Siccia campo Volynkin, 2025

Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2025, Eight new species of the genus Siccia Walker from mainland Africa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 5659 (2), pp. 191-209 : 195

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3873A1B-3935-4B3E-A4E2-F30D9E547D3B
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15823101
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F58791-FFDC-FFA4-15CA-7636D5282675
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Siccia campo Volynkin
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Siccia campo Volynkin , sp. nov.

( Figs 3 View FIGURES 1–9 , 31 View FIGURES 31–34 )

Note. Belongs to the S. atriguttata Hampson, 1909 species-group established by Volynkin (2023).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 6.5 mm in the male holotype. Siccia campo sp. nov. ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–9 ) is morphologically most similar to S. nepa Volynkin, 2023 ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–9 ), described from the coastal Ivory Coast, but can be easily distinguished by its larger size, the larger forewing markings, and the paler hindwing with a more distinct discal spot. In the male genital capsule, the new species ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 31–34 ) differs from S. nepa ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 31–34 ) in the shorter and thinner uncus, the less elongate and tapered distal section of the valva, and the cucullus having a short spiniform process on its inner surface and a thinner ventro-apical process. The phallus of S. campo sp. nov. has a strongly dilated distal section with a convex dorsal margin, whereas it is only slightly and gradually dilated in S. nepa . The vesica configurations of the two species are very similar, but in S. campo sp. nov., the medial bilobate diverticulum is broader and has longer lobes, and the ventral gelatinous diverticulum has a larger proximal lobe, in comparison to the corresponding structures of S. nepa .

The female is unknown.

Distribution. Southern coastal Cameroon (Campo Ma’an National Park).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Campo Ma’an National Park, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.