Delorhachis chlorodaedala Tams, 1929

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 : 73

Delorhachis chlorodaedala Tams, 1929 ( Figures 10 –12 , 71–72 , 97–98 , 136–136 ,

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Delorhachis chlorodaedala Tams, 1929 , Bulletin of the Hill Museum, 3: 173, pl. 8, Figure 4 . Type locality: Angola, Portuguese West Africa , South Bihé District , Benguela Plateau. Holotype, female, gen. slide no. Limacodidae 1327 ♀ (NHMUK).

Type material examined

Holotype. Female: red circle label ′HOLO- | TYPE̍ || handwritten ′ Delorhachis | chlorodaedala | Tams | Holotype ♀ ̍. || ′82. 28. | South Bihe District | Benguela Plateau | Angola, 5000 feet | Port. West Africa | Nov. 1928 | T. A. Barns ̍ || ′ Limacodidae | Brit. Mus. slide | No. 1327̍ || ′ Joicey Coll. | B. M. 1929–122̍. || QR code label with unique ID NHMUK 010894392 ( NHMUK) .

Additional material examined

Angola. 1 male, Benguela Province, between Ganda and Dende , 1210 m, 13.129°S, 14.701°E, 25 March 2014, Naumann, S ., Ott, E. Sulak, H. leg., gen. slide no. 28.948; 1 male, Cuanza Sul Province, 80 km E Quibala , 1352 m, 10.595°S, 15.644°E, Naumann, S ., Ott, E. Sulak, H. leg., gen. slide no. RF 2021.887; 1 male, Huambo Province, East Catata , 1667 m, 13.399°S, 15.448°E, 25 November 2017, Naumann, S ., Ott, E. Sulak, H. leg., gen. slide no. RF 773.2021, BOLD process ID: GWOUI372-21 ( RCRF); 1 male, 12 miles SW of Luimbale , c . 5500 ft . , 20–21 March 1972 ( NHMUK). DRC. 1 male, Katanga , Ruwe, ii .1957, Allard, R .V . leg .; 1 male, Elisabethville , 30 March 1957, Seydel, C . leg .; 1 male, Kafakumba , September 1929, Overlaet, G .F . leg. ( RMCA). Malawi. 3 males, Nkhorongo, suburb of Mzuzu , 1375 m, 11.383°S, 33.983°E, 5 December 2018, Murphy, R .J . leg. ( RCMS). Tanzania. 3 males, Mpanda District, 55 km S Uvinza, Usondo Plateau , 1650 m, 9 November 1990, BjØrnstad, A . leg ., gen. slide No 4147J Delorhachis (RCAB) . Zambia. 9 males, 1 female, Kapishya Hot Springs, Shwa N̍gandu Estate , 1437 m, 11.170°S, 31.600°E, January–March 2016, Smith, R ., Takano, H . leg., ANHRT:2017.29, gen. slide nos. TT 009, TT 075, LG 5718, LG 5768 DNA barcode ID/BOLD process ID ANHRTUK00057466/ ANLMN7638-21, ANHRTUK00057400/ANLMN7635-21, ANHRTUK00057402/ANLMN7639- 21; 4 males, same site and collectors, December 2014, ANHRT:2017.29; 3 males, same site, 22 November–8 December 2015, Smith, R ., Takano, H ., Oram, D. leg ., ZM-008 ( ANHRT15 ), gen . slide no. TT 076, DNA barcode ID/BOLD process ID ANHRTUK00075109/ANLMN7634-21; 18 males, Zambia, Jiwundu Swamp , 1340 m, 11.865°″S, 25.556°E, 21–24 November 2014, Smith, R ., Takano, H . leg., ANHRT:2017.12, gen. slide nos. TT 053, TT054, DNA barcode ID/BOLD process ID ANHRTUK00190040/ ANLMN7637-21, ANHRTUK00190039/ANLMN7636-21; 14 males, Hillwood, Ikelenge ( Miombo / Riverine forest mosaic), 1400 m, 11.267°S, 24.316°E, 23–30 November 2019, Bashford, M ., Miles, W ., Mulvaney, L., Smith, R. leg., ANHRT:2019.25, gen. slide no. TT 044, DNA barcode ID/BOLD process ID ANHRTUK00121979/ANLMN7633-21; 2 males, Chimfunshi, Kafue River , Copperbelt Province, 1280 m, 12.357°S, 27.534°E, 19 November 14, Smith, R ., Takano, H . leg .; 1 male, Nyangombe Falls (Miombo / Riverine forest mosaic), 1300 m, 11.807°S, 24.537°E, 15–17 November 2018, Aristophanous, M ., Dérozier, V ., Laszlo, G., Oram, D. leg ., ANHRT:2018.40, DNA barcode ID/BOLD process ID ANHRTUK00067001/ ANLMN7632-21; 1 male, same site, 17–23 November 2019, Bashford, M ., Miles, W ., Mulvaney, L., Smith, R. leg ., ANHRT:2019.25; 1 male, Kasanka River Pontoon, Kasanka N .P., 1191 m, 12.573°S, 30.235°E, 2–4 December 2012, Smith, R ., Takano, H . leg .; 1 male, Lake Wasa , Kasanka N .P., 1193 m, 12.555°S, 30.295°E, 5 December 2012, Smith, R ., Takano, H . leg .; 1 male, Jan Fisher ̍s Farm, Chingola ( Miombo / Riverine forest mosaic), 1365 m, 12.603° S, 27.930°E, 14–17 November 2019, Bashford, M ., Miles, W ., Mulvaney, L. leg ., ANHRT:2019.25; 1 female, Chitunta Plain (Miombo / Dambo mosaic), 1396 m, 11.487°S, 24.405°E, 29 November–4 December 2019, Bashford, M ., Miles, W ., Mulvaney, L. leg ., ANHRT:2019.25 ( ANHRT); 1 male, N̍kana, Ellison, L . leg . ( NHMUK).

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.

Figures 157–164. Female genitalia. Figure 157. Delorhachis viridiplaga: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317401 (NHMUK); Figure 158. D. charopa stat. rev.: [DRC], Kalamba, gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317410 (NHMUK); Figure 159. D. ochsei sp. nov.: PT, Ghana, Ashanti, gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317403 (NHMUK); Figure 160. D. chlorodaedala: Zambia, Kapishya Hot Springs, gen. slide no. LG 5718 (ANHRT); Figure 161. D. pallidifascia sp. nov.: PT, Guinea, Dalaba, gen. slide no. LG 5719 (ANHRT); Figure 162. D. parvinota sp. nov.: PT, Liberia, Nimba Mts., gen. slide no. NHMUK 010317447 (NHMUK); Figure 163. D. meyi sp. nov.: PT, Kenya, Kakamega Forest, gen. slide no. RF 2021.896 (SMNS); Figure 164. D. nigrivenosa: South Sudan, Lolibai Mts., gen. slide no. 36.329 (MWW). Scale bars: 1 mm.