Protolychnis maculata ( Walsingham, 1881 )

Park, Kyu-Tek & Prins, Willy De, 2019, A review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of southern Africa, based on type specimens deposited in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (TMSA), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4623 (1), pp. 61-89 : 84

Protolychnis maculata ( Walsingham, 1881)

( Figs. 10A, D ; 11 A–D, I)

Lecithocera maculata Walsingham, 1881: 276 . TL: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [NHMUK].

Protolychnis maculata ; Meyrick 1920: 78; Meyrick 1925: 242; Meyrick 1938: 13; Janse 1954: 346.

Adult. ( Fig. 10A, D ). Wingspan 14 mm.

Diagnosis. The holotype deposited in the NHMUK is illustrated in Fig. 10D , with its wing venation ( Fig. 10F ).

Male genitalia ( Figs. 11A – C ). See also Janse (1954, Pl. 142, Fig. 5 - line drawing; Pl. 152, Fig. 4 - photo). The figure of the male genitalia given by Janse (1954, Pl. 148, Fig. 4 ) was erroneously placed near those of other species.

Female genitalia ( Figs. 11I ). The genitalia of the holotype in NHMUK are illustrated here. See also Janse (1954, Pl. 142, Fig. 3 & 4 - line drawings; Pl. 158, Figs. 1-b , photo).

Material examined. 1♀ (holotype) [ South Africa] in the NHMUK; more than 15 specimens are placed under the name of P. maculata in TMSA. Of these, the genitalia of a male (P.P.Rust, 23 vii [19]25, A.J.T. Janse) were dissected (gen. slide no. CIS-7211/ Park) .

Distribution. Rep. Congo ( Meyrick 1920), DR Congo ( Meyrick 1938), Kenya ( Meyrick 1920), Malawi ( Meyrick 1920), Namibia (Janse 1954), South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) ( Walsingham 1881), Tanzania ( Walsingham 1891), and Zimbabwe (Janse 1954).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Photos in the TMSA.A, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (= formerly Transvaal Museum) in Pretoria; B, An exhibition at the entrance of the museum; C, Photo of A.J.T. Janse (1875–1970).

FIGURE 3. Adults of Lecithocerinae with their labels: A, Atrichozancla gymnopalpa Janse, lectotype ♂; B, Atrichozancla phaeocrossis Meyrick, paratype ♂; C. Eridachtha crossogramma (Meyrick), holotype ♂; D, Frisilia compostoma Meyrick, holotype ♂; E, Homaloxestis lophophora Janse, lectotype ♂; F, Lecithocera aenicta Meyrick, holotype ♂; G, L. binotata Mey- rick, holotype ♂; H, L. flavipalpis Walsingham, holotype ♀; I, L. ideologa Meyrick, holotype ♂; J, L. lucernata Meyrick, ♂ specimen; K, L. myopa Meyrick, lectotype ♂; L, Plagiocrossa picrodora (Meyrick), lectotype ♀.

FIGURE 4. Male and female genitalia. A, male genitalia of Atrichozancla gymnopalpa Janse, a paratype, gen. slide no. CIS- 7206/Park; B, ditto, close-up of aedeagus; C, ditto, abdomen; D, male genitalia of Homaloxestis lophophora Janse, gen. slide no. CIS-7222/Park; E, ditto, aedeagus; F, right valva of a Taiwanese specimen; G, ditto, aedeagus; H. female genitalia of H. lophophora Janse, gen. slide no. CIS-7223/Park. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia and adult. A, L. binotata Meyrick, cited from Park (2018, Fig. 14, 14a, Cameroon); B, ditto, aedeagus; C, ditto, abdomen with long hair-like pencils; D, L. ideologa Meyrick, gen. slide no. CIS-7203/Park; E, ditto, aedeagus; F, abdominal segment VIII; G, adult, L. minyodes sp. nov., holotype ♂; H, ditto, male genitalia; I, ditto, close-up of uncus and gnathos; I’, that of L. afrotella, cited from Park (3018, Fig. 15); J, close-up of apical part of cucullus; J’ that of L. afrotella; K. ditto, aedeagus. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 10. Adults and venation of Protolychnis species. A, adult of P. maculata Walsingham, male; B, P. natalensis sp. nov., holotype, male; C, P. chlorotoma Meyrick, holotype in NHMUK; D, P. maculata Meyrick, holotype in NHMUK; E, P. marginata Walsingham, holotype in NHMUK; F, venation of P. maculata; G; additional specimens of P. maculata in TMSA; H, Lecithocera flavipalpis Walsingham, female.

FIGURE 11. Male and female genitalia of Protolychnis species: A, male genitalia of P. maculata Walsingham; B, ditto, aedea- gus; C, ditto, close-up of uncus+ gnathos; D. ditto, abdomen; E, male genitalia of P. natalensis sp. nov.; F, ditto, lateral view; G, ditto, aedeagus; H, ditto, close-up of uncus + gnathos; I, female genitalia of P. maculata Walsingham, holotype in NHMUK; J, female genitalia of P. marginata Walsingham, holotype in NHMUK. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.