Conopomorphina ochnivora Vári, 1961

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

10. Conopomorphina ochnivora Vári, 1961

( Figs 8 , 66 )

Conopomorphina ochnivora Vári, 1961: 106 .

Material. (4♂, 2♀) 2♂, South Africa, Gauteng, Maloney’s Eye, farm, Magaliesburg , mn 22/i/2019, em 01/ii/2019, ex Ochna pulchra, H. Staude leg. (rearing: 18HSS256), CLV8193, CLV8179, slides TRB4335 ♂, TRB4327 ♂ ; 1♂, South Africa, Gauteng, Seekoeihoek, farm, Magaliesburg , mn 20/i/2019, em 28/i/2019, Ochna pretoriensis, H. Staude leg. (rearing: 18HSS251) CLV8180 ; 1♂, 1♀, South Africa, Gauteng, Tshwane, Kameelfontein , mn 02/ vii/2015, pup 17/vii/2015, em 24/i/2016, Ochna pulchra , (rearing: M1176), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7565, (barcoding failed), slide TRB4424 ♂, TRB4427 ♀ , ( Fig. 8 ).

Additional material. Six Malaise trapped and DNA barcoded adults: one adult, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Pafuri , 05/xii/2018, Sandra Visage leg. (Malaise trap), BIOUG46174 -E10 ; one adult, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mooiplaas , 28/xii/2018 Joe Nkuna leg. (Malaise trap), BIOUG48090 -A12 ; one adult, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mooiplaas , 30/xi/2018, Joe Nkuna leg. (Malaise trap), BIOUG48070 -G07 ; one adult, South Africa, Gauteng, Mogale`s Gate Biodiversity Centre , 18/ii/2012, P. Hebert & J. deWaard leg. (Malaise trap), BIOUG02091 -B07 ; one adult, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kingfisherspruit , 07/ xi/2018, Eddie Sibuyi leg. (Malaise trap), BIOUG45628 -G03 ; one adult, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shingwedzi , 15/xii/2018, Rendani Nethengwe leg., (Malaise trap), BIOUG47178 -B12 .

Biology. Ochna pulchra Hook. and the new finding O. pretoriensis E. Phillips ( Ochnaceae ) ( Fig 66 ).

Distribution. South Africa (Gauteng).

DNA barcodes. Ten adults (four reared and six Malaise trapped) were successfully barcoded ( Table S1 ). All ten barcodes formed a unique BIN (BOLD:ABW0948) with a genetic distance of 4.81% to its nearest neighbor ( Table S1 ).

Figures

FIGURES 7–12. Adults of South African Gracillariidae. 7, Semnocera procellaris, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 8, Conopomorphina ochnivora, Gauteng, Magaliesburg, A. & I. Sharp leg. 9, C. aptata, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 10, Cuphodes melanostola, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 11, Acrocercops syzygiena, Gauteng, Tshwane, A. Sharp leg. 12, A. combreticola, Gauteng, Tshwane, A. Sharp leg.

FIGURES 61−66. Immature stages of South African Gracillariidae. 61, Caloptilia sp., larva on Cryptocarya transvaalensis (Lauraceae), Limpopo, Lekgalameetse N. R., A. & I. Sharp leg. 62, C. cataractias, larva on Rhynchosia minima (Fabaceae), Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 63, Macarostola noellineae, larva on Syzygium cordatum (Myrtaceae), Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 64, Ectropina spirostachydis sp. nov., larva on Spirostachys africana (Euphorbiaceae), Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 65, Cuphodes melanostola, mine on Euclea divinorum (Ebenaceae), Limpopo, Hoedspruit, A. & I. Sharp leg. 66, Conopomorphina ochnivora, Gauteng, Magaliesburg, on Ochna pretoriensis, (Ochnaceae), H. Staude leg.