Scrobipalpa phelotris ( Meyrick, 1909 )

Bidzilya, Oleksiy V., 2021, A review of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 5070 (1), pp. 1-83 : 24

Scrobipalpa phelotris ( Meyrick, 1909)

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Gelechia phelotris Meyrick, 1909: 371 .

Scrobipalpa phelotris ( Meyrick, 1909) — Janse 1960: 237, pl. 28f, pl. 42b.

Remarks. The species was described from a single male collected in Kimberly “ Cape colony, Kimberly, in August (Captain Barrett-Hamilton), one specimen ” ( Meyrick 1909: 371) (SAM). I was not able to get in contact with curator of Lepidoptera in SAM to study the holotype. However, as far as I can judge from the original description ( Meyrick 1909: 371) and redescription of the species in Janse (1960: 237, pl. 28f, pl. 42b), S. phelotris is a large (wingspan 21 mm), narrow-winged, uniformly fuscous-grey species without forewing markings. Based on the photograph of the male genitalia of the holotype ( Janse 1960: pl. 42b), S. phelotris may be placed provisionally near S. typica sp. nov. The species is somewhat similar externally to S. wieseri sp. nov. in having a nearly uniformly coloured, elongated forewing forewing.

Distribution. South Africa.

Figures

FIGURES 41–50. Scrobipalpa spp., adults. 41–43. S. wolframi sp. nov. 41. Namibia, Nababiep, HT, male (gen. slide 129/21, OB). 42. Namibia, Brandberg, PT, female (gen. slide 128/21, OB). 43. South Africa, P.K. le Roux Dam, PT, female (gen. slide 126/21, OB). 44. S. natalensis sp. nov., South Africa, Karkloof, HT, male (gen. slide 182/17, OB). 45. S. varivansoni sp. nov., Namibia, Nababieb, HT, male (gen. slide 173/17, OB). 46. S. phelotris, South Africa, Kimberly, HT, male (after Janse 1960). 47–50. S. typica sp. nov. 47. Namibia, Brandberg, male (genitalia in glycerol vial). 48. South Africa, P.K. le Roux Dam (gen. slide 96/17, OB). 49. South Africa, Pretoria, PT, female (gen. slide 97/17, OB). 50. Kenya, Lake Bogoria, female (gen. slide 140/17, OB). Scale bar = wingspan.

FIGURES 111–117. Scrobipalpa spp., male genitalia. 111, 112. S. diversa, Namibia, Abachaus 111. HT (gen. slide g. 6052). 112. Gen. slide g. 8527. 113, 114. S. wolframi sp. nov., PT. 113. Namibia, Brandberg (gen. slide 24/06, W. Mey). 114. South Africa, Richtersveld Nat. Park (gen. slide 204/12, OB). 115. S. natalensis sp. nov., South Africa, Karkloof, HT (gen. slide 182/17, OB). 116. S. varivansoni sp. nov., Namibia, Nababieb, HT (gen. slide 173/17, OB). 117. S. phelotris, South Africa, Kimberly, HT (after Janse 1960).