taxonID	type	description	language	source
5B4687E6FFFFCC2E3ACC7EDCFB0D76E6.taxon	description	(Figs 5 – 9, 12, 15) Type species: Khayapacha danieli sp. n., by present designation. Description. Male (Figs 5 – 6). Flagellum covered with brown scales. Head and thorax brown or reddish brown, abdomen fawn. Forewing. Forewing length: 19 – 20 mm. Short, somewhat triangular with smooth outer margin and bunt apex. Background color speckled fawn and brown. Dark brown pattern consists of discal dot, unbroken transversal ante- and postmedial lines, and fragmented vague external line. Fringe speckled fawn and brown. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with smooth outer margin. Background color speckled fawn and brown, anal field fawn. Fringe speckled fawn and brown. Genitalia (Figs 8 – 9). Vinculum a wide band with short mediocaudal extension, laterobasally bears a pair of socii. Socii claw-shaped, sparsely covered with setae. Cucullus elongated, claw-shaped with rather blunt apex. Sacculus compact, somewhat rectangular, sparsely covered with setae. Juxta short, stem-like, ventrobasally fused with aedeagus. Aedeagus c-shaped with pointed apex. Vesica small, semispherical, dorsally bears numerous lightly sclerotized cornuti. Vinculum ventrally expands into somewhat trapezoid saccus. The eighth sternite somewhat trapezoid with mediodistal semioval concavity, and a pair of elongated laterobasal apodemes. Female (Fig. 7). Reminds male but larger with more elongated fore wings and overall darker. Forewing. Forewing length: 32 mm. Genitalia (Fig. 18). Papillae anales oval, densely covered with setae. Posterior and anterior apophyses equal in size. Antevaginal plate absent. Postvaginal plate medially divided into two somewhat oval parts with wrinkles. Ostium slit-like. Ductus bursae very short. Corpus bursae medium-sized, ovoid.	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFFFCC2E3ACC7EDCFB0D76E6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The following two genera are morphologically close to Khayapacha gen. n. and, thus, compared with it: 1) Gonotrichidia, 2) Henometa. 1) The genus Gonotrichidia contains 3 species (Prozorov et al., 2023 a), the type species is G. modestissima (Figs 1 – 2). Adults of Khayapacha gen. n. have broader forewings, one known female has concavity on anal margin of forewings (Figs 5 – 7), while the ones of Gonotrichidia have narrower forewings and lack concavities (Figs 1 – 2). In male genitalia of Khayapacha gen. n. tegumen a wide band with sclerotized claw-shaped socii, sacculus rather rectangle, saccus wide, aedeagus apically enlarged, vesica bears small cornuti, the eighth sternite lacks distal dents but has elongated basal apodemes (Figs 8 – 9); while in Gonotrichidia tegumen triangle with short tubercle-like socii, sacculus somewhat triangle, saccus narrow, aedeagus gradually gets thinner towards apex, vesica bears minute cornuti, the eighth sternite has distal dents and short basal apodemes (Fig. 10). In female genitalia of Khayapacha gen. n. postvaginal plate medially wrinkled, ostium slit-like (Fig. 12), while in Gonotrichidia postvaginal plate smooth, ostium amorphous (Fig. 14). 2) The genus Henometa contains 1 species (De Prins & De Prins, 2011 – 2023), the type species is H. clarki (Figs 1 – 2). Adult males of Khayapacha gen. n. have shorter forewings (Figs 5 – 7), while the ones of Gonotrichidia have apically elongated forewings (Figs 3 – 4). In male genitalia of Khayapacha gen. n. vinculum a wide band, socii elongated, saccus lacks any extensions, vesica bears cornuti, the eighth sternite with mediodistal concavity and basal apodemes (Figs 8 – 9); while in Henometa vinculum a narrow band, socii very long, saccus bears a pair of finger-shaped extensions, vesica lacks cornuti, the eighth sternite unmodified (Fig. 11). In female genitalia of Khayapacha gen. n. antevaginal plate absent (Fig. 12), while in Gonotrichidia antevaginal plate cap-like (Fig. 13).	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFFFCC2E3ACC7EDCFB0D76E6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new genus name consists of Khaya- and - pacha, where Khaya is a genus of Afrotropic trees with valuable timber, also called African mahogany, which we picked for the wing coloration of adults and - pacha – an ending part of some Lasiocampidae genera: Archaeopacha Aurivillius, 1925; Ceratopacha Aurivillius, 1909 (junior synonym of Eucraera Tams, 1930); Cryptopacha Prozorov & Zolotuhin, 2012; Cymatopacha Aurivillius, 1921; Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 1810; Gonopacha Aurivillius, 1927; Haplopacha Aurivillius, 1905; Libyopacha Closs, 1920 (junior synonym of Mimopacha Aurivillius, 1905); Mimopacha Aurivillius, 1905; and Odontopacha Aurivillius, 1909.	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	description	(Figs 5 – 9, 12, 15)	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ♂, Kenya, Kwale County, Marenji Forest, 4.48 S, 39.23 E, 60 m, 26 – 27. VII. 2002, GS 13463 (CGM / USTTB). Paratypes, Kenya: 4 ♂, Kwale County, Chizio Mulungu Buda Forest, 4.53112 S, 39.23639 E, 60 m, I. 1995, 1. IV. 1995, GS 0412 (CGM / USTTB); ♀, Arabuko Sokoke Forest, 1 – 2. VII. 1994, leg. Politzar, GS 11 - 033 (MWM / ZSM); ♂, Kilifi County, Malindi District, Arabuko Sokoke Forest, 3.4 S, 39.883 E, 100 m, 29. XII. 2005, leg. S. C. Collins, GS Las- 49 (DMNH).	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	description	Description (see above under the genus description).	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 15). Northern Swahili coastal forests in Kenya. Expected to be endemic in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya (Mittermeier et al., 1998; Myers et al., 2000). Six more lasiocampid species are restricted to this biodiversity hotspot area: Eucraera decora (Fawcett, 1915) (see Prozorov, 2016 с); Opisthodontia budamara Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010; Opisthodontia vensani Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 Theophasida kawaii Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010; Odontopacha dargei Prozorov et al., 2023 (Prozorov et al., 2023 f); Vavizola hela Prozorov et al., 2023 (Prozorov et al., 2023 g).	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Adults were collected in January, July and December from altitudes below 100 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
5B4687E6FFF9CC2B3ACC7B73FB4476F8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named in honor of Daniel Margiotta (Nesconset, USA).	en	Prozorov, Alexey M., Yakovlev, Roman V., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Revay, Edita E., Sulak, Harald, Volkova, Julia S., Traore, Mohamed M., Petrányi, Gergely, Müller, Günter C. (2023): A new genus and species for Afrotropic Lasiocampinae: Khayapacha danieli (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 70: 137-147, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.15, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.15
