Sonitha olanrewaju, Friend & Prozorov & Yakovlev & Prozorova & Saldaitis & Sulak & Volkova & Lamah & Revay & Müller, 2024

Friend, Herman L., Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Lamah, Simon Pierre, Revay, Edita E. & Müller, Günter C., 2024, Four new species close to Sonitha libera and Sonitha myoctona from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), Ecologica Montenegrina 72, pp. 99-116 : 110-116

Sonitha olanrewaju sp. n.

https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4129D5F0-D486-4CEA-A3EF-B2DD9A9A95F0

( Figs 14–16 , 30–31 , 34 )

Holotype: ♂, DRC, Mai- Ndombe, Ekongo camp, 2.75613 S, 20.31538 E, 350 m, V.2018, leg. A. Prozorov, T. Prozorova et al., GS 1022 ( CGM / USTTB) . Paratypes: 20♂, same data, but X.2017, XI.2017, XII.2017, I.2018, II.2018, III.2018, GS 0996, 1021 ( CGM / USTTB) ; 3♂, Nigeria, Cross River State, Onya , 6.48827 N, 8.93146 E, 130 m, XI.1998 ( CGM / USTTB) .

Description. Male ( Figs 14–15 ). Flagellum covered with speckled whitish and brown scales. Head and thorax pinkish and orange. Abdomen reddish straw. Forewing. Forewing length: 18–21 mm. Somewhat oval with rounded apex and smooth outer margin. Costa dark reddish brown, costal area brown, subcostal and submarginal areas pinkish straw, medial and submarginal areas with tornal spot orangish brown, mediobasal spot pinkish straw. Medial lines vague brown, discal dot white. Fringe orangish brown. Hindwing. Somewhat trapezoid with pronounced apices on Rs and CuA 2 and slightly wavy outer margin. Medial area brown, anal area straw or pinkish straw, marginal area speckled with light pinkish, pinkish and brown scales; veins partially covered with pale scales. Medial lines dark brown, blurred; discal dot white. Genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ). Tegumen a narrow band, dorsally and laterally bears two pairs of socii. Dorsal socii weakly pronounced, lateral socii knob-like, both covered with setae. Cucullus elongated, cone-like with slightly bent apical third; apex blunt. Sacculus compact, semispherical, covered with setae. Vinculum a narrow band, ventromedially bears saccus. Saccus elongated, somewhat rectangle. Juxta basally fused with aedeagus. Lobes of juxta elongated, c-shaped, apically rather blunt. Aedeagus cylinder-like. Vesica divided into two equal cone-like extensions, each bears one-two big cornuti distally and around 20 smaller cornuti between the extensions. The 8 th sternite sickle-shaped with distolateral dents, sitting on lateral edges. Female remains unknown.

Diagnosis. Adult males of S. olanrewaju sp. n. have white discal dot ( Figs 14–15 ), weakly pronounced dorsal socii, knob-like lateral socii, c-shaped lobes of juxta, wider saccus, two elongated equal diverticula of vesica and sickle-shaped eight sternite with dents sitting on lateral edges in genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ), and spread east of the Dahomey Gap ( Fig. 34 ); whereas adult males of S. libera have black discal dot ( Fig. 2 ), expanded dorsal socii, triangle-like lateral socii, slightly bent lobes of juxta, narrower saccus, two short unequal diverticula of vesica and trapezoid eight sternite in genitalia ( Figs 17–18 , 23– 24 ), and spread west of the Dahomey Gap ( Fig. 32 ).

Adult males of S. olanrewaju sp. n. are smaller with white discal dot ( Figs 14–15 ), have less pronounced dorsal socii, cone-shaped cucullus, claw like lobes of juxta without medial swelling, and sickle-shaped eight sternite with dents sitting on lateral edges in genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ); whereas adult males of S. adedapo sp. n. are larger with pinkish tint and black discal dot ( Figs 4–6 ), have better developed dorsal socii, finger-shaped cucullus, “swollen” lobes of juxta, and dents of eight sternite sitting closer to the middle in genitalia ( Figs 20 , 26 ).

Adult males of S. olanrewaju sp. n. have white discal dot ( Figs 14–15 ), have weakly pronounced dorsal socii, slightly bigger lateral socii, elongated gradually narrowing lobes of juxta, wider saccus, equal diverticula of vesica, and sickle-shaped eight sternite with dents sitting on lateral edges in genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ); whereas adult male S. bekombo sp. n. has black discal dot ( Fig. 7 ), has larger dorsal socii, smaller lateral socii, short medially “swollen” lobes of juxta, narrow saccus, unequal diverticula of vesica, and dents of eight sternite sitting closer to the middle in genitalia ( Figs 21 , 26 ).

Adult males of S. olanrewaju sp. n. have reddish tint and white discal dot ( Figs 14–15 ), longer lobes of juxta gradually narrowing towards the top, and sickle-shaped eight sternite in genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ); whereas adult male of S. ekongo sp. n. is yellowish brown and black discal dot ( Fig. 8 ), shorter lobes of juxta with narrowed distal third, and trapezoid eight sternite in genitalia ( Figs 22 , 28 ).

Adult males of S. olanrewaju sp. n. have reddish tint and white discal dot ( Figs 14–15 ), longer lobes of juxta gradually narrowing towards the top, and sickle-shaped eight sternite in genitalia ( Figs 30–31 ); whereas adult male of S. ekongo sp. n. is yellowish brown and black discal dot ( Fig. 8 ), shorter lobes of juxta with narrowed distal third, and trapezoid eight sternite in genitalia ( Figs 22 , 28 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 34 ). Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests in Nigeria and Central Congolian lowland forests in DRC.

Biology. Adults were collected in I, II, III, V, X, XI, XII from altitudes up to 350 meters a.s.l. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Senator, Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, a medical doctor, currently the Prochancellor, University of Lagos. As Chairman, Nigeria Senate Committee on Health he was responsible for amending National Health Insurance to guarantee affordable, accessible, quality health care and for the establishment of cancer management centres. He introduced the Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage and led the campaign to fight malnutrition which helped inject significant funding into the Nigeria Nutrition Budget. He is married to Princess Mojisola Tejuoso and blessed with children and grandchildren.

Acknowledgments

We thank Alexandre Cipolla (CAC), Joël Minet (MNHN) and †Ugo Dall’Asta (RMCA) for providing material and helping to process it.

We are thankful to †Vasiliy D. Kravchenko (Tel Aviv University, Israel) for preliminary work in the Ekongo camp in March and April of 2017: setting up most traps, training local workers, and taking care of material under harsh conditions. We express our gratitude to the LuiKotale Bonobo Project leaders Barbara Fruth and Gottfried Hohmann for their help with the general curating of the insect collection from the project in Ekongo. A heartfelt thank you to LuiKotale and Ekongo camp managers Roman Keller and Alexis Louat who helped to organize, manage and maintain the daily work efforts in the camp. We appreciate the irreplaceable help of the Bekombo village people with collecting, sorting, packing, and transporting insects from Ekongo as well as with the daily routine in the camp.

A portion of the presented work was done by Alexey Prozorov with the financial support of the Thomas-Witt-Stiftung.

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Figures

Figures 9–16. ♂ of Sonitha spp. collected (CGM/USTTB) and in nature from DRC, Ekongo. 9. S. adedapo sp. n. 10. S. bekombo sp. n. 11–13. S. myoctona, GS 1025, 1024. 14–16. S. olanrewaju sp. n. 14. HT, GS 1022. 15. PT, GS 0996. Scale bar for spread moths – 1 cm.

Figures 23–31. The 8th sternites and ♂ genitalia of Sonitha spp. 23–24. S. libera. 23. HT, “West Africa,” GS 460 (NHMUK). 24. DRC, Ekongo, GS 1413 (CGM/USTTB). 25. S. lapa, HT, Gabon, GS 2011-005 (MNHN). 26. S. adedapo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1414 (CGM/USTTB). 27. S. bekombo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1142 (CGM/USTTB). 28. S. ekongo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1141 (CGM/USTTB). 29. S. myctona, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1024 (CGM/USTTB). 30–31. S. olanrewaju sp. n., DRC, Ekongo (CGM/USTTB). 30. PT, GS 1021. 31. HT, GS 1021. Scale bar – 1 mm.

Figures 32–35. Maps with collecting sites for Sonitha spp.

Figures 2–8. ♂ of Sonitha spp. from DRC, Ekongo (except Fig. 3). 2. S. libera, GS 0890 (CGM/USTTB). 3. S. lapa, HT, Gabon, GS 2011-005 (MNHN). 4–6. S. adedapo sp. n., (CGM/USTTB). 4. HT, GS 1414. 5–6. PT. 7. S. bekombo sp. n., HT, GS 1142 (CGM/USTTB). 8. S. bekombo sp. n., HT, GS 1141 (CGM/USTTB). Scale bar – 1 cm.

Figures 17–22. ♂ genitalia of Sonitha spp. 17–18. S. libera. 17. HT, “West Africa,” GS 460 (NHMUK). 18. DRC, Ekongo, GS 1413 (CGM/USTTB). 19. S. lapa, HT, Gabon, GS 2011-005 (MNHN). 20. S. adedapo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1414 (CGM/USTTB). 21. S. bekombo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1142 (CGM/USTTB). 22. S. ekongo sp. n., HT, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1141 (CGM/USTTB). Scale bar – 1 mm.