Thubdora ealaensis Park & De Prins, 2019

Park, Kyu-Tek, Mey, Wolfram, Koo, Jun-Mo, Prins, Jurate De, Akite, Perpetra & Cho, Soowon, 2020, Fourteen new species of the genus Thubdora Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera Gelechioidea: Lecithoceridae) from Uganda, and three new combinations in Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 from DR Congo, Zootaxa 4759 (4), pp. 451-487 : 456-457

3. Thubdora ealaensis Park & De Prins, 2019

( Figs. 4 A–F)

Thubdora ealaensis Park & De Prins, 2019: 453 . TL: Eala, DR Congo. [RMCA].

Material examined. 2♂, Uganda, Western, 27 km N. of Masindi, Budongo Forest 985 m, 1˚55ʹ58ʹʹN 31˚42ʹ40ʹʹE, 31 x 2014, leg. D. Agassiz, K, Larsen, M. Ochse; gen. slide no. CIS-7274 ; 1♂, Uganda, Western, Kibale Forest , Kanyawara , 0˚33ʹ39ʹʹN 30˚21ʹ27ʹʹE, 20 x 2014, leg. D. Agassiz; gen. slide no. CIS-7284, COI barcode CBNU121, in NHMUK ; 2♂, 2♀, Uganda, Kibale National Park, Biol. Field Station , 19–24 xi 2014, LF leg. W. Mey; gen. slide no. CIS-7004 (♂), COI barcode CBNU006; gen. slide no. CIS-7010 (♀), COI barcode CBNU031; gen. slide no. CIS-7035 (♀), in MfN .

Diagnosis. Thubdora ealaensis is characterized by the male genitalia with a narrowly elongated and strongly upturned cucullus. The triangular costal patch of the forewing beyond 3/4 of the costa is often not presented. Forewing length 6.5–7.5 mm.

Male genitalia are illustrated in Figs. 4C, D ; also see Park & De Prins (2019: figs. 3C, D).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 4F ): Abdominal sternite VIII deeply emarginated medially. Ostium bursae nearly flat. Antrum elongated, weakly sclerotized, about 1/3 the length of ductus bursae. Ductus bursae broadened, with numerous short spines, slightly shorter than corpus bursae; ductus seminalis broad, as broad as antrum, arising from near middle of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae large, ovate; signum lips-like, with transverse groove medially; posterior margin strongly convex in a bell-shape, anterior margin more or less flattened, lower lip-like.

Remarks. The species was described from DR Congo and is herein reported for the first time from Uganda. The female is newly described and illustrated. Illustrations of the adult and male genitalia were given by Park & De Prins (2018), but the adult and male genitalia of the specimen from Uganda are illustrated here for a comparison with those of the type specimen.

Distribution. Uganda (Masindi Distr., Kabarole Distr.: new record), DR Congo (Eala) ( Park & De Prins 2019).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Thubdora ealaensis Park & De Prins, 2019:A, adult; B, head part with labial palpus, lateral view; C, male genitalia, gen. slide no. CIS-7274; D, aedeagus; E, abdominal segment VIII; F, female genitalia, gen. slide no. CIS-7010 (with a close-up of signum). Scale bar for genitalia and aedeagus: 1.0 mm.