Meganola taiana, László, 2020

László, Gyula M., 2020, Review of the genus Meganola Dyar, 1898 of Ivory Coast and adjacent areas with descriptions of 5 new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera Nolidae, Nolinae) - Taxonomic studies on West African Nolinae I., Zootaxa 4853 (2), pp. 151-182 : 164

Meganola taiana sp. n.

( Figs 26–28 , 71–72 , 95 )

Holotype. ♂, Ivory Coast, 174m, Tai NP., Tai Research Station , 05°49’59.8”N, 07°20’32.0”W, 14–23.XI.2015, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P., Ruzzier, E. leg., ANHRT:2017.16, unique number: ANHRTUK 00009096, slide No. LGNA 142 ♂ ( ANHRT).

Paratypes. Ivory Coast. 2 ♂, with the same data as the holotype, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00009097, 00009098, slide Nos: LGNA 147 ♂, LGNA 209 ♂; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same site, but collected at 25.III.–17.IV.2017 by Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto P., ANHRT:2017.25, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00001412, ANHRTUK 00049668, slide Nos: LGNA 395 ♂, LGNA 983 ♀. Sierra Leone. 3 ♂, 120m, Tiwai Island, Moa River , N07°33’00”, W11°21’09”, 17–22.vi.2016, Light Trap, leg. Takano, Miles & Goff, ANHRT:1017.18, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00016243, 00026228, 00026230, slide Nos: LGNA 409 ♂, LGNA 515 ♂, LGNA 564 ♂. Liberia. 1 ♂, 530m, Lofa County, Foya Proposed Protected Area , 7°56’36”N, 10°16’36”W, 10–19.xi.2017, MV Light Trap (125W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. & Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, unique number: ANHRTUK 00039105, slide No.: LGNA 551 ♂; 1 ♂, 1165m, Nimba Mts camp, ENNR, Nimba county, 7°31’45”N, 8°31’37”W, 03–13.xii.2017, Light Trap (blended bulb 250W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, unique number: ANHRTUK 00019898, slide No.: LGNA 487 ♂ ( ANHRT).

Figures

FIGURES 21–40: adults (all in coll. ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 21, Meganola furvitincta, lectotype, ♂, Sierra Leone (NHMUK); 22, M. furvitincta, ♂, Liberia; 23, M. aarviki, ♂, Ivory Coast; 24, M. spherographa, ♂, Ivory Coast; 25, M. spherographa, ♀, Liberia; 26, M. taiana sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 27, M. taiana sp. n., paratype, ♂, Liberia; 28, M. taiana sp. n., paratype, ♀, Ivory Coast; 29, M. xantholeuca, ♀, Ivory Coast; 30, M. xantholeuca, ♀, Liberia; 31, M. rhyssomorpha, ♂, Ivory Coast; 32, M. rhyssomorpha, ♀, Ivory Coast; 33, M. chionea, holotype, ♂, Nigeria (NHMUK); 34, M. subchionea sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 35, M. cinereoparva sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 36, M. cinereoparva sp. n., paratype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 37, M. mesothermoides, holotype, ♀, Ghana (NHMUK); 38, M. mesothermoides, ♂, Liberia; 39, M. spermophaga, ♂, Liberia; 40, M. spermophaga, ♀, Sierra Leone.

FIGURES 66–74: male genitalia (all in coll.ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 66, Meganola dananae, Guinea, LGNA 975; 67, M. furvitincta, lectotype, Sierra Leone, BM Arct. 6469 (prep. by Gy. M. László) (NHMUK); 68, M. furvitincta, Liberia, LGNA 491; 69, M. aarviki, Ivory Coast, LGNA 980; 70, M. spherographa, Ivory Coast, LGNA 228; 71, M. taiana sp. n., holotype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 142; 72, M. taiana sp. n., paratype, Liberia, LGNA 487; 73, M. fontainei, Zambia, LGNA 1; 74, M. rhyssomorpha, Ivory Coast, LGNA 233.

FIGURES 88–95: female genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 88, Meganola smithi sp. n., paratype, Liberia, LGNA 523; 89, M. endoscota, holotype, Ghana, NHMUK010315151 (prep. by Gy.M. László) (NHMUK); 90, M. microfascia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 418; 91, M. mesonephele, Ivory Coast, LGNA 151; 92, M. lucia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 420; 93, M. palaeographa, Ivory Coast, LGNA 24; 94, M. dananae, Guinea, LGNA 988; 95, M. taiana sp. n., paratype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 983.