Namasia monitrix ( Meyrick, 1909 ), 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 : 31-32

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16006022

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16006178

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9123DA21-BF51-C551-FD1C-FD05FDCDBA77

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scientific name

Namasia monitrix ( Meyrick, 1909 )
status

comb. nov.

Namasia monitrix ( Meyrick, 1909) View in CoL comb. nov.

( Figures 9 View FIGURES 9–10 , 11, 12, 14 View FIGURES 11–15 )

Eucosma monitrix Meyrick, 1909 View in CoL , 2:7, pl. 3, Figure 2 View FIGURES 1–4 .

Eucosmocydia monitrix, Razowski & Krüger, 2007:131 , Figures 124, 243, 244.

Material examined. Kenya, Eastern Prov.: Lewa Conservancy 2080m, 1♀ 28–30.XI.2008, leg. L. Aarvik, D. Agassiz, A. Kingston leg., coll. NHMO ; same locality, 2000m, 2♀♀ 28.XI.2011, leg. & coll D.J.L. Agassiz ; Central Province: Naro Moru 1950m, 1♀ 1–5.XII.2008, leg. L. Aarvik, D.J.L. Agassiz, A. Kingston, coll. NHMO ; Rift Valley Prov. : Turi 2500 m . 1♂ 30.X.1998, 1♀ 10.I.1999, 1♀ 26.I.1999, 1♂ 1♀ 2.II.1999, 1♀ 5.II.1999 1♂ 2.IV.1999, with genitalia on slide DJLA 1173 , 1♀ 19.i.2000, with genitalia on slide DJLA 1174 , leg. & coll. D.J.L. Agassiz; Rift Valley Prov.: Naivasha 1800m, 1♀ 11.IV.2003, leg. & coll. D.J.L. Agassiz ; Rift Valley Prov.: Gilgil 2000m, 1♀ 26.XI.2005, leg. & coll. D.J.L. Agassiz ; Rift Valley Prov.: Lake Elmenteita 1900m, 2♀♀ 16.XII.1999, leg. & coll. D.J.L. Agassiz ; Tanzania, Morogoro Distr.: Uluguru n. For. Res., Kibwe 1300–1400m, 1♀ 2.XII.1992, leg. L. Aarvik, coll. NHMO ; same locality 1♂ 11.I.1993, genitalia slide L. Aarvik 2776, coll. NHMO ; Iringa Reg., Makete Distr.: Kitulo Plateau S 2900m, 2♀♀ 30.XI.2005, leg. L. Aarvik, M. Fibiger, A. Kingston, genitalia slide L. Aarvik 2777, coll. NHMO ; Iringa Reg., Mufindi Distr.: Kigogo Forest 1900m, 1♀ 23–25.XI.2005, leg. L. Aarvik, M. Fibiger, A. Kingston, coll. NHMO .

Diagnosis. Wingspan 11–13mm. Scaling of labial palp snow white. Externally resembling Neonamasia cryptica sp. n. (see below), but forewing narrower, speculum with fewer white scales and therefore contrasting less strongly with rest of wing. The genitalia of the two species show huge differences. In both sexes they are much more elaborate in N. cryptica sp. n.

Remarks. Meyrick (1909) described Eucosma monitrix from Pretoria in SouthAfrica.Unlike most publications by Edward Meyrick, the descriptions in this paper were accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations performed by the collector, A.J.T. Janse. The type specimen, a male, was dissected and the genitalia figured by Razowski & Krüger (2007). The valvae in the male genitalia are strongly three-dimensional. Consequently the genitalia look different according to how they are compressed on the slide ( Figures 11, 12 View FIGURES 11–15 ).

NHMO

Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Tortricidae

Genus

Namasia

Loc

Namasia monitrix ( Meyrick, 1909 )

Aarvik, Leif & Agassiz, David J. L. 2014
2014
Loc

Eucosmocydia monitrix, Razowski & Krüger, 2007:131

Razowski, J. & Kruger, M. 2007: 131
2007
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