taxonID	type	description	language	source
038687AEFF88FFED4988FA1C717A26D0.taxon	description	Psyche, 6 (207), 487 – 490. Type species Hypotrabala castanea Holland, 1893, ibidem, 513. Note: “ Part of the generic diagnosis of Hypotrabala was published in July 1893 in part 207 of Psyche; the remainder was published in September 1893 in part 209 together with the type-species designation and the type-species description ” (Fletcher & Nye 1982).	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF88FFEB4988F8CD717D20F1.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 2 – 9, 27 – 30)	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF88FFEB4988F8CD717D20F1.taxon	materials_examined	Note on distribution (Fig. 1). The species was recorded for Malawi only (De Prins & De Prins 2025) from the type locality, Mulanje or Mulanje Massif (Figs 2 – 4) (Dixey, 1927), and Mzuzu Wildlife Sanctuary (Takano & Laszlo 2024). We examined additional material that expanded the known distribution area from Malawi to the DRC. Examined material. MALAWI: ♂, [16.06925 S, 35.14062 E] “ 3104. ♂ / Cholo / Nyasaland. / 2700 ’. RCW. / In coitus. [?] / 21. Xii. 26 (CMNH; Fig. 5); ♀, same data (CMNH); ♂, [15.37658 S, 35.33565 E] “ Zomba / Nyasaland / HBarlow ” (CMNH; Fig. 6); 2 ♀♀, same data (CMNH); ♂, [15.66166 S, 34.61666 E] “ MPATAMANGA ROAD / MWANZA DIST. SMALAWI / 400 m 15 39.7 S 34 37 E / 1 & 14 FEB 2005 R. J. MURPHY ”, GS 29026 (CGM; Fig. 8); ♂, [11.195 S, 33.47333 E] “ ZARO CAMP / VWAZA MARSH GAME RES. / MZIMBA DIST. N. MALAWI / 1130 m 11 11.7 S 33 28.4 E / 25 - 27 FEB 2006 R. J. MURPHY ” (coll. of the late R. J. Murphy; Fig. 9). DRC: ♀, [11.05497 S, 26.54727 E] “ Ht Katanga / Tshinkolobwe / 14.2.31 / J. Romieux ” (MHNG; Fig. 7).	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF8FFFE94988FCE573AA21C4.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 10 – 15, 31 – 37)	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF8FFFE94988FCE573AA21C4.taxon	materials_examined	Note on distribution (Fig. 1). The species was described based on two males from one locality in Zambia. We examined additional material that expanded the distribution area to Zimbabwe and the DRC. Examined material. ZAMBIA: ♂, [8.84662 S, 31.37092 E] “ ABERCORN / N. Rhodesia / XII – 1963 / Nat. Museum, S. R. ”, GS Las- 67 (NHMZ; Figs 10, 34); ♀, [15.41546 S, 28.27732 E] “ LUSAKA / N. Rhodesia / XII – 1961 / Nat. Museum, S. R. ”, GS Las- 71 (NHMZ; Figs 12, 35 – 36). ZIMBABWE: ♀, [20.82511 S, 32.20397 E] “ Dotts Drift / ChisumbanJi / Lower Sabi / Rhodesia / 1 – 1966 / Nat. Mus. Bulawayo ”, GS Las- 72 (NHMZ; Figs 11, 37). DRC: ♂, [10.64166 S, 25.56083 E] “ RUWE / KATANGA / CONGO / 25 – X – 1966 / Nat. Museum / S. Rhodesia ”, GS Las- 70 (NHMZ; Figs 13, 33); ♂, [12.25069 S, 27.79354 E] “ Coll. Museum Tervuren. / Zaïre: Shaba R. Luina / Kibomboma 7 – 09 – 1989 / Th. Bouyer ”, GS 2005 - 11 (RMCA; Figs 14, 31); ♂, [10.72752 S, 25.50889 E] “ Coll. Mus. Tervuren / Katanga: Kolwezi / 1951 / Rec. V. Allard ”, GS 2005 - 18 (RMCA; Figs 15, 32).	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF8FFFE94988FCE573AA21C4.taxon	description	Description of hitherto undescribed morphologic features. Male (Figs 10, 13 – 15). The head (Fig. 34). The frontoclypeus does not bear any outgrowths. The eyes are naked. The maxillary palpus is very short. The labial palpus is three-segmented, with the proximal segment about two times smaller than the medial one and the distal segment about five times smaller than the medial one. The antenna bipectinate consists of 54 – 55 flagellomeres. The rami are densely covered with short sensilla chaetica, which rapidly elongate in the proximal one-seventh of the antenna and then rapidly shorten in the apical one-seventh. The legs (Fig. 34). The tibial spur formula is 0 - 2 - 2; the epiphysis is about the length of the longest rami, approximately 1.9 mm. Note on vesica. In the original species description, Takano & László (2024) mentioned that the left longitudinal serrated plate on the vesica is twice as long as the right one. That is not visible on the photos of the phallus they provided (Takano & László 2024, Fig. 85). In our preparations (n = 4), both plates are of equal length (Figs 31 – 34), but other features are similar to the original description. Female (Figs 11 – 12). Reminiscent of the male in coloration, but overall larger, has approximately 4.5 times shorter rami and the epiphysis of 0.4 mm (Fig. 35), and a dark brown discal spot instead of the silverish one. Forewing length 27 – 32 mm. The genitalia (Figs 36 – 37). The papilla analis is somewhat oval, densely covered with chaetae, and ventrobasally, near the base of the posterior apophysis, has a wrinkled, sclerotized area. The posterior apophysis is about one-third longer than the anterior one. The sterigma is heavily sclerotized and shield-like, with an anterior cup-like extension near the ostium, which is hidden with a beak-like outgrowth, and lateral arms about half of the sterigma’s length. The ductus bursae is heavily sclerotized, semioval, and flat, about two times smaller than the bursa copulatrix. The bursa copulatrix is membranous, somewhat pear-shaped, and dorsomedially bears a small transversal plate-like signum with lateral minute dents. Wing pattern and coloration variability. The forewing background color varies from yellow (Fig. 14) to orange (Fig. 15) in males, and dark speckles and dark-colored areas may be more (Figs 12, 15) or less intense (Figs 11, 14) in both sexes.	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF8DFFE84988FCA170AC2483.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 16 – 17, 41 – 42)	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF8DFFE84988FCA170AC2483.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ♂, “ NKHORONGO MZUZU / MZIMBA DIST. N. MALAWI / 1375 m 11 23 S 33 59 E / R. J. MURPHY / Date 25 Oct 2008 ”, GS 29027 (CGM; Figs 16, 41). Paratype: ♂, [probably Vumba Botanical Reserve, around 19.11285 S, 32.83033 E] “ Vumba / S. Rhodesia / 27.10.1959 / B. D. Barnes ”, GS Las- 69 (NHMZ; Figs 17, 42). Two Malawian specimens deposited in DMNH (Fig. 26) are likely to be H. liviae sp. n., but since none of them have been dissected, we omit adding them to the type series.	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF80FFE54988FBD5767824FD.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 18, 40)	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF80FFE54988FBD5767824FD.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ♂, “ VINTHUKUTU FOREST RESERVE / KARONGA DISTRICT N. MALAW / 1950 FT 10 25 S 34 11 E / 7 NOV 2001 R. J. MURPHYI ”, GS 29025 (CGM; Figs 18, 40).	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF84FFE14988FC6276BD2538.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 19 – 26, 38 – 39, 43 – 46)	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
038687AEFF84FFE14988FC6276BD2538.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ♂, [Zimbabwe, Harare] “ Salisbury / S. RHODESIA / 1 / 11 / 59 / A. J. DUKE ”, GS Las- 58 (DMNH; Figs 19, 43). Paratypes: ♂, “ Tobacco Res. Board / Salisbury / S. Rhodesia / 2 – 25. II. 1968 / Nat. Museum, S. R. ”, GS Las- 66 (DMNH; Figs 20, 45); ♀, “ Salisbury / S. Rhodesia / II. 1965 / Nat. Museum, S. R. ”, GS Las- 73 (DMNH; Figs 21, 38); 2 ♂♂, ♀, “ Salisbury / S. Rhodesia / III. 1965 / Nat. Museum, S. R. ” (DMNH), GS Las- 68 (Figs 22, 44), GS Las- 64 (Figs 23, 46), GS Las- 74 (Figs 24, 39); ♀, “ 01 - 03. XII. 2010 / Zimbabwe, Manicaland Prov. / Vukutu, 1.900 m / 18 ° 22 ’ S, 32 ° 36 ’ E / Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich ” (CGM). Additionally, 24 ♂♂ and 7 ♀♀ deposited in NHMZ (Fig. 25) and 2 ♂♂ deposited in DMNH (Fig. 26) and collected in Zimbabwe, Harare, are added to the type series.	en	Friend, Herman L., Sulak, Harald, Beavogui, Abdoul Habib, Müller, Günter C., Revay, Edita E., Yakovlev, Roman V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Volkova, Julia S., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Prozorov, Alexey M. (2025): Descriptions of three new Hypotrabala from the H. neavei species group (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 89: 16-37, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.89.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.89.2
