Davidlivingstonia boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Yakovlev, 2020

Yakovlev, Roman V., 2020, On the taxonomy of Zeuzera boisduvalii Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (Cossidae, Zeuzerinae) species complex with description of a new genus and three new species, Ecologica Montenegrina 38, pp. 215-226 : 217-219

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2020.38.31
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B0D7676D-1A36-4BBF-B8D8-531B0519D96B
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03878780-8E19-FF9D-1AD5-D9E4B295FAAE
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Davidlivingstonia boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
status	comb. nov.

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Davidlivingstonia boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) , comb. nov.

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Zeuzera boisduvalii Herrich-Schäffer, 1854: 58 , Taf. 35: 167

Type locality: Gatam (Sierra-Leone).

Type material: holotype (male) in MNHN, examined.

Material examined. Sierra Leone: Holotype (male), Gatam ( MNHN); 8 males, Sierra Leone, Tingi hills forest reserve, 800 m, Singi-Singi Mts. , ca. 46 km NE Koido-Sefadu, near Bandaperei ( KONO), N8º 57.083, W10º 44.751, 11-15-IV-2010, leg. Rudloff ( MSW); 1 male, Sierra Leone, Loma Mountains , farmland/forest mosaic, 420 m, 11-15.VI-2016, N09º07′47′′, W11º 05′24′′, leg. Takano, Miles & Goff, ANHRT: 2017.18, gen. slide No.: LG 5183 ( ANHRT). Côte d'Ivoire: 5 males, 4 females, Touba, Biemasso, N08°04′19.9′′, W07°33′05.6′′, 441 m, 19.xi.2014, P. Moretto leg., ANHRT:2018.29, gen. slide No.: ANHRT 0 0039 (female); 1 male, Man, Mt. Tonkoui , N07°27′15.0′′, W07°38′12.6′′, 1200 m, 24−27.xi.2014, P. Moretto leg., ANHRT:2018.29, gen. slide No.: ANHRT 00038; 1 male, 2 females, Telo village , outside Sangbe NP, 415 m, N08°09′06.5′′, W07°23′53.5′′, 10-13.xi.2015, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P., Ruzzier, E. leg., ANHRT:2017.16; 1 male, Mt. Tonkoui Peak , 1171 m, N07°27′15.2′′, W07°38′12.5′′, 1-8.xi.2015, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P., Ruzzier, E. leg., ANHRT:2017.16; 1 male, Ivory Coast, Mt. Nimba , Yeale Village , 380m, N07°31ʹ35.3”, W08°25ʹ20.1ʹʹ, 18‒19.iv.2016, Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P. leg., ANHRT 2017.17 ( ANHRT); 1 male, Bomake, 3.12.1974, J. Hecq; 2 males, Abidjan, 1957, P. Dessart; 1 male, Bingerville, 14.06.1969, J. Decelle ( MRAC); 2 males, Adiopodome, 1.1964, P. Griveaud (MRAC & MNHN); 1 male, Fekessedougon, 3.x.1977, leg. Dr. Politzar ( MWM); 1 female, Bingerville, Nov. 1913 Gaston Melou; 2 males, Korihly, dec. 1938 ( MNHN). Ghana: 1 male, 1 female, Ashanti Region, Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary, 06°57'N, 01°11'W, 240 m, 26.11.2011, leg. Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P. ( RYB). GoogleMaps

Cameroon: 1 female, Adamawa Region, Adamawa Plateau, 1246m, 7.3 km West of Bazanga, Chute de Tello , 07º13ʹ50.6ʹʹN, 13º56ʹ29.2ʹʹE, 24-30.ix.2018, Safian, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT 2018.36 ( ANHRT) . Senegal: 1 m, Senegal, Richard Toll , 25.01.1976, H. Dumont ( MRAC) . Burkina Faso: 2 males, Bobo Douglasso , 18.v.1980, 5.x.1984, leg. Dr. Politzar ; 4 males, Folonzo am Fluss, Comoe , 28.vii.1985, leg. Dr. Politzar ( MWM) . Guinea: 7 males, 2 females, Guinea Konakri, Macenta Prefecture, Ziama Forest , 550 m, Mt. Nimba , November 2016, leg. G. Petranyi, V.D. Kravchenko & G.C. Müller (coll. G. Müller, Freising) ; 1 female, Seredou , 15.xii.1959, R. Pujol ; 1 male, Makeuta , 26.iv.1953, R. Pujol ; 1 male, Mt. Nimba, Gouela , 5.vi.1991, Girard & Legrand col. ( MNHN) . Nigeria: 1 male, Kaduna, 25.v.1970, leg. Dr. Politzar, GenPr. Heterocera: 32.929 ; 5 males, same locality, 6.viii.1970, 22.v.1970, 28.ix.1970, 24.x.1970, 1.vi.1970, 5.x.1970 ; 1 male, Ikom , 26.v.1974 ( MWM) ; 1 female, Jkom , 27−28.v.1974, leg. Politzar ( ZSM) . Togo: 1 male, Aretcaou , 16.xi.1978, leg. Dr. Politzar ( MWM) , 1 male, Ogoja County, Light , 18. Apr. 1963 ( ZSM) ; Benin: 1 male, Dahomey, Waterlof, 1912 ; 1 male, Agouë , Abbe Menager, 1884 ( MNHN) .

Description. Male. Forewing length 12−20 mm. Forewing light- yellow with bright-brown, relatively wide transverse dashes throughout wing. Hindwing white or pale-yellow without pattern.

Male genitalia. Uncus pyramidal, relatively wide, apically pointed; valvae narrow, distal margin semicircular, costal and ventral margins slightly arcuate, smooth; juxta wide with short leaf-like posteriorlateral processes; saccus very long (equal to valva in length) with parallel margins, gradually tapering in distal third. Phallus typical of the genus.

Female. Larger than males, forewing 20−26 mm. Pattern analogous to that of male.

Female genitalia. Ovipositor relatively short, thick; papillae anales tapering, with ribbed notches laterally; apophyses anteriores equal in length to apophyses posteriores; antrum cup-like, poorly immersed; ductus relatively short, thin; bursa small, sack-like, with small star-shaped signum on lateral surface; thin duct with small bag-like bulla seminalis projected from lateral surface of bursa.

Diagnosis. The species clearly differs from all other species of the genus by the bright brown wide transverse strokes on the entire area of the fore wing, the very long saccus (equal to the valva in length) gradually tapering in the distal third. The female genitalia differ from those of D. lenzi Yakovlev spec. nov. by the thinner ductus and the thinner and shorter ductus of the bulla seminalis.

Distribution. Western Africa ( Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo). The species is recorded here for the first time from Benin, Burkina Faso, and Togo.