Brunneonola nimba, László, 2022

László, Gyula M., 2022, Taxonomic studies on Afrotropical Nolinae: review of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Hampsonola László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2015, descriptions of five new genera and five new species and introduction of a new synonymy (Lepidoptera, Nolidae), Zootaxa 5169 (2), pp. 147-164 : 158

Brunneonola nimba sp. n.

( Figs 16–17 , 29 )

Holotype. Male. “ Liberia, 750m, Nimba County, Nimba Mts., ENNR, Cellcom road, 7°33’3.78”N, 8°31’46.49”W, 16–28.xii.2018 Cold Cathode UV Light Trap (8 W), Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg. ANHRT:2018.43”, unique id.: ANHRTUK 00073957, gen. slide No.: LGNA 1158, BOLD process/DNA barcode id.: ANLMN2810-21/ ANHRTUK00073957 ( ANHRT).

Paratypes. 4males, with the same data as in the holotype, unique ids:ANHRTUK 00073955, 0073956,00073959, 00143276, gen. slide No.: LGNA 1303, BOLD process/DNA barcode ids: ANLMN2809-21/ANHRTUK00073955, ANLMN2808-21/ANHRTUK00073959 ( ANHRT) .

Diagnosis. The distinctive features of the new species are discussed under the diagnosis of the new monotypic genus Brunneonola .

Description. The external and genital morphology of Brunneonola nimba sp. n. are discussed under the description of the new monotypic genus.

Genetic information. The new species has been assigned the BIN URI: BOLD:AEJ3404. The intraspecific genetic divergence is 0.31%. The nearest neighbour according to the BOLD database is a noline species identified as Callinola bifiliferata from South America, diverging at 6.41%, however, the relatively short genetic distance based on COI barcodes only, does not necessarily refer to a close relationship between the species. Within the taxa discussed in this study, the shortest pairwise genetic distance was observed between B. nimba and H. nanographa in the range of 7.90–8.24%.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality of the new species, the Nimba Mountains.

Figures

FIGURES 16–21. adults (coll. ANHRT). 16, Brunneonola gen. n. nimba sp. n., holotype, ♂, Liberia; 17, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Liberia; 18, Ivindonola gen. n. ipassa sp. n., holotype, ♂, Gabon; 19, Cryptonola gen. n. confundata sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 20, Ibidem, paratype, ♂, Sierra Leone; 21, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, Ivory Coast.

FIGURES 28–31. male genitalia, a: clasping apparatus, b: aedeagus (coll. ANHRT). 28, Bellanola gen. n. mikongo sp. n., holotype, Gabon, LGNA 1294; 29, Brunneonola gen. n. nimba sp. n., holotype, Liberia, LGNA 1158; 30, Ivindonola gen. n. ipassa sp. n., holotype, Gabon, LGNA 590; 31, Cryptonola gen. n. confundata sp. n., holotype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 1179.