Alucita seychellensis (T.B.Fletcher, 1910)

Ustjuzhanin, Petr & Kovtunovich, Vasily, 2016, The Alucitidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 4126 (4), pp. 533-547 : 537

Alucita seychellensis (T.B.Fletcher, 1910)

Figs. 7–15

Orneodes seychellensis T.B. Fletcher, 1910: 397 . (Type locality: Cascade Estate, Seychelles).

Orneodes granata Meyrick, 1921: 108 . (Type locality: Magude, [ Mozambique]) syn. nov.

Orneodes imbrifera Meyrick, 1929: 538 . (Type locality: Fort Crampel, [ Central African Republic] syn. nov.

Material examined. 1 ♀ (CUK), Mpatamanga, 26.xii.2008; 4 ♂ (CUK), Mwabvi, 30–31.xii.2008, 1 ♂ (CUK), Mwabvi, 22.xii.2011; 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (CUK), Monkey Bay, 03.i.2009, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (CUK), 16.xii.2010, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♀ (CUK), Nkhorongo, 10–15.xi.2009, R. Murphy .

Distribution. Cameroon, Central African Republic, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles.

Remarks. We have carefully examinaed the holotype of A.seychellensis and compared it to the holotypes of A. granata and A. imbrifera . In the absence of any differences observed, we consider these taxa belong to the same species. On the basis of this evidence, we synonymize A. granata syn. nov. and A. imbrifera syn. nov. with A. seychellensis .

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 10. Alucita seychellensis (T. B. Fletcher, 1910). Fig. 7. Adult, male (holotype); Fig. 8. Label; Fig. 9. Male genitalia (holotype); Fig. 10. Female genitalia (paratype).

FIGURES 11 – 12. Alucita granata (Meyrick, 1921) syn. nov. Fig. 11. Adult, male (holotype) and label; Fig. 12. Male genitalia (holotype).

FIGURES 13 – 15. Alucita imbrifera (Meyrick, 1929) syn. nov. Fig. 13. Adult, female (holotype); Fig. 14. Label; Fig. 15. Female genitalia (holotype).