Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Mey, Wolfram, 2023, New data and species of Ethmiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from the Afrotropical Region, Metamorphosis 34 (1), pp. 117-124 : 119-120

Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Material examined ( Figs 10–11 ): 2 ♂, Tanzania, Iringa Province, Little Ruaha River campsite, 1562 m, S 7°47.897′E; 35°47.880′, 07.v.2004, leg. P. Darge (coll. Shovkoon) ; 5 ♂, Zimbabwe, Masvingo, Kyle National Park , 01–04.xii.1993, leg. W. Mey & K. Ebert (MfN) ; 1 ♀, Namibia, Caprivi, Mudumu National Park, Nakatwa , 08– 13.iii.1992, leg. W. Mey ; 1 ♀, Namibia, Tsumeb, Otavi Mts., Varianto Farm , 1550 m, 19°23.01′S; 17°43.57′E, 29.iii–01.iv.2003, leg. W. Mey ; 3 ♂, Namibia, Otjiwarongo, Mt. Etjo , 1700 m, 21°15′S 16°50′E, 14.iii.2005, leg. W. Mey , genitalia slide Mey 85/11 ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Namibia, Otjiwarongo, Farm Abachaus , 20.iv.2013, leg. H. Hobohm ; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Namibia, 60 km N Gobabis, Sandveld , BIOTA observatory, 22–26.i.2007, leg. W. Mey (all in MfN) ; 1 ♂, Mozambique, Delagoa Bay , leg. R. Monteiro , genitalia slide Mey 86/11 (MfN) ; 2 ♂, RSA, “ E. Transvaal / White River / A.T. Cooke S.V.” (MfN) ; 1 ♂, RSA, Pretoria , 30.ii.1978, leg. Endrödy, S. ( HNHM) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, RSA, Mpumalanga, Meyerton, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Kareekloof , 04–05.iii.1995, leg. H.W. van der Wolf ( HNHM) ; 2 ♂, RSA, Western Cape, Beaufort West, Karoo National Park , 13–15.x.2005, leg. H.W. van der Wolf ( HNHM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, Weenen G.R., 28°50′43′′S; 29°59′13″E, 950 m, 01.xii.2011, leg. V.A. Anikin (coll. Shovkoon) ; 2 ♂, RSA, Limpopo, Soutpansberg, Ingwe Ranch , 14–15.xi.1999, leg. W. Mey (MfN) ; 4 ♂, RSA, Eastern Cape, Asante Sana game farm, Glen Haven , 1380 m, 03.iii.2014, leg. W. Mey (MfN).

Remarks: The forewings show the typical black and white pattern of the group ( Fig. 10 ). The male genitalia exhibit a certain variation in the form of the caudal and oral parts of the gnathos, and also in the apex of the manica and annellus ( Fig. 11 ).

Material examined: 5 ♂ 7 ♀, Kenya, Mt. Kenya, Chogoria Forest Station , 06.x.2001, 1650 m, leg. L. Kühne; 2 ♂, Kenya , Kakamega Forest , primary forest, 1600 m, 0°21.34′N; 34°59.31′E, light trap 1, 24.iii.2002, leg. L. Kühne (all in MfN) .

Figures

Figure 10 – E. sabiella Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874, male, RSA, Asante Sana.

Figure 11 – E. sabiella male genitalia of lateral aspect, a: Mocambique, Delagoa Bay, b: Namibia, Mt. Etjo (scale: 0.5 mm).