Hapsimachogonia graham, Sulak & Yakovlev & Semionova & Saldaitis & Petrányi & Volkova & Revay & Müller & Traore & Lamah & Prozorova & Prozorov, 2024

Sulak, Harald, Yakovlev, Roman V., Semionova, Anastasia A., Saldaitis, Aidas, Petrányi, Gergely, Volkova, Julia S., Revay, Edita E., Müller, Günter C., Traore, Mohamed M., Lamah, Simon Pierre, Prozorova, Tatiana A. & Prozorov, Alexey M., 2024, Four new Afrotropic Hapsimachogonia (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Argudini), Ecologica Montenegrina 78, pp. 189-210 : 193-196

Hapsimachogonia graham sp. n.

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( Figs 15–16 , 41 , 53 )

Holotype: ♂, “ Uganda, Western Region , near Misindi, Bodongo Forest, N 1°66.853’, E 31°52.328, 14.i.2011 – lux – 600 m, leg. H. Sulak & T. Kolb,” GS 1469 ( CGM / USTTB).

Paratypes: 2♂, “ Uganda, Western Region , near Bundibugio, N 0.814 .277, E 30.154 .102, 23.– 27.i.2011 – lux – 800 m, leg. H. Sulak & T. Kolb,” LBEOA1709-12 ( CGM / USTTB) .

Description. Male ( Figs 15–16 ). Flagellum, head and thorax covered with speckled straw and red scales. Abdomen straw. Forewing. Forewing length: 14 mm. Somewhat triangular with slightly wavy outer margin and prominent rounded apex. Basal, medial, and outer fields divided with smooth brown lines with straw contour and covered with speckled red and straw scales; medial field darker with black discal dot. Outer field divided with faint crenulated line into proximal and distal halves. Fringe speckled brown and straw. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with slightly wavy outer margin. Mediobasal field straw, separated from outer field with brown blurred faint medial line fading towards anal field. Outer field divided with blurred faint crenulated line into proximal and distal halves: proximal one light straw, distal one speckled straw and brown. Genitalia ( Fig. 42 ). Tegumen a narrow band with large laterocaudal socii of semioval shape, apically covered with setae. Vinculum overgrown with ventromedial outgrowths, fused with lateral lobes of annelus, laterally bears valvae. Valvae elongated, curved, narrow towards apex, bifurcate in distal third; proximal branch straight, slightly longer than distal one, distal branch c-shaped, both apically pointed. Lobes of annelus elongated, triangular, slightly bent, apically pointed. Juxta an elongated plate, narrows towards dorsal fusion with phallus. Phallus slender, c-shaped, gradually narrows towards apex. Vesica could not be everted. Eighth sternite somewhat trapezoid: mediocaudally bears pair of claw-like extensions divided with semioval concavity; laterally rounded; basally bears pair of elongated, nearly straight apodemes. Female remains unknown.

Diagnosis. Hapsimachogonia graham sp. n. differs from:

1) Hapsimachogonia kilwana with pale hindwings and darker outer field (compare Figs 15–16 and 10–14 ); slightly more curved phallus, barely curved mediocaudal extensions and shorter and almost straight apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 41 and 38 ); local distribution in Uganda ( Fig. 53 ); parapatry.

2) Hapsimachogonia margit sp. n. with pale hindwings (compare Figs 15–16 and 17–18 ); unequal length of branches of valvae, shorter juxta, shorter apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 41 and 42 ); parapatry (compare Figs 53 and 54 );

3) Hapsimachogonia max sp. n. with less bent phallus, almost straight mediocaudal extensions of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 41 and 43–44 ); parapatry (compare Figs 53 and 55 );

4) Hapsimachogonia michael sp. n. with lighter coloration (compare Figs 15–16 and 28–36 ); less bent phallus, almost straight mediocaudal extensions of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 41 and 45–46 ); parapatry (compare Figs 53 and 56 ); p -distance of 1.67–2.13% ( Fig. 57 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 53 ). Albertine Rift montane forests and Victoria Basin forest-savanna in Uganda.

Biology. Adults were collected in January from altitudes of 600– 800 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Graham Bratt ( Germany), a lover on nature and gainer of the world.

Figures

Figure 57. Table with p-distances (%) and phylogenetic tree (ML, General Time Reversible model). Numbers of barcoded specimens correspond with the ones in the Table 1.

Figures 1–18. Adults of Hapsimachogonia spp. 1–3. H. hapsimachus. 1. ♂, DRC, NE Ilebo (CGM/USTTB). 2. ♂, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1463 (CGM/USTTB). 3. ♀, CAR, Mongoumba (MfNB). 4–6. H. cavuata. 4. ♂, Congo, Odzala NP, GS 16930 (MWM/ZSM). 5. ♀, Congo, Odzala NP, GS 16933 (MWM/ZSM). 6. ♂, CAR, Mongoumba, GS 2017-041 (MfNB). 7–9. H. esociformae. 7. ♂, Congo, Odzala NP, GS 16935 (MWM/ZSM). 8. ♂, Congo, Odzala NP, GS 16935, LBEOW1583-11 (MWM/ZSM). 9. ♂, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1465 (CGM/USTTB). 10–14. H. kilwana. 10. ♂, Kenya, Kibwezi, GS 17067 (MWM/ZSM). 11. ♀, Kenya, Kibwezi, LBEOW1148-11 (MWM/ZSM). 12. ♂, Kenya, Kibwezi (CGM/USTTB). 13. ♂, Kenya, Kibwezi (CGM/USTTB). 14. ♀, Tanzania, Mts Pare Sud, LBEOW1750-11 (MWM/ZSM). 15–16. H. graham sp. n., ♂, Uganda. 15. HT, near Misindi, GS 1469 (CGM/USTTB). 16. Near Bundibugio, LBEOA1709-12 (MWM/ZSM). 17–18. H. margit sp. n. (CGM/USTTB). 17. ♂, Angola, 26 km E Cassongue, GS 1470. 18. ♀, Namibia, Mangeti NP, GS 1471. Scale bar – 1 cm.

Figures 41–46. ♂ genitalia of Hapsimachogonia spp.: ca – clasping apparatus, ph – phallus, st – eighth sternite. 41. H. graham sp. n., Bodongo Forest, GS 1469 (CGM/USTTB). 42. H. margit sp. n., Angola, 26 km E Cassongue, GS 1470 (CGM/USTTB). 43–44. H. max sp. n., Burkina Faso. 43. Bobo Dioulasso, GS LAS-10-056 (CGM/USTTB). 44. Folonzo, GS LAS-2012-002 (MWM/ZSM). 45–46. H. michael sp. n., Guinea, Ziama Forest (CGM/USTTB). 45. GS 1467. 46. GS 1468. Scale bar – 1 mm.

Figures 53–56. Map with collecting localities of Hapsimachogonia spp. 53. H. graham sp. n. 54. H. margit sp. n. 55. H. max sp. n. 56. H. michael sp. n. Circle with star is for the type locality; orange area on Figs 55–56 is tropical and subtropical grassland, savannas, and shrublands; purple area on Figs 55–56 is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (including mangroves; taken from https://ecoregions.appspot.com/).

Figures 37–40. ♂ genitalia of Hapsimachogonia spp.: ca – clasping apparatus, ph – phallus, st – eighth sternite. 37. H. cavuata, CAR, Mongoumba, GS 2017-041 (MfNB). 38. H. kilwana, Kenya, Kibwezi, GS 17067 (CGM/USTTB). 39. H. hapsimachus, DRC, Ekongo, GS 1463. 40. H. esociformae sp. n., DRC, Ekongo, GS 1465 (CGM). Scale bar – 1 mm.

Figures 19–36. Adults of Hapsimachogonia spp. 19–27. H. max sp. n. (CGM/USTTB). 19–22. Burkina Faso. 19. ♀, Folonzo, GS LAS-10-059. 20. ♂, Bobo Dioulasso, GS LAS-2012-002. 21. ♀, Folonzo. 22. ♂, Côte d’Ivoire, Siderodougou. 23–24. ♀, ♂, Togo, Aretonou. 25, 27. ♂, Nigeria, Kaduna. 26. ♀, Nigeria, Kaduna, GS LAS-10- 055. 28–36. H. michael sp. n. 28–29. ♂, Guniea, Ziama Forest (CGM/USTTB). 28. GS 1468. 29. GS 1467. 30. ♂, Guinea, Forêt classée de Diecke, LBEOW1710-11 (RMCA). 31. ♂, Liberia, Putu Range, LBEOA1298-11 (RMCA). 32. ♂, Ghana, Bunso Arboretum, LBEOW1670-11 (RMCA). 33. ♂, Burkina Faso, Folonzo (CGM/USTTB). 34. ♀, Côte d’Ivoire, Taï (CGM/USTTB). 35. ♂, Nigeria, Jemaa (CGM/USTTB). 36. ♀, Cameroon, Lolodorf (CGM/USTTB). Scale bar – 1 cm.