Torodora randimella (Viette, [1957]) Park & Koo & Minet, 2020

Park, Kyu-Tek, Koo, Jun-Mo & Minet, Joël, 2020, Review of the Malagasy lecithocerid species described by Pierre Viette and deposited in MNHN (Paris), with new generic combinations and descriptions of a new subfamily and genus of Momphidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), Zootaxa 4845 (2), pp. 151-190 : 168

Torodora randimella (Viette, [1957]) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 12 A–E)

Lecithocera randimella Viette, [1957] : 219. TL: Betsileo region, Ambatofitorahana.

Type. 1♂ (holotype), Central Madagascar, Betsileo region , alt. 1600 m, road to South, at km 302, Ambatofitorahana forest, 23 iii 1965, P. Viette leg.; genitalia: prep. P. Viette no. 3288 .

Adult ( Figs. 12A, B ). Wingspan, 23 mm. The forewing ground colour is yellowish brown, with a small blackish discal spot at the end of discal cell, and weakly developed postmedian band. Abdomen has broad spinose zones on dorsal surface ( Fig. 12E ). Viette ([1957]) noted that this species is similar to Lecithocera pyxinodes Meyrick, 1918 and L. malacta Meyrick, 1918 , but it clearly differs from the latter by the yellowish-brown ground colour of the forewing. Abdomen ( Fig. 12E ) has spinose zones with dense strong spines on segments I–VII dorsally.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 12C, D ): Also a line drawing given by Viette ([1957], Fig. 6 ). Uncus long, slender, exceeding basal plate of gnathos. Valva deeply concave on costa; cucullus shortened, strongly upturned with round apex, more or less angled at lower corner. Juxta deeply concave on caudal margin. Aedeagus shorter than valva, with two short lows of spinules.

Distribution. Madagascar (Central region) (Viette, [1957]).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Torodora bariella (Viette, 1958), comb. nov.: A, holotype; B, labels; C, male genitalia, prep. P. Viette no. 3259; D, aedeagus; E, abdomen. Scale bar for the genitalia and aedeagus: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Torodora randimella (Viette, [1957]), comb. nov.: A, holotype; B, labels; C, male genitalia, prep. P. Viette no. 3288; D, aedeagus; E, abdomen. Scale bar for the genitalia and aedeagus: 0.5 mm.