Yponomeuta staudei, Agassiz, 2019

Agassiz, David J. L., 2019, The Yponomeutidae of the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea), Zootaxa 4600 (1), pp. 1-69 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4600.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AFA62339-C2D5-47C5-80AD-CA5E75B365F5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4341475
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/22430230-FFF5-5D05-FF5C-FE88F814FB70
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Yponomeuta staudei
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

4. Yponomeuta staudei sp. nov.

Description of adult ( Plate 1 View PLATE 1 ). Wingspan 21–22 mm. Head pale grey, an indistinct spot above; labial palpus slender, segment 3 of similar length to segment 2, white but black around all joints; scape dark grey, flagellum pale grey very weakly annulate darker. Thorax pale grey with black spots, tegula pale grey a small anterior black dot. Forewing pale ashy grey, a pair of subbasal black spots, four irregular rows of black spots, fringe concolorous with wing. Hindwing grey, fringe concolorous. Abdomen grey.

Male genitalia ( Plate 7). Uncus concave, socius upwardly curved, tegumen elongate with two small flaps representing the gnathos, valva almost parallel sided, sacculus to about half length of valva, saccus digitate and short, no longer than socius. Aedeagus 1.5 x length of valva, almost straight, three slender cornuti of different lengths. 8th abdominal segment with arch-shaped sclerite.

Female genitalia ( Plate 17 View PLATE 17 ). Papilla analis neatly pointed, ostium fused with eighth segment which bears a pair of posterior spines, antrum strongly sclerotized, ductus bursae with a conspicuous loop, corpus bursae ovate with concentric rings around signum which is ovoid spiny patch.

Diagnosis. Very similar to puncticornis , but with spots in the apical section of the costal half of the forewing where in puncticrnis there are none. The male genitalia differ by the narrow valva and short saccus.

Biology. The species has been bred from Gymnosporia buxifolia . Adults recorded in December, March and April. The larva is illustrated on Plate 28 View PLATE 28 .

Derivation of the name. After Hermann Staude who has reared the species.

Distribution. Malawi, Zimbabwe and Republic of South Africa.

Type material. Type material. Holotype ♂ MALAWI, Mzimba District, Nkhorongo Mzuzu 1375 m, 11°23’S 33°59’E 21.iii.2009 R.J. Murphy ( TMSA). 3 paratypes: 1 ♂ ZIMBABWE, Christon Bank, Harare 1.xii. 1994 N.J. Duke; 1 ♂ 1 ♀ REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: Macleantown, Cape, 25.iv.1982 N.J. Duke ( TMSA). GoogleMaps

Other material examined: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: ♂ Limpopo, Rust de Winter Nature Reserve , larva 17.xi.2013, pupa 19.xi.2013, em. 3.xii.2013 H.S. Staude ; 1 ♂ Malawi, Central Region , Dzalanyama For. Res. 1270 m, 14.xii.2002 A.J. Kingston 6290, DJLA slide No. 1639 .