Delorhachis kitale West, 1940

Taberer, Tabitha R., Fiebig, Ralf, Giusti, Alessandro & László, Gyula M., 2023, Taxonomic revision of the genus Delorhachis Karsch 1896 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), Journal of Natural History 57 (1 - 4), pp. 54-129 : 75

Delorhachis kitale West, 1940 ( Figures 13–15 , 73 , 99–100 , 138 )

Delorachis [ sic] kitale West, 1940 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 6 (11): 122, pl. 3, fig. 10. Type locality: Kenya, Kitale. Holotype, male, gen. slide no. Limacodidae 1326 J (NHMUK).

Type material examined

Holotype. Male: red circle label ′HOLO- | TYPE̍ || handwritten ′Delorachis | kitale | West | Holotype J̍ || handwritten ′55.30̍ || handwritten ′36 6̍ || ′Kitale | Kenya | G. W. Jeffrey ̍ | handwritten ′1.4.26̍ || ′Brit. Mus. | 1931–408̍ || ′ Limacodidae | Brit. Mus. slide | No. 1326̍ || QR code label with unique ID NHMUK 010894388 ( NHMUK) .

Additional material examined

DRC. 1 male, Aru, West of Lake Albert , xii. Kenya. 1 male, Kitale , 2 April 1926, Jeffery, G.W. leg., QR code no. NHMUK 014200542 , gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317405 ; 1 male, Nairobi. South Sudan. 1 male, Lodara , 28 August 1948 ( NHMUK). Sudan. 1 male, Province Kordofan, Kadugli , 29 June 1962, Schmutterer, H. leg., gen. slide no. RF 2021.838 ( ZSM). Uganda. 1 male, 1 female, Mount Moroto, Moroto, April 2013, gen. slide nos. UE 6321, 6322 ( RCMS).

Figures

Figures 1–15. Adults. Figures 1–3: Delorhachis viridiplaga. 1: ST, Togo, Misahöhe, J (gen. slide no. SAV-08-31) (MfN); 2: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, ♀ (gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317401) (NHMUK); 3: Cameroon, Bascho, J (gen. slide no. RF 299.2019) (MfN); Figures 4–6. D. charopa stat. rev. 4: ST, [DRC], Mawamba-Makala, J (gen. slide no. Lim-1324) (NHMUK); 5: [DRC], Kalambe, ♀ (gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317410) (NHMUK); 6: Cameroon, Mbalmayo Menguémé, J (gen. slide no. 36.636) (RCRF); Figures 7–9. D. ochsei sp. nov. 7: HT, Ghana, Ankasa NP, J (gen. slide no. RF 2021.884) (RCRF, later ZSM); 8: PT, Ghana, Ashanti, ♀ (gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317403) (NHMUK); 9: PT, Ghana, Kakum NP, J (gen. slide no. 31.150) (RCRF); Figures 10–12. D. chlorodaedala. 10: Zambia, Hillwood, J (gen. slide no. TT 044) (ANHRT); 11: HT, Angola, Benguela, ♀ (gen. slide no. Lim-1327) (NHMUK); 12: Zambia, Kapishya Hot Springs, J (gen. slide no. TT 009 (ANHRT). Figures 13–15: D. kitale. 13: HT, Kenya, Kitale, J (gen. slide no. Lim-1326) (NHMUK); 14: Kenya, Kitale, J (gen. slide no. NHMUK 10317405) (NHMUK); 15: Sudan, Kadugli, J (gen. slide no. RF 2021.838) (RCRF). Scale bar: 1 cm.

Figures 67–90. Male fore wing pattern. Figures 67, 68: Delorhachis viridiplaga; Figure 69: D. charopa stat. rev.; Figure 70: D. ochsei sp. nov.; Figures 71, 72: D. chlorodaedala; Figure 73: D. kitale; Figure 74: D. tommasoi sp. nov.; Figure 75: D. pallidifascia sp. nov.; Figure 76: D. mariae; Figure 77: D. parvinota sp. nov.; Figures 78, 79: D. meyi sp. nov.; Figure 80: D. wetzelae sp. nov.; Figure 81: D. wetzelae shambaa ssp. nov.; Figure 82: D. kilosa; Figure 83: D. zambica sp. nov.; Figure 84: D. syntomoctena comb. nov.; Figure 85: D. manuelae sp. nov.; Figure 86: D. bakossii sp. nov.; Figure 87: D. smithi sp. nov.; Figure 88: D. nimbaensis sp. nov.; Figure 89: D. baaka sp. nov.; Figure 90: D. nigrivenosa.

Figures 97–102. Male genitalia. Figures 97,98. Delorhachis chlorodaedala. 97: Angola, Cuanza Sul, gen. slide no. RF 2021.887 (RCRF); 98: Zambia, Kapishya Hot Springs, gen. slide no. TT 076 (ANHRT); Figures 99, 100. D. kitale. 99: HT, Kenya, Kitale, gen. slide no. Lim-1326 (NHMUK); 100: Kenya, Kitale, gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317405 (NHMUK); Figures 101, 102. D. tommasoi sp. nov. 101: HT, [DRC], Weko, gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317446 (NHMUK); 102: PT, [DRC], Sankuru, Katako-Kombe, gen. slide no. RF 2022.115 (RMCA). Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 133–156. Male genitalia, valva apex. Figure 133: Delorhachis viridiplaga; Figure 134: D. charopa stat. rev.; Figure 135: D. ochsei sp. nov.; Figures 136, 137: D. chlorodaedala; Figure 138: D. kitale; Figure 139: D. tommasoi sp. nov.; Figure 140: D. pallidifascia sp. nov.; Figure 141: D. mariae; Figure 142: D. parvinota sp. nov.; Figures 143, 144: D. meyi sp. nov.; Figure 145: D. wetzelae sp. nov.; Figure 146: D. wetzelae shambaa ssp. nov.; Figure 147: D. syntomoctena comb. nov.; Figure 148: D. manuelae sp. nov.; Figure 149: D. bakossii sp. nov.; Figure 150: D. smithi sp. nov.; Figure 151: D. nimbaensis sp. nov.; Figure 152: D. baaka sp. nov.; Figure 153: D. kilosa; Figure 154: D. zambica sp. nov.; Figures 155, 156: D. nigrivenosa.