Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940

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 : 205

Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940

( Figs 18a–f )

Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940 — Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines, 34 (1), 103.

Type material. Holotype of ♂, [ DR Congo] Musée du Congo, Eala, viii.1936, J. Ghesquière | Holotype, T. palynata ♂ | R. Det. E 4410 | Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940 , Holotype | gen. slide 234/24, O. Bidzilya ( RMCA).

Remarks. For the diagnostic characters between T. palynata and T. oreia see the remark under the latter species.

Male genitalia (described here for the first time, Fig. 18d–e ). Uncus subtriangular, basally as broad as long, apex weakly rounded; gnathos short, weakly curved at 3/4; tegumen broad at base, tapering to 2/3, then almost parallel-sided, anterior margin with triangular emargination extending to 1/3; cucullus digitate, weakly narrowed apically, extending beyond the tip of uncus; sacculus weakly bent, broadened at middle, slightly shorter than cucullus; valvella weakly sclerotized, 1/4 length of sacculus, narrow at base, then moderately broadened; juxta lobe membranous, short and broad; vinculum approximately 4 times broader than long; saccus short, comparatively narrow, triangular; phallus of same length as cucullus, tapered apically.

Distribution. DR Congo: Équateur Province.

Figures

FIGURES 17–20. 17. Trichembola oreia Ghesquière, 1940, holotype, male. 17a, adult. 17b, labels. 17c, head, lateral view. 17d, male genitalia. 17e, phallus. 17f, abdominal terga V–VIII with anterior bands of microtrichia. 18. Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940, holotype, male. 18a, adult. 18b, labels. 18c, head, lateral view.18d, male genitalia. 18e, phallus. 18f, abdomen; terga IV–VII with anterior bands of microtrichia. 19. Leuronoma allomima (Meyrick, 1938), holotype, male. 19a, adult. 19b, labels. 19c, male genitalia. 19d, phallus. 20. Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934, holotype, female. 20a, adult. 20b, labels. 20c, female genitalia.