587 View Materials -D05, BIOUG45587 View Materials -D07, BIOUG45587 View Materials -D08, BIOUG45587 View Materials -D10, BIOUG46729 View Materials -D04, BIOUG46729 View Materials -D07, BIOUG47303 View Materials -H03, BIOUG47303 View Materials -H04, BIOUG47303 View Materials - H09, BIOUG47416 View Materials - F06, BIOUG47432 View Materials -C05, BIOUG47432 View Materials -D02, BIOUG48279 View Materials -D03; 78 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Skukuza camp, leg. Lindokuhle Gumede, Kally Ubisi, Meurel Baloyi, 05/vi/2018, 07/vi/2018, 19/vi/2018, 20/vi/2018, 27/vi/2018, 03/vii/2018, 09/vii/2018, 17/vii/2018, 31/vii/2018, 14/viii/2018, 11/ ix/2018, 25/ix/2018, 09/x/2018, 23/x/2018, 06/xi/2018, BIOUG42981 View Materials -D03, BIOUG42981 View Materials -F05, BIOUG42982 View Materials -G03, BIOUG42983 View Materials -G02, BIOUG42983 View Materials -G09, BIOUG43082 View Materials -D04, BIOUG43085 View Materials -B04, BIOUG43085 View Materials -D02, BIOUG43085 View Materials - E02, BIOUG43085 View Materials -F02, BIOUG43086 View Materials -B05, BIOUG43086 View Materials -B08, BIOUG43086 View Materials -H10, BIOUG43087 View Materials -B03, BIOUG43087 View Materials -B12, BIOUG43087 View Materials -F01, BIOUG43088 View Materials -A06, BIOUG43088 View Materials -B02, BIOUG43089 View Materials -F11, BIOUG43092 View Materials - D04, BIOUG43092 View Materials -F04, BIOUG43093 View Materials -E08, BIOUG43093 View Materials -G03, BIOUG43094 View Materials -A04, BIOUG43094 View Materials -C05, BIOUG43094 View Materials -E01, BIOUG43094 View Materials -E03, BIOUG43094 View Materials -G07, BIOUG43095 View Materials -F01, BIOUG43095 View Materials -G06, BIOUG43145 View Materials - H02, BIOUG43150 View Materials -G06, BIOUG43150 View Materials -G11, BIOUG43153 View Materials -B10, BIOUG43153 View Materials -E07, BIOUG43153 View Materials -H09, BIOUG43154 View Materials -D12, BIOUG43155 View Materials -B11, BIOUG43155 View Materials -G05, BIOUG43156 View Materials -B07, BIOUG43156 View Materials -G07, BIOUG43156 View Materials - H09, BIOUG43157 View Materials -C05, BIOUG43157 View Materials -D12, BIOUG43157 View Materials -F03, BIOUG43157 View Materials -H06, BIOUG43158 View Materials -A09, BIOUG43158 View Materials -E03, BIOUG43158 View Materials -G03, BIOUG43160 View Materials -A04, BIOUG43216 View Materials -A12, BIOUG43216 View Materials -B01, BIOUG43216 View Materials - G04, BIOUG43217 View Materials -F10, BIOUG43217 View Materials -H07, BIOUG43218 View Materials -C03, BIOUG43426 View Materials -D08, BIOUG43497 View Materials -G01, BIOUG43928 View Materials -G07, BIOUG43937 View Materials -H04, BIOUG44915 View Materials -A04, BIOUG44915 View Materials -B01, BIOUG44920 View Materials -E05, BIOUG44920 View Materials - E09, BIOUG44931 View Materials -G06, BIOUG44945 View Materials -E08, BIOUG44953 View Materials -A09, BIOUG44953 View Materials -D09, BIOUG44964 View Materials -A08, BIOUG44980 View Materials -F04, BIOUG44991 View Materials -A08, BIOUG44991 View Materials -A09, BIOUG44991 View Materials -A10, BIOUG45795 View Materials -H02, BIOUG45897 View Materials - D12, BIOUG45966 View Materials -D10, BIOUG45977 View Materials -G10, BIOUG46005 View Materials -G01; 18 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Stolznek , leg. Marius Snyders, 20/vi/2018, 29/ix/2018, 27/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 19/xii/2018, 27/xii/2018, BIOUG42985 View Materials -C08, BIOUG45111 View Materials -B04, BIOUG45183 View Materials -D09, BIOUG45183 View Materials -E01, BIOUG45183 View Materials -E02, BIOUG45183 View Materials - E04, BIOUG45183 View Materials -E06, BIOUG45183 View Materials -E07, BIOUG45183 View Materials -E09, BIOUG45189 View Materials -F02, BIOUG45189 View Materials -F08, BIOUG45189 View Materials -F12, BIOUG45189 View Materials -G02, BIOUG45189 View Materials -G05, BIOUG45189 View Materials -G06, BIOUG46932 View Materials -C08, BIOUG46932 View Materials - D05, BIOUG46944 View Materials -F10; five adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park , Tshokwane, leg. Vusi Sambo, 30/x/2018, 27/xi/2018, 05/i/2019, BIOUG44928 View Materials -F12, BIOUG46588 View Materials -D08, BIOUG48154 View Materials -D11, BIOUG48154 View Materials -E07, BIOUG48158 View Materials -C11; six adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Vlakteplaas , leg. Tomas Ramabulana, 02/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 06/x/2018, 20/x/2018, BIOUG43446 View Materials -F11, BIOUG43447 View Materials -F09, BIOUG45537 View Materials -C06, BIOUG45538 View Materials -E08, BIOUG45538 View Materials -E12, BIOUG45538 View Materials -F07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Nxanatseni North woodlands, leg. Philile Dlamini, 31/v/2018, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 01/ii/2019, BIOUG43337 View Materials -F05, BIOUG43340 View Materials -B04, BIOUG43340 View Materials -B10, BIOUG43340 View Materials -F10, BIOUG43345 View Materials -C07, BIOUG43345 View Materials - C09, BIOUG43345 View Materials -E08, BIOUG43346 View Materials -F01, BIOUG43347 View Materials -B06, BIOUG43347 View Materials -C06, BIOUG43402 View Materials -C03, BIOUG43402 View Materials -E01, BIOUG43458 View Materials -C11, BIOUG46183 View Materials -C05, BIOUG46183 View Materials -C12, BIOUG46183 View Materials -F04, BIOUG46189 View Materials - A08, BIOUG46189 View Materials -G01, BIOUG47646 View Materials -F07.

Biology. Vári (1961) pointed to Randia rudis E. Mey. ( Rubiaceae ) as hostplant. However, his report is dubious. Infact he adds:” Only one caterpillar found on this plant which is most likely the foodplant”.The adults studied in this research were reared from mines collected on Schotia brachypetala Sond. ( Fabaceae ) ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 67–72 ).

Distribution. South Africa (Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) and we record it here for the first time for both Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

DNA barcodes. DNA amplification of the reared specimen failed (CLV7573), but we have one barcode of a light trapped specimen (BC ZSM Lep 110835) and a staggering 373 barcodes from Malaise traps. All barcodes form a unique BIN (BOLD:ACK7793) which is 6.6% to the nearest BIN formed by a Malaise trapped specimen from Gabon ( Table S1 View TABLE 1 ).

Remarks. Species not related to C. ochnivora for the valva, long and narrow, without serrate margins (see plate 58, fig. 1 in Vári 1961). Similar to C. gypsochroma but distinguishable by the subrectangular shape of valva, which is triangular in the latter.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Gracillariidae
Genus	Conopomorphina