Antoniejanse tenebrosa Bidzilya & Rajaei 2024, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Bidzilya, Oleksiy V., Rajaei, Hossein
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae; Antoniejanse; Antoniejanse tenebrosa; North Cape
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10693318; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B75A87EAF8381C515291FC3A445CFE29

Antoniejanse tenebrosa sp. nov. Figs 11–13, 20–21, 29–31, 37 Type material. Holotype ♂, [South Africa, Northern Cape] Springbok, 20–24.x.1970, leg. L. Potgieter & M. Snyman, gen. slide 335/23, O. Bidzilya (in DMSA). Paratypes: South Africa : 1 ♂, Springbok, 9 m S of, 18– 20.x.1954, leg. A.J.T. Janse, gen. slide 8520 (in DMSA); 3 ♂, 1 ♀, RSA, Northern Cape, Kamieskroon, Windhoek, 29.i.2012, LF, leg. W. Mey, gen. slide 326/ 17♀, 327/17♂, 675/23 ♂, 676/23♂, O. Bidzilya; 2 ♂, RSA, North. Cape, Kamieskroon, Farm Windhoek, 16.x.2007, Bachtal ca 2 oberh. Farmhaus, leg. W. Mey, gen. slide 178/12, 440/14, O. Bidzilya (all in MfN). Diagnosis. Antoniejanse tenebrosa sp. nov. is a greyish-black species with two diffuse black spots near dorsal margin, black markings in fold and at base of costal margin (other species of Antoniejanse are lighter, more contrasting, with more distinct markings; Antoniejanse minima sp. nov. is smaller (6.3–7.0 mm), lighter, pale to off white rather than grey, with black longitudinal streaks). The male genitalia are similar to those of A. sagittata , but in A. tenebrosa sp. nov. sacculus is shorter and broader than juxta process; phallus strongly curved on 1/3 (in A. sagittata sacculus is equal in length and width to juxta process; phallus weakly curved). The female genitalia are similar to those of A. sagittata , but in A. tenebrosa sp. nov. ductus bursae is short, with indistinct transition to corpus bursae, and antrum is slightly longer than broad (in A. sagittata ductus bursae is longer with distinct transition to corpus bursae; antrum is 3 times longer than broad). Description (Figs 11–13). Wingspan 7.0–11.2 mm. Head covered with white scales ringed with brown before white apex; labial palpus recurved, segment 2 black sparsely mottled with white, apex and inner surface white, segment 3 white with black basal and medial rings, almost as broad and 1/2 length of segment 2; scape black, densely mottled with white on anterior side; flagellum uniformly brown; thorax and tegulae covered with ...