Multiquaestia

Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, Timm, 2009, Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini), Zootaxa 2026, pp. 18-32 : 31-32

Multiquaestia species 2

( Figs. 17 , 40 )

KENYA: 1Ƥ Rift Valley [Province], Rumuruti, 1800 m. 0o20’N 36o35’E 29.iv.2003, leg. D.J.L. Agassiz, genitalia slide 1921 T. Karisch, coll. BMNH.

Wingspan 16.0 mm. This specimen is distinguished by the bicoloured black and white thorax – except for the brown tegulae – and the nearly rectangular basal white macula on the forewing upperside. The genitalia ( Fig. 40 ) are characterised by a hump on each side near the anterior margin of sternite 7; a wide, anteriorly and posteriorly strongly sclerotised ductus bursae; and rather straight horn-shaped signa. The description of this unnamed species will await the discovery of the male.

Figures

FIGURES 15 – 17. Adults of Multiquaestia. 15. M. fibigeri n. sp. Holotype. 16. Multiquaestia sp. 1. 17. Multiquaestia sp. 2. Scale 10 mm.

FIGURES 36 – 40. Female genitalia of Multiquaestia. 36. M. purana n. sp. 37. M. iringana n. sp. 38. M. albimaculana Karisch. 39. Multiquaestia sp. 1. 40. Multiquaestia sp. 2.