Morabia politzari Hausmann & Tujuba, 2020

Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa, Hausmann, Axel & Sciarretta, Andrea, 2020, Revision of the Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 group of genera with description of two new genera, ten new species, and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Cassymini), ZooKeys 929, pp. 53-77 : 53

Morabia politzari Hausmann & Tujuba sp. nov. Figures 17 , 35 , 53 , 71 , 84

Examined material.

Holotype: ♀, Kenya, Sokoke Forest, 31.7.94, leg. Dr. Politzar, coll. ZSM.

Paratypes: 1♂, Kenya, Watama, 2.viii.1973, leg. Politzar, coll. ZSM (G 20934); 1♀, id., 30.vii.1973; 1♀, Kenya, Sokoke Forest, 31. Vii. 1994, leg. Politzar; 1♀, id, 2.vii.1994; 3♀, Tanzanie Bagamoyo dist. Vigwaza, 231 m, 06°42.89'S, 038°52.52'E, 30.III 2014, leg. Ph. Darge; 1♀, Tanzanie, Pwani region, Ruvu forest reserve, 220 m, 06°57.27'S, 038°49.36'E, 03.III.2014, leg. Ph. Darge (ZSM); 1♀, Coll. Mus. Tervuren, E.ville [DR Congo], 16.X.1955, Seydel (ZSM G 20935).

Etymology.

The name refers to Dr. Heinz Politzar (1938-2007) for his great merits in collecting and studying African Lepidoptera (see Hacker and Hausmann 2010).

Differential features

(COI sequences, photographs of adults and their genitalia see https://dx.doi.org/10.5883/DS-ORBAMIA): Adult: Forewing length: 12-14.5 mm. Upperside of wings: Ground colour whitish beige. Underside: Ground beige, with slight yellow or orange tinge, mainly on forewing, discal spots small, both wings with sharp, black apical spot. Male genitalia: Uncus very short, rounded, saccus shallowly projecting, dorsal process of valva strongly setose, valva long and narrow, curved, strongly setose, mainly at centre, aedeagus (length 2.5 mm) with long and stout cornutus (1.9 mm), sigmoid at tip. Female genitalia: Lamellae ante- and post-vaginalis membranous, ductus bursae straight, anteriorly membranous, posteriorly dilated and towards antrum strongly sclerotised, corpus bursae membranous, pyriform, signum absent.

Figures

Figures 1 - 18. Specimens of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia, dorsal view. 1 Orbamia octomaculata 2 O. marginata (paratype) 3 O. becki (holotype) 4 O. renimacula 5 O. clarissima (holotype) 6 O. clarior (holotype) 7 O. obliqua (holotype) 8 O. obliqua parva (holotype) 9 O. ocellata 10 O. abiyi (holotype) 11 O. emanai (holotype) 12 O. emanai lenzi (holotype) 13 O. pauperata (holotype) 14 O. balensis (holotype) 15 Rabomia subaurata 16 R. obscurior (holotype) 17 Morabia politzari (holotype) 18 M. brunnea (holotype). Scale bars: 1 cm.

Figures 28 - 36. Specimens of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia, ventral view. 28 Orbamia abiyi 29 O. emanai 30 O. emanai lenzi 31 O. pauperata 32 O. balensis 33 Rabomia subaurata 34 R. obscurior 35 Morabia politzari 36 M. brunnea. Scale bars: 1 cm.

Figures 46 - 54. Male genitalia of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia. 46 Orbamia abiyi 47 O. emanai 48 O. emanai lenzi 49 O. pauperata 50 O. balensis 51 Rabomia subaurata 52 R. obscurior 53 Morabia politzari 54 M. brunnea. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figures 64 - 72. Aedeagus of male genitalia of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia. 64 Orbamia abiyi 65 O. emanai 66 O. emanai lenzi 67 O. pauperata 68 O. balensis 69 Rabomia subaurata 70 R. obscurior 71 Morabia politzari 72 M. brunnea. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figures 73 - 84. Female genitalia of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia. 73 Orbamia octomaculata 74 O. becki 75 O. renimacula 76 O. clarissima 77 O. ocellata 78 O. abiyi 79 O. emanai 80 O. emanai lenzi 81 O. pauperata 82 Rabomia subaurata 83 R. obscurior 84 Morabia politzari. Scale bar: 1 mm.