Khayapacha danieli, Prozorov & Yakovlev & Prozorova & Saldaitis & Revay & Sulak & Volkova & Traore & Petrányi & Müller, 2023

Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely & Müller, Günter C., 2023, A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 70, pp. 137-147 : 141-143

Khayapacha danieli sp. n.

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Holotype: ♂, Kenya, Kwale County, Marenji Forest , 4.48 S, 39.23 E, 60 m, 26–27.VII.2002, GS 13463 ( CGM / USTTB) . Paratypes, Kenya: 4♂, Kwale County, Chizio Mulungu Buda Forest , 4.53112 S, 39.23639 E, 60 m, I.1995, 1.IV.1995, GS 0412 ( CGM / USTTB) ; ♀, Arabuko Sokoke Forest , 1–2.VII.1994, leg. Politzar, GS 11-033 ( MWM / ZSM) ; ♂, Kilifi County, Malindi District, Arabuko Sokoke Forest , 3.4 S, 39.883 E, 100 m, 29.XII.2005, leg. S. C. Collins, GS Las-49 ( DMNH) .

Description (see above under the genus description).

Distribution ( Fig. 15). Northern Swahili coastal forests in Kenya. Expected to be endemic in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya ( Mittermeier et al., 1998; Myers et al., 2000). Six more lasiocampid species are restricted to this biodiversity hotspot area: Eucraera decora ( Fawcett, 1915) (see Prozorov, 2016с); Opisthodontia budamara Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 ; Opisthodontia vensani Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Theophasida kawaii Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 ; Odontopacha dargei Prozorov et al., 2023 ( Prozorov et al., 2023f); Vavizola hela Prozorov et al., 2023 ( Prozorov et al., 2023g).

Biology. Adults were collected in January, July and December from altitudes below 100 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Daniel Margiotta (Nesconset, USA).

Figures

Figures 1–7. Adults. 1–2. Gonopacha modestissima, ♂ and ♀, DRC, Ekongo, GS 0607, 0785 (CGM/USTTB). 3–4. Henometa clarki, RSA. 3. ST ♂, Durban (SNHM). 4. ♀, Ben Lavin Nature Reserve (MWM/ZSM). 5–7. Khayapacha danieli sp. n., Kenya. 5. HT ♂, Marenche Forest, GS 13463 (CGM/USTTB). 6. PT ♂, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, GS Las-49 (DMNH). 7. PT ♀, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, GS 11-033 (MWM/ZSM). Scale bar – 1 cm.

Figures 8–9. ♂ genitalia of Khayapacha danieli sp. n., Kenya. 8. PT, Buda Forest, GS 0412 (CGM/USTTB). 9. PT, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, GS Las-49 (DMNH). Scale bars for genitalia and magnified apical part of aedeagus – 1 mm.

Figures 12–14. ♀ genitalia. 12. Khayapacha danieli sp. n., Kenya, Arabuko Sokoke National Park, GS 11-033 (MWM/ZSM). 13. Henometa clarki, Blouberg Nature Reserve, GS 17459 (MWM/ZSM) 14. Gonotrichidia modestissima, DRC, Ekongo, GS 0785 (CGM/USTTB). Scale bar – 1 mm.