Meganola smithi, László, 2020

László, Gyula M., 2020, Review of the genus Meganola Dyar, 1898 of Ivory Coast and adjacent areas with descriptions of 5 new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera Nolidae, Nolinae) - Taxonomic studies on West African Nolinae I., Zootaxa 4853 (2), pp. 151-182 : 152

Meganola smithi sp. n.

( Figs 1–3 , 57 , 88 )

Holotype. ♂, Ivory Coast, 1171m, Mt. Tonkoui Peak , 07°27’15.2”N, 07°38’12.5”W, 1-8.XI.2015, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P., Ruzzier, E. leg., ANHRT:2017.16, unique number: ANHRTUK 00009093, slide No.: LGNA 242 ♂ ( ANHRT).

Paratypes. Ivory Coast. 1 ♂, with the same data as the holotype, unique number: ANHRTUK 00009094. Liberia. 4 ♂, 1 ♀, 1165m, Nimba Mts camp, ENNR, Nimba county, 7°31’45”N, 8°31’37”W, 03-13.xii.2017, Light Trap (blended bulb 250W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00019910 - 00019913, 00145314, slide Nos.: LGNA 496 ♂, LGNA 497 ♂, LGNA 498 ♀; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1000–1100m, Nimba Mts., ENNR, Nimba county ( Cellcom road), 7°32’45.9”N, 8°31’21”W, 27.iii– 04.iv.2017, Light Trap (250W blended bulb) & Cold Cathode UV light bucket trap (8W), Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT:2017.36, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00056451, 00056444, slide No.: LGNA 525 ♂; 1 ♂, same locality and collectors, but collected at 12–16.iii.2017, unique number: ANHRTUK 00022987; 6 ♂, 750m, Nimba Mts., ENNR, Cellcom road, 7°33’3.8”N, 8°31’46.5”W, 10–12.iii.2017, Light Trap (250W blended bulb) & Cold Cathode UV light bucket trap (8W), Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT:2017.36, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00058565, 00058566, 00058571, 00058572, 00058567, 00058568, slide No.: LGNA 798 ♂; 1 ♂, 1♀, 1000–1100m, Nimba Mts., ENNR, Nimba county ( Cellcom road), 7°32’45.88”N, 8°31’21.04”W, 02–14.xii. 2017, Cold Cathode Light Bucket, Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, unique numbers: ANHRTUK 00019947, 00019948, slide No.: LGNA 499 ♀; 1 ♀, 865m, Lofa County, 8°07’10”N, 9°57’11”W, 24–29.xi.2017, Light Trap (blended bulb 250W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. & Smith, L. leg. ANHRT:2017.33, unique number: ANHRTUK 00034351, slide No.: LGNA 523 ♀. Guinea. 4 ♂, 1500m, Nimba Mts , SMFG concession area ( Societé des Mines de Fer de Guinée) 600 Forest , 7°39’49.93”N, 8°22’22.19”W, 21– 30.viii.2017, Cold Cathode UV Light Trap (8W), Sáfián , Sz., Simonics, G. leg., ANHRT:2017.36, unique numbers: ANHRTUK00059223, 00058585 - 00058587, slide Nos: LGNA 796 , LGNA 797 (all ♂); 1 ♂, 1400–1752m, Guineé Forestiére Monts Nimba UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mont Richard Molard camp and ridge ( High-Altitude Grassland & Forest) 07°36’19”N, 08°25’30”W, 1–7.VII.2019, 250W Blended Light Trap, Deroziér, V., Miles , W., Sáfián, S. leg., ANHRT: 2019.11, unique number: ANHRTUK 00143347 ( ANHRT).

Figures

FIGURES 1–20: adults (all in coll.ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 1, Meganola smithi sp. n., holotype, ♂, Ivory Coast; 2, M. smithi sp. n., paratype, ♂, Liberia; 3, M. smithi sp. n., paratype, ♀, Liberia; 4, M. endoscota, holotype, ♀, Ghana (NHMUK); 5, M. endoscota, ♂, Liberia; 6, M. endoscota, ♂, Guinea; 7, M. endoscota, ♂, Cameroon; 8, M. microfascia, ♂, Ivory Coast; 9, M. microfascia, ♀, Ivory Coast; 10, M. mesonephele, ♀, Ivory Coast; 11, M. lucia, ♂, Ivory Coast; 12, M. lucia, ♂, Cameroon; 13, M. lucia, ♀, Ivory Coast; 14, M. palaeographa, ♂, Ivory Coast; 15, M. palaeographa, ♀, Ivory Coast; 16, M. monofascia, ♂, Ivory Coast; 17, M. monofascia, ♂, Cameroon; 18, M. monofascia, ♀, Liberia; 19, M. dananae, ♂, Guinea; 20, M. dananae, ♀, Guinea.

FIGURES 57–65: male genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 57, Meganola smithi sp. n., holotype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 242; 58, M. endoscota, Liberia, LGNA 970; 59, M. microfascia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 250; 60, M. mesonephele, Ivory Coast, LGNA 149; 61, M. lucia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 472; 62, M. palaeographa, Ivory Coast, LGNA 235; 63, M. monofascia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 237; 64, M. monofascia, Cameroon, LGNA 568; 65, M. monofascia, Zambia, LGNA 103.

FIGURES 88–95: female genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT unless otherwise indicated). 88, Meganola smithi sp. n., paratype, Liberia, LGNA 523; 89, M. endoscota, holotype, Ghana, NHMUK010315151 (prep. by Gy.M. László) (NHMUK); 90, M. microfascia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 418; 91, M. mesonephele, Ivory Coast, LGNA 151; 92, M. lucia, Ivory Coast, LGNA 420; 93, M. palaeographa, Ivory Coast, LGNA 24; 94, M. dananae, Guinea, LGNA 988; 95, M. taiana sp. n., paratype, Ivory Coast, LGNA 983.