Metasibotys guineasoudanensis, Maes, 2022

Maes, Koen V. N., 2022, Studies on African Crambidae I- a new genus and species from Africa (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae), Metamorphosis 33 (1), pp. 64-67 : 66-67

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.4314/met.v33i1.7
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15731865
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D6B6C295-C067-4B02-BA21-3322B242DCE1
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Metasibotys guineasoudanensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Metasibotys guineasoudanensis sp. nov. ( Figs. 1–7 View Figure 1 View Figure 2 View Figure 3 View Figure 4 View Figure 5 View Figure 6 View Figure 7 ).

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Type material:

Holotype: ♂: Cameroon, North Prov. near Hippo camp, Mayo Konoué: 08°22'29.0"N; 12°51'16.0"E 295m. Black / MV lights 27–30.xi.2003 leg. KVNM. Gen.Prep. nr. 1119 ♂ ABSRC1000499 , KVNM. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 1♀: Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Baringo Country Club : 0°38′N; 35°05′E; 1050m. MV light. 5.vii.1999. leg. KVNM. Gen.Prep . ♀ ABSRC1002395 , KVNM. GoogleMaps 1♂ Kenya Coast, Watamu , “Mrs Simpson”: 3°23′S; 39°59′E; 5m. MV light. 10–13.vii.1999. leg. KVNM, Gen. Prep . ♂ ABSRC1002394 , KVNM. GoogleMaps 1♀ as above. Gen.Prep.nr. 2130. Wings ♀ ABSRC1002393 , KVNM. 1♀: Kenya Coast, Watamu MV light 10.iii.1989. leg. R. Schouten 108. (MFN). 1♂: Kenya, Kilifi Coastal forest edge: 3°37′S; 39°50′E; 75m. MV light. 3.i.1997. leg. KVNM, Gen.Prep. nr. 1580 ♂ ABSRC1002382 , KVNM. GoogleMaps 1♀ as above Gen.Prep.nr. 1581 ♀ ABSRC1002383 , KVNM. 1♂ as above Gen.Prep.nr. 2129 Wings ♂ ABSRC1002385 , KVNM. 1♂ as above Gen.Prep. ♂ ABSRC1002387 , KVNM. 1♂ as above Gen.Prep. ♂ ABSRC1002388 , KVNM. 1♂ as above Gen.Prep. ♂ ABSRC1002389 , KVNM. 1♂: as above. Gen.Prep. ♂ ABSRC1002390 , KVNM. 1♂: as above. Gen.Prep. ♂ ABSRC1002391 , KVNM. 1♂: as above. (MFN). 1♀: Mali, Banamba 3.xii.1991. At light. leg. J.Beerlink., Gen.Prep. ABSRC1002384 , KVNM. 1♀: as above. Gen. Prep. nr. 1583, ♀ ABSRC1002381 , KVNM. 1♂: Cameroon, North Prov., Hippo Camp , near Faro N.P. 8°23′36.4′′N; 12°49′26.03′′E; 297m. Black / MV lights. 7–12.xii.2021. leg. KVNM. Gen.Prep. ABSRC1002358 , KVNM. GoogleMaps 1♀: as above. Gen.Prep. ABSRC1002359 , KVNM. 1♂: as above. By hand. 10.xii.2019. Gen. Prep. nr. 2127 ♂ ABSRC1001486 , KVNM. 1 ♀: Cameroon, North Prov., Hippo Camp, bordering Faro River and Voko. 8°26′44.78′′N; 12°47′06.04′′E; 300m. MV Light. 22.i– 5.ii.2019. leg. KVNM. Gen. Prep. nr. 1848, ♀ ABSRC1000485 , KVNM. GoogleMaps 1♀: as above. Gen. Prep. ♀ ABSRC10001485 , KVNM. 1♂: Cameroon, North. Prov., Hippo Camp , near Faro N.P. 8°23′36.4′′N; 12°49′26.03′′E; 297m. Black / MV lights. 20.i.2021. leg. KVNM. Gen. Prep. ♂ ABSRC1001562 . GoogleMaps

Description of holotype ( Fig. 6 View Figure 6 )

Head: frons rounded, straw-brown-yellow with some white scaling on the dorsal margins of the compound eyes, base of antenna (scape) and dorsal side of the antenna; maxillary palps neat base labial palps, terminally tufted, labial palps, triangular, porrect, dorsally straw-brown-yellow, ventrally white.

Thorax: Forewing straw-brown-yellow, triangular, darker near the costa, ligth coloured near the inner edge; antemedial fascia brown, slightly curved, postmedial fascia same color, slightly bend outwards; small reniform stigma on transversal vein of cell; termen combined with dark and light-yellow scales; hind wings light yellow with some darker scales near the outer parts of the wing, no wing markings. Underside thorax white; fore legs with some brown scaling on the dorsal side of femur and tibia; middle legs with straw-brown-yellow scaling on dorsal side of tibia.

Tympanal organs: as for the genus.

Male genitalia: as for the genus.

Female genitalia: as for the genus.

Distribution: Mali, Cameroon, Kenya

Host plant: unknown.

Etymology: the name refers to the Sudan-guinea savanna biomes South of the Sahara.

Remarks: As for the genus, but this species has sexual dimorphism in the wings: the male has a zone devoid of scales near the transversal vein of the forewing. This is lacking in the females.