Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Author Prins, Jurate De Author Kawahara, Akito Y. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-12-20 3594 1 1 283 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1 journal article 20704 10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1 79af20a5-77f9-4240-ac45-e27fab775ca1 1175­5334 6052126 B00799F3-F397-438C-B1E1-A8440E636921 The hibiscola group The only species belonging to this group, Phyllonorycter hibiscola De Prins , n. sp. can readily be distinguished from many Afrotropical Phyllonorycter by the deep golden brownish ground colour and golden brownish shine of forewing that resembles P. adderis , P. gato , P. lemarchandi , P. umukarus and the European species P. schreberella and P. tristrigella that feed on Ulmus sp. The above-mentioned species also have a different male and female genital morphology and fall into different informal species groups. Therefore, only dissections provide means for the designation into species groups and species identification. The discovery of a male could resolve the taxonomic position of P. hibiscola . At the moment, we place P. hibiscola into its own species group. Female genitalia are characteristic for having a long, narrow, fold-like sclerotization of cuticle, ostium bursae situated at middle of segment VII, a heavy sclerotized ring encircling the anterior margin of segment VII, short ductus bursae, corpus bursae elongate, without signum. The hibiscola species utilizes Malvaceae as its host plant.