Afroracotis (Herbuloracotis) (Prout, 1931) László & Hausmann & Karisch, 2023

László, Gyula M., Hausmann, Axel & Karisch, Timm, 2023, Integrative taxonomic revision of the African taxa of the Racotis Moore, 1887 generic complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), Zootaxa 5308 (1), pp. 1-109 : 33

The Afroracotis (Herbuloracotis) apodosima species-group

Diagnosis. The species of this lineage have a distinctive pale mossy-green colouration, the overall habitus of the moths is much lighter than in other species-groups. In the male genitalia, the species-group is characterised by the simple, triangular, apically narrowly rounded uncus flexed ventrad and the basally rather thick, medially inflated vesica bearing a single vestigial, very weakly sclerotised, triangular cornutus at the base of the vesica ejaculatorius (in A. apodosima ) whilst A. dargei sp. n. lacks a cornutus. The female genitalia morphology also displays a unique feature in the weakly sclerotised, moderately rugose cervix bursae corresponding well with the highly reduced, poorly sclerotised cornutus of the males.

Species content

Afroracotis (Herbuloracotis) apodosima ( Prout, 1931) comb. n.

Afroracotis (Herbuloracotis) dargei sp. n.