Strophingia australis Hodkinson, 1981

(Figs 10–15)

Material examined. Faro: 9♂, 12♀, Faro, 37°02'15.9"N 7°58'41.2"W, 17.iii.2021, Erica umbellata (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, dry mounted); 3♂, 8♀ , Faro, 37°02'15.9"N 7°58'41.2"W, 10.iv.2021, E. umbellata (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, dry mounted); 9♂, 14♀, 1 immature , Faro, 37°02'15.9"N 7°58'41.2"W, 10.iv.2021, Erica spp. (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, 70% ethanol); 1♂ , Faro, 37°02'15.9"N 7°58'41.2"W, 15.iv.2021, E. umbellata (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, 70% ethanol); 1♀, 1 immature , Aljezur, Canal, 37°16'36.0"N 8°50'09.2"W, 2.v.2021, E. umbellata (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, 70% ethanol); 1♂ , Aljezur, Mourão, 37°16'19.1"N 8°45'36.7"W, 2.v.2021, Erica spp. (leg. B. Duarte) (BDC, dry mounted) .

Distribution Portugal. Mainland: Faro (Hodkinson 1981a, 1982; this study).

Host plants Portugal. Ericaceae: Erica australis L. (Hodkinson 1981a, 1982); E. umbellata L. (this work).

Comments. Strophingia australis was previously known only from a single male and female from São Brás (Faro) (Hodkinson 1981a). The species displays sexual dimorphism in the forewing size and shape (Figs 10, 11), and the coronal suture is reduced in basal half (Fig. 12). Strophingia australis is characterised by the paramere, the distal segment of the aedeagus and the female terminalia. The paramere, in lateral view, is lanceolate, lacks a posterior lobe and bears a small sclerotised apical tooth (Fig. 13); and the distal segment of the aedeagus bears a weakly curved, apically rounded apical dilation (Fig. 14). The female terminalia, in lateral view, are elongate (Fig. 15); the dorsal margin of the proctiger is weakly undulate and the ventral margin of the subgenital plate is angled in the middle.