Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937

Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. & Rajaei, Hossein, 2024, An illustrated and annotated catalogue of type specimens of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium), with taxonomic changes, Zootaxa 5496 (2), pp. 191-213 : 200

Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937

( Figs 11a–c )

Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937 — Exotic Microlepidoptera, 5 (3–5), 123.

Type material. Holotype ♂ (abdomen missing), [ DR Congo] Musée du Congo, Eala, i.1936, J. Ghesquière, 2087 | Holotype, D. loxonoma | R. Det. DD 3258 | Dichomeris loxonoma M. ( RMCA).

Remarks. Dichomeris loxonoma was described based on two males collected in Eala. One male (without abdomen) labelled “ holotype ” is deposited in RMCA, the second male “ paratype ” is deposited in Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK). The species is characterized externally by light brown forewing with black maculate markings along costa, a black oblique streak and a brown spot in cell. Dichomeris exsecta ( Meyrick, 1927) from Zimbabwe is similar externally but the black oblique streak is divided in separate spots in this species.

Distribution. DR Congo: Équateur Province.

Figures

FIGURES 8–11. 8. Dichomeris craspedotis (Meyrick, 1937), holotype, male. 8a. Adult. 8b, labels. 8c. head, lateral view. 8d, male genitalia. 8e, phallus. 9, 10. Dichomeris leontovitchi (Ghesquière, 1940). 9. Paratype, male. 9a, adult. 9b, labels. 9c, head, lateral view. 9d, male genitalia. 9e, phallus. 10. Holotype, female. 10a, adult. 10b, labels. 10c. female genitalia. 11. Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937, holotype, male. 11a, adult. 11b, labels. 11c, head, lateral view.