Sonithometa, Prozorov & Yakovlev & Saldaitis & Sulak & Prozorova & Volkova & Lamah & Petrányi & Revay & Müller, 2024

Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Sulak, Harald, Prozorova, Tatiana A., Volkova, Julia S., Lamah, Simon Pierre, Petrányi, Gergely, Revay, Edita E. & Müller, Günter C., 2024, New Afrotropical Opisthoheza siniaevi and Sonithometa maurice (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini), Ecologica Montenegrina 72, pp. 158-166 : 163

Sonithometa gen. n.

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Type species: Sonithometa maurice sp. n., by present designation.

Description. See below.

Diagnosis. Resembles adults of Opisthoheza and Nirbiana . Differs from Opisthoheza ( Figs 5– 7 ) by undivided cucullus, developed elongated sacculus, and missing extensions of juxta ( Fig. 8 ); and from Nirbiana ( Fig. 9 ) by developed sacculus, missing extensions of juxta, bilobed saccus, longer c-shaped aedeagus, smaller vesica, and eight sternite with more dents along distal margin and developed apodemes ( Fig. 8 ).

Etymology. Name composed of the name Sonitha Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 and ending - meta which occurs in numerous Lasiocampidae genera.

Figures

Figures 1–4. Adult ♂. 1. Opisthoheza heza, PT, DRC, Isiro, GS 2005-50 (RMCA). 2. Opisthoheza siniaevi sp. n., HT, Congo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, GS 0426 (CGM/USTTB). 3. Opisthometa maurice gen. & sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo camp, GS 0885 (CGM/USTTB). 4. Nirbiana obscura, HT, DRC, Lubumbashi (RMCA). Scale bar – 1 cm.

Figures 5–9. ♂ genitalia. 5–6. Opisthoheza siniaevi, PT. 5. Uganda, Budongo FR, GS 00071 (DMNH). 6. DRC, Isiro, GS 2005-48 (RMCA). 7. Opisthoheza siniaevi sp. n., HT, Congo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, GS 0426 (CGM/USTTB). 8. Opisthometa maurice gen. & sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo camp, GS 0885 (CGM/USTTB). 9. Nirbiana obscura, HT, DRC, Lubumbashi (RMCA). Scale bar for Figs 7–8 – 1 mm.