Scrobipalpa wolframi Bidzilya 2021, sp. nov.

• Main Author: Bidzilya, Oleksiy V.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae; Scrobipalpa; Scrobipalpa wolframi; North Cape
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5713221; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D0116E462893317C95B39DBA3CF9BD

Scrobipalpa wolframi sp. nov. Figs 41–43, 113, 114, 173, 174 Scrobipalpa diversa (Janse, 1950) — Bidzilya 2007: 101, fig. 44, Pl. 7, fig. 8 (misidentification). Type material. Holotype ♀, [Namibia ] Nababiep, C.P., 13–14.viii.1961, Vari & van Son (gen. slide 129/21, O. Bidzilya) (TMSA). Paratypes: 4 ♀, Brandberg, Wasserfallfläche, 1940 m, 22.iii.2001, LF (Mey) (gen. slide 128/21, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Namibia, Brandberg, am Königstein, 21.iii.2001, 2400 m (Mey) (gen. slide 24/06 ♂, W. Mey; 306/07 ♀, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♀, Namibia, Brandberg, Tsisab, 1.iii.2002 (Turm) (Mey) (gen. slide 96/05, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♀, Namibia, Koiimasis, Tiras Berge, 6.iii.2005, LF (Mey) (all MfN). South Africa : 1 ♀, Namibia, Richtersveld, Numees, Helskloof Gate, 9–12.x.2001, LF (Mey) (MfN); 1 ♂, North Cape, Richtersveld Nat. Park, Koerogapvlakte, 62 km NO Alexander Bay, Succulent-Karoo / BIOTA, 18.x.2003, 07.02.1632, 28 14 07.8 S, 17 1 33.0 E, hand light trap, 20–22.ix.2003 (Willers & Deckert) (gen. slide 204/12, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♀, P.K. le Roux Dam, Van der Kloof, C.P., 8–12.iv.1970 (Vari & Snyman) (gen. prep. 126/21, O. Bidzilya) (all TMSA). Diagnosis. Scrobipalpa wolframi sp. nov. is a medium-sized (14–17 mm), light-brown species with distinct black markings at the costal margin; the latter separates this species from S. concreta , S. diversa and small specimens of S. incola . Scrobipalpa subroseata is a variable species and some specimens also have black spots along costa, but the forewing in S. subroseata is distinctly darker, usually mottled with black along the termen and dorsal margins, and with a greyish-brown rather than light-grey hindwing. The male genitalia of S. wolframi sp. nov. are defined by a valva that is strongly curved at 1/3, a sacculus that is strongly directed inwards, a broad uncus, and a short triangular vincular process. Scrobipalpa diversa differs in the longer and narrower vincular process, more weakly curved valva, and narrower uncus. The female genitalia of S. wolframi sp. nov. are well ...