Afroicelita pholicosta ( Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012 ), 2014

Aarvik, Leif & Agassiz, David J. L., 2014, Taxonomy of some African species hitherto placed in Stenentoma Diakonoff, 1969 and in Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), Norwegian Journal of Entomology 61, pp. 27-36 : 35

Afroicelita pholicosta ( Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012) comb. nov. ( Figures 16–18 )

Stenentoma pholicosta Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012 , 106, Figures 92, 154.

Material examined. Ghana, Volta Region: Paradise Mountain 1♂ 22–24.XI.2011, leg. L. Aarvik & L.O. Hansen, genitalia slide NHMO 2475 , coll. NHMO; Malawi, Central Region, Lilongwe District: Ntchisi Forest Reserve 1560m, 1♂, 1♀ 20.II.2004, leg. L. Aarvik, genitalia slide ♂ NHMO 2416 , coll. NHMO; Central Region, Lilongwe District: Dzalanyama Forest Lodge 1270m, 1♀ 14.II.2004, leg. L. Aarvik, coll. NHMO ; Tanzania, Morogoro Distr. & Town 550- 600m, 1♀ 28.XII.1991, leg. L. Aarvik, genitalia slide NHMO 2417 , coll. NHMO; same data 1♀ 26.XII.1991, 2♀♀ 3.III.1992, 1♀ 9.III.1992 .

Diagnosis. Wingspan 9.0–10.5mm. ( Figure 16 ). Forewing falcate, ground colour light

ochreous; numerous transverse striae present, dark brown median fascia angled and interrupted above middle; costal strigulae present and speculum indicated. Males are easily recognizable due to the protruding crest on the head, the costal fold on the forewing underside and the modified hindwing costa. Male genitalia ( Figure 17 ), and female genitalia ( Figure 18 ).

Distribution. A widespread species which is known from Nigeria ( Razowski & Wojtusiak 2012), Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania.

Acknowledgements. We are grateful to Ole Karsholt, Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, for loan of material. Anthony Kingston, Wolverhampton, UK, is thanked for collecting Tortricidae in Kenya, and making the material available for the authors. We thank Karsten Sund, Oslo, for taking photos of adult moths.

Figures

FIGURES 16–18. Adult and genitalia of Afroicelita pholicosta (Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012). 16. Adult of A. pholicosta (Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012) from Ghana. 17. Male genitalia of A. pholicosta (Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012). 18. Female genitalia of A. pholicosta (Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2012).