Coleophora coniella, Baldizzone, 2021

Baldizzone, Giorgio, 2021, On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (VI). New species of the genus Coleophora Hübner, 1822 from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae), Zootaxa 5071 (2), pp. 167-205 : 172-176

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5071.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3BA598AF-FD3D-4C57-9A2D-6CA5FD19EA2E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5723091
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FB6F3B-993E-D233-5499-F92B82BCFD44
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Coleophora coniella
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Coleophora coniella , sp. nov.

( Figs. 3 View FIGURES 1–8 , 28–30 View FIGURES 28–30 )

Holotype ♂ ( GP Bldz 15049) “ RSA, Richtersveld | Koeroegapvlakte | 6.-11.X.2002 | leg. K. Ebert ”, [S 28°14.116’ E 17°01.509’, 664 m], in coll. MfN. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis. Species of overall greyish-brown appearance. The male genitalia does not resemble that of any other Afrotropical species; the sacculus is similar to that of the C. bantuella species-group, but the tegumen, cucullus, and especially the pointed tubular phallotheca with numerous cornuti, are completely different.

Description. Wingspan 11 mm. Head brownish grey.Antenna: scape brownish grey without erect scales; flagellum brown. Labial palpus brown, white on upper side; third article about as long as second. Proboscis very short, almost vestigial. Thorax and tegula brownish grey. Forewing beige densely scattered with brown-tipped scales; costal cilia pale brown, dorsal cilia grey. Hindwing grey; cilia yellowish grey. Abdomen brownish grey.

Abdominal structures ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 28–30 ) Anterior lateral struts about twice as long as posteriors. Transverse strut very large, curved on distal edge, well sclerotized. Tergal disks (3 rd tergite) about twice longer than wide, covered with about 45 conical spines.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 28-29 View FIGURES 28–30 ): Gnathos knob large, oval. Tegumen short and stocky, pedunculus short, dilated on the outside. Transtilla large, trapezoidal, slightly sclerotized, finely dotted. Valvula elongate triangular, partially overlapping cucullus. Cucullus short and broad, ear-shaped. Sacculus trapezoidal with narrower and more sclerotized external part, ventral and dorsal angles rounded. Phallotheca conical with more sclerotized edges, canalshaped, pointed at apex. Cornuti numerous spines of different length joined together in a bundle.

Female genitalia: Unknown.

Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.

Distribution. RSA (prov. Northern Cape).

Etymology. From Greek κονία = powder. Due to the powdery appearance of the species.