Adelpherupa costipunctalis, Maes, 2002

Maes, K. V. N., 2002, Revision of the genus Adelpherupa Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Schoenobiinae) with the description of ve new species, Journal of Natural History 36 (14), pp. 1707-1724 : 1716-1719

Adelpherupa costipunctalis sp.n.

( figures 1c , 2b , 3b , 4i )

Diagnosis. Male genitalia with the distal part of costa of the valva forming a rounded protrusion; aedeagus with blunt, broad, plate-like cornutus not narrow as in A. flavescens; zona glabra tympani with almost straight, medially connected, rami tympani. Female genitalia as A. flavescens but with shorter apophyses.

Description. This species is externally close to A. flavescens but the ground colour is much darker brown or darker yellow over the whole fore wing, where in A. flavescens it is usually only the costa that is dark coloured.

Male genitalia. As A. flavescens but distal part of costa ending in a rounded protrusion, ventral part of valva also more rounded; cornutus in aedeagus plate-like, blunt, with some minute spines.

Female genitalia. As A. flavescens but apophyses shorter and broader.

Tympanal organs. A weak median longitudinal sclerotization present in the zona glabra tympani connecting the straight rami tympani.

Wing span. 25–29 mm.

Distribution. Malawi.

Life cycle. This species has been bred from rice.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE :: Malawi Chilwa Likangala 27 March 1975 (H. R. Feijen), GPKM 774 ( ABSRC) ; 2 PARATYPES: 1: Malawi Chilwa, rice 1974 (H. R. Feijen) GPKM 552 ( ABSRC) ;: Malawi reared Likangala R.S. April 1975 (H.R. Feijen) GPKM 519 ( ABSRC) .

Figures

FIG. 1. Adult moths: (a) Adelpherupa aethiopicalis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20027; (b) A. albescens Hampson Paralectotype, Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20038; (c) A. costipunctalis sp.n. GPKM 774; (d) A. typicota (Meyrick) GPKM 777; (e) A. lialuiensis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20044; (f) A. pontica sp.n.

FIG. 2. Male genitalia: (a) Adelpherupa typicota (Meyrick) Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20034/aedeagus GPKM 14113; (b) A. costipunctalis sp.n. PARATYPE GPKM 519; (c) A. pontica sp.n. GPKM 14120: (d) A. elongalis sp.n. GPKM 14117; (e) A. aethiopicalis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20027; (f) A. lialuiensis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20044; (g) A. flavescens Hampson Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20036; (h) A. albescens Hampson Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20014; (i) A. terreus (Zeller) Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20025.

FIG. 3. Female genitalia: (a) Adelpherupa flavescens Hampson Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20041; (b) A. costipunctalis sp.n. PARATYPE GPKM 552; (c) A. typicota (Meyrick) GPKM 14111.

FIG. 4. Tympanal organs: (a) Adelpherupa albescens Hampson Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20033; (b) A. flavescens Hampson Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20036: (c) A. terreus (Zeller) Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20025; (d) A. typicota (Meyrick) Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20034; (e) A. pontica sp.n. HOLOTYPE GPKM 776: (f) A. lialuiensis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20044; (g) A. aethiopicalis sp.n. HOLOTYPE Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20027; (h) A. elongalis sp.n. GPKM 14117; (i) A. costipunctalis sp.n. Holotype GPKM 774.