Coccothera quadropunctata, Larsen, 2023
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https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v34i1.12 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038B87CC-4A0E-9B0C-FCF0-F85D39D4F93B |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Coccothera quadropunctata |
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sp. nov. |
Coccothera quadropunctata spec. nov. ( Figs 1–3 View Figure 1 View Figure 2 View Figure 3 ).
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Material examined
Holotype: ♀, Republic of South Africa: Limpopo Province, 20 km. WNW Bela-Bela, Leopard Cove , 24˚50′36″S 28˚07′09″E, 1265 m. 15–17.xi.2022, leg. K. Larsen & A. Kingston, coll. KL, later ZMUC.
Paratypes: 2♀, Zimbabwe: Masvingo, Munze Forest Lodge, 20˚08'21"S 31˚03'58"E, 1090 m. 21–25.xi. 2017, leg. A. Cipolla , T. Kingston & K. Larsen, coll. KL. Gen. prep . ♀ 4865 KL. 1♂, RSA: Gauteng, Soutpan , 6– 19.ii.2016 leg. J. & W. de Prins. BOLDsystems: Sample JB 5, RMCA, ENT 000007230 ( Accessed 18.x.2023) .
Description
Imago: ( Fig. 1 View Figure 1 ). Wingspan 13–14 mm. Head and thorax grey with diffuse weak white tipped scales. Abdomen grey. Underside of thorax and abdomen unicolored light grey. Antenna less than half length of forewing, grey with fine lighter rings. Labial palps short, grey. Legs light grey like the abdomen, but the last segment of the legs ringed black. Spurs rather large.
Forewings: Elongate triangular with slightly indented termen, ground colour dark grey with intense light strigulation. The pattern is dominated by a row of four circular spots from the base until two thirds of the wing as a dividing bar. The spots are ringed black with a centre of lead shining scales. After this curved bar of spots there is a diffuse speculum reaching half the wing, black edged and with a few shining scales. From the speculum and towards the termen there are a series of fine black lines and from the inner line of speculum there are five long black lines parallel with the last two spots. A series of diffuse costal strigula at the final two thirds of costa. Termen with a fine black basal line, cilia greyish brown.
Hind wings: Brown with a series of black hair scales along the ribs at the inner half of the wing. A fine brown basal line, cilia light brown with scattered black scales at the inner half of the wing.
Underside of wings grey with a series of lighter costal strigula on the forewing.
Female genitalia: ( Figs 2 View Figure 2 & 3 View Figure 3 ). Labium short, apophyses of equal length. Sterigma weak, cup shaped, lamella postvaginalis very weak but with a few hairy scales and scale sockets. Subgenital plate cone shaped, indented dorsally. Strong and broad sclerotised folds along the lateral edges of tergum seven. Ostium round, indented with a slightly stronger sclerotisation. Ductus bursa very fragile at both sides of ostium. Bursa with two thorn-like signa.
Male genitalia: The male is unknown.
Results of DNA analysis: Two specimens were analysed. Coccothera sp. JB5 sample ID: RMCA ENT 000007230 and TLMF Lep. 26292. Barcode index number registry for BOLD: ACM9720 View Materials shows maximum and average distance at 1.12% and distance to nearest neighbor at 5.3%. Distance model: Pairwise distance; marker: COI- 5P. Pairwise deletion. ( BOLD: Guelph, Canada accessed 30.x.2023) .
Diagnosis
C. quadropunctata spec. nov. is defined by its larger size, and the four circular spots placed in a row from the base to two thirds of the wing as a dividing bar of the wing. The spots are black with a lead-coloured shining centre. The female genitalia are very characteristic for the genus Coccothera with a weak sterigma, a fragile and very long ductus bursa and a characteristic subgenital sternite. This species is defined by the shape of the subgenital sternite and the strong and broad sclerotised folds along the lateral edges of tergum seven.
Biology
Only the three mentioned female specimens are known collected in November at light. Localities are rather dense forest savannah. Host plant is unknown.
The type locality at Leopard Cove is illustrated in Fig. 4 View Figure 4 .
Distribution
South Africa: Limpopo province.
Zimbabwe: Masvingo district.
Etymology
The species is named after the characteristic row of four circular spots dividing the forewing. Until now a unique feature seen in African Tortricidae .
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