Tumicla smithi Volynkin & László, 2019

Volynkin, Anton V. & László, Gyula M., 2020, Six new species of the genus Tumicla Wallengren, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 38, pp. 36-50 : 44

Tumicla smithi Volynkin & László, 2019

( Figs 16, 17 , 30 , 44 )

Tumicla smithi Volynkin & László, 2019 , Zootaxa, 4668 (3): 433, figs 23, 24, 44 (Type locality: Zambia, Changwena Falls , 13°22’48’’S, 29°33’18’’E).

Type material examined. Holotype ( Figs 17 , 44 ): female, “ Zambia, 1456m, Changwena Falls , N. Swaka F. R., Central Prov., 13°22'48''S, 29°33'18''E, 27–30.I.2019, MV Light Trap, Dérozier, V., Mulvaney, L., Takano, H. Leg. ANHRT:2019.4”, unique number: ANHRTUK 00073348, slide No.: AV5243 ( ANHRT).

Paratypes: 3 females, with the same data as the holotype, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00072417, 00072418, 00072419 ( ANHRT) .

Additional material examined. 1 male, Zambia, 1460m, Mutinondo Wilderness Area , Mpika, Northern Prov., 12°27'06''S, 31°17'30''E, 14–17.II.2019, MV Light Trap , Dérozier, V., Mulvaney, L., Takano, H. leg., ANHRT :2019.4, unique number: ANHRTUK 00105168, gen. slide No.: AV5771 ( ANHRT).

Diagnosis of male. The forewing length is 11 mm. The male of T. smithi ( Fig. 16 ) is smaller (forewing length of females is 14.5– 15 mm) and has a similar forewing pattern to that of the female ( Fig. 17 ) but with a darker ground color. The hindwing of the male specimen is almost entirely black with only a narrow area of orange at the base and along the anal margin, whereas in the females the hindwing is pale orange with a black terminal area. The male of T. smithi differs from those of other similar species by its black hindwing and the presence of the large semilunar discal marking on the forewing. The male genitalia of T. smithi ( Fig. 30 ) are most similar to those of T. mutinondo ( Fig. 29 ) and the differences are discussed above under the latter species.

Distribution. To date, the species is only known from two localities in the Central and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia.

Figures

Figures 11–19. Tumicla spp., adults. Depositories of the specimens: 11–13, 16 and 17 in ANHRT; 14 and 15 in NHMUK (©); 18 and 19 in ZSM.

Figures 27–30. Tumicla spp., male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 27 in NHMUK (©); 28 in MWM/ZSM; 29 and 30 in ANHRT.

Figures 39–44. Tumicla spp., female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 39 and 40 in NHMUK (©); 41 in ZSM; 42–44 in ANHRT.