Hapsimachogonia max, 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 : 198-199

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.18
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Hapsimachogonia max
status	sp. nov.

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Hapsimachogonia max View in CoL sp. n.

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( Figs 19–27 View Figures 19–36 , 43–44 View Figures 41–46 , 51 View Figures 47–52 , 55 View Figures 53–56 )

Holotype: ♂, “ OBERVOLTA, Bobo Dioulasso, 7.12.82, leg. Dr. Politzar,” GS 2012-002 ( CGM / USTTB).

Paratypes (12♂, 14♀). The Gambia: ♂, “ GAMBIA, TANJI, 13°22’N, 16°46’W, leg. R. W. Goff ” ( CRG) GoogleMaps ; 3♂, “ GAMBIA, ABUKO NATURE RESERVE, 11.2007, leg. R. W. Goff ” ( CRG) . Mali : 2♂, ♀, “ MALI, Kenieroba , 75 km SW Bamako, 11.2014” ( CGM / USTTB) . Burkina Faso: ♂, ♀, same data as HT but 3.11.74, 19.12.82 ( CGM / USTTB) . ♂, 8♀, “ OBERVOLTA, Folonzo am Fluss Comoe , 18.12.74, 1.1.75, 4.12.84, 9.9.85, 3.11.85, 8.11.85, 18.12.85, 31.12.85, leg. Dr. Politzar ” ( CGM / USTTB) ; ♀, “ OBERVOLTA, Folonzo , 5.12.81, leg. Dr. Politzar ( CGM / USTTB) . Togo : ♂, ♀, “ Togo, Aretonou , 16.11.1978, leg. Dr. Politzar ” ( CGM / USTTB) ; ♂, “ Togo, Bismarckburg , 20.7.– 20.9.90, leg. R. Büttner S.” (MfNB). Nigeria : 2♀, “N NIGERIA, Kaduna, 4.8.70, 8.09.70, leg. Dr. Politzar ” ( CGM / USTTB) ; 2♂, “N. NIGERIA: Kaduna, 20.11.1970, 2.12.1970, leg. H. Politzar ” ( CGM / USTTB) ; ♂, “ Obina , 20.6.37” ( MCSG) .

Description. Male ( Figs 20, 22, 24–25, 27 View Figures 19–36 ). Flagellum, head and thorax covered with speckled red and straw scales. Abdomen straw. Forewing. Forewing length: 12–15 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 with black and grey discal dot, may be slightly darker than other fields. Outer field divided with faint wavy line into proximal and distal halves. Fringe speckled brown and straw. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with slightly wavy outer margin. Mediobasal field reddish straw, separated from outer field with blurred wavy brown medial line. Outer field divided with blurred faint crenulated line into proximal and distal halves: distal one may be darker colored. Genitalia ( Figs 43–44 View Figures 41–46 ). 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 barely s-shaped, distal branch shorter, c-shaped, both apically pointed. Lobes of annelus elongated, triangular, slightly bent, apically pointed. Juxta an elongated c-shaped plate, dorsally fused 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 outwardly bent extensions divided with semioval concavity; laterally rounded; basally bears pair of elongated, nearly straight apodemes. Female ( Figs 19, 21, 23, 26 View Figures 19–36 ) resembles male but larger and slightly lighter colored with better pronounced apical prominence and another one at M2 vein. Forewing length: 17–19 mm. Genitalia ( Fig. 51 View Figures 47–52 ). Papillae anales semioval, densely covered with setae. Posterior apophyses one sixth longer than anterior ones. Sterigma somewhat trapezoid with rounded corners, caudally narrower. Ostium slit-like. Ductus bursae a very narrow and short tube. Corpus bursae oval.

Diagnosis. Hapsimachogonia max sp. n. differs from:

1) Hapsimachogonia kilwana with darker colored medial lines on female forewings (compare Figs 19, 21, 24, 26 View Figures 19–36 and 11, 14 View Figures 1–18 ); longer proximal branch of valvae, stronger bent phallus (compare Figs 43–44 View Figures 41–46 and 38 View Figures 37–40 ); more pronounces caudal concavity of sterigma (compare Figs 51 and 49 View Figures 47–52 ); parapatry.

2) Hapsimachogonia graham sp. n. with intensely bent phallus, outwardly bent mediocaudal extensions of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 43–44 and 41 View Figures 41–46 ); parapatry (compare Figs 55 and 53 View Figures 53–56 );

3) Hapsimachogonia margit sp. n. with darker colored medial lines on female forewings (compare Figs 19, 21, 24, 26 View Figures 19–36 and 18 View Figures 1–18 ); unequal length of branches of valvae, shorter juxta, outwardly bent mediocaudal extensions and shorter apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 43–44 and 42 View Figures 41–46 ); wider opening of ostium, oval corpus bursae (compare Figs 51 and 52 View Figures 47–52 ); parapatry (compare Figs 55 and 54 View Figures 53–56 );

4) Hapsimachogonia michael sp. n. with lighter coloration (compare Figs 19–27 and 28–36 View Figures 19–36 ); slightly longer distal branch of valva (compare Figs 43–44 and 45–46 View Figures 41–46 ); narrower opening of ostium (compare Figs 51 and 52 View Figures 47–52 ); prevalence in grassland, savannas, and shrublands (compare Figs 55 and 56 View Figures 53–56 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 55 View Figures 53–56 ). Guinean forest-savanna in the Gambia, Togo, and Nigeria; West Sudanian savanna in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria; Eastern Guinean forests in Togo.

Biology. Adults were collected in August–January from altitudes up to 650 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Max Ponnath Junior who is going to continue traditions of the Ponnath family in the future (Kemnath, Germany).