Scrobipalpa subroseata ( Meyrick, 1932 )

Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. & Rajaei, Hossein, 2024, An illustrated and annotated catalogue of type specimens of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium), with taxonomic changes, Zootaxa 5496 (2), pp. 191-213 : 208

Scrobipalpa subroseata ( Meyrick, 1932)

( Figs 24a–d )

Brachmia leucospora Meyrick, 1938 — Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo belge, 14, 17, syn. nov.

Type material. Holotype ♂, [ DR Congo] Musée du Congo, Nyarusambo (2000), 28.vi–13.vii.1934, G.F. de Witte, Parc Nat. Albert | Holotype, B. leucospora M. | R. Det. 4080 K | Congo belge: P.N.A., Nyarusambo (Mikeno), 2000 m, 27.vi/ 13.vii.1934, G.F. de Witte: 452 | E. Meyrick det., 1937: Brachmia leucospora Meyr. | gen. slide 232/24, O. Bidzilya ( RMCA).

Remarks. Brachmia leucospora was described based on the male holotype, whose external characters and genitalia in all details match those of Scrobipalpa subroseata ( Meyrick, 1932) . Herewith we synonymize it with the latter species.

Distribution. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania ( Bidzilya 2021), DR Congo: North Kivu Province ( Meyrick, 1938).

Figures

FIGURES 21–24. 21. Photodotis modulatrix (Meyrick, 1938), holotype, male. 21a, adult. 21b, labels. 21c, male genitalia. 22. Armatophallus exoenota (Meyrick, 1918), holotype, male. 22a, adult. 22b, labels. 22c, male genitalia. 22d, phallus. 23. Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916), holotype, male. 23a, adult. 23b, labels. 24. Scrobipalpa subroseata (Meyrick, 1932), holotype, male. 24a, adult. 24b, labels. 24c, male genitalia. 24d, phallus.