taxonID	type	description	language	source
8C766C1EDB3DFFEDDAFAA84BC7BCB291.taxon	description	(Fig. 1) Literature: Meyrick, 1911 a: 235 (description); Baldizzone et al., 2006 (World Catalogue). The species was described on the basis of two female specimens collected by Janse in Pretoria in October and February. In the TSMA only one specimen was found and is selected here as lectotype.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3DFFEDDAFAA84BC7BCB291.taxon	materials_examined	Original material examined: Lectotype ♀, here designated: (GP Janse 6369) “ Pretoria | 21.10. [19] 06 | A. J. T. Janse ”; “ G | 6369 ”; “ Coleophora halmodes M. | Type No 863 ”, coll. TMSA. Additional material examined: 1 ♀ (GP Bldz 11959) “ Pretoria | 29.2.1910 | C. J. Swierstra ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♀ (GP Bldz 11957) “ Marieps Mnt. | 7. Dec. 1925 | G. Vanson ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♂ (GP Bldz 11992) “ nr. Naboemspr. | 22. XII. 1925 | A. J. T. Janse ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♂ (GP Vári 6448) “ Rustenburg | 29. II. 1949 | A. Capener ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♀ (GP Bldz 11960) “ Pretoria | 11. III. 1949 | L. Vári leg. ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♀ (GP Vári 6299) “ Pretoria | 2. III. 1950 | L. Vári ”, coll. TMSA; 1 ♂ “ Melmoth | Natal | AJTJ | 19. I. [19] 16 ”, “ Coleophora halmodes Meyr. | 1 / 10 | E. Meyrick det. | in Meyrick Coll. ”, Meyrick Coll. | B. M. 1938 - 290 ”, coll. NHMUK; 1 ♂ (GP BMNH 32609) “ Transvaal | Janse | 4.10. [19] 13 ”, “ Coleophora halmodes Meyr. | 2 / 10 | E. Meyrick det. | in Meyrick Coll. ”, Meyrick Coll. | B. M. 1938 - 290 ”, coll. NHMUK; 1 ♀ (GP BMNH 32613) “ Three Sisters | Transvaal | AJTJ | 19.3. [19] 11 ”, “ Coleophora halmodes Meyr. | 6 / 10 | E. Meyrick det. | in Meyrick Coll. ”, Meyrick Coll. | B. M. 1938 - 290 ”, coll. NHMUK; 1 ♀ (GP BMNH 32610) “ Barberton | Transvaal | AJTJ | 26.12. [19] 10 ”, “ Coleophora halmodes Meyr. | 8 / 10 | E. Meyrick det. | in Meyrick Coll. ”, Meyrick Coll. | B. M. 1938 - 290 ”, coll. NHMUK; 1 ♂ “ Umtali | Rhodesia | 7. I. [19] 18 “, “ halmodes Meyr. ”; “ Coleophora halmodes Meyr. | 10 / 10 | E. Meyrick det. | in Meyrick Coll. ”, Meyrick Coll. | B. M. 1938 - 290 ”, coll. NHMUK; 1 ♀ (GP Bldz 11649) “ R. S. A. | Transvaal | Waterwa-Bowen | 11. Feb. 1995 | leg. HW vd Wolf ”, coll. Bldz.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3DFFEDDAFAA84BC7BCB291.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Species with pale beige or dirty white coloration and forewings peppered with scattered dark scales and one brown dot at the end of the cell. The genitalia are unique among all known species: in the male the valvula is prolonged into a thick process fused with the base of the cucullus and extended beyond the apex of the latter, and the phallotheca has an enlarged ventral wall with a serrated distal margin which resembles a notched spoon; in the female the anterior part of the sterigma is strongly sclerotized in the proximal 2 / 3 and forms an enlarged plate with a medially notched caudal margin. Original description: “ Female, 10 – 12 mm. Head and thorax white, with a faint ochreous-grey central streak, shoulders suffused with ochreous-grey. Palpi whitish, externally suffused with grey. Antennae white, sometimes suffused with grey above. Abdomen whitish. Fore wings elongate-lanceolate, long-pointed, acute; white, somewhat sprinkled with fuscous; second discal stigma indicated by a small obscure darker dot; cilia ochreous-whitish, on costa whiter, round apex suffused basally with fuscous. Hind wings pale grey; cilia ochreous whitish. ” Male genitalia (Figs. 11 – 14): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen broad, medially constricted, pedunculus dilated on outer side. Transtilla arms rod-like. Valvula elongated outward with a narrow, sharp and sclerotized protuberance extended beyond apex of cucullus. Cucullus short and slender. Sacculus distal margin concave, ventral corner thickly sclerotized as a large rounded protuberance. Phallotheca short, conical, sclerotized only ventrally, distal edge serrated. Cornuti numerous and small, gathered in elongate formation wider in anterior half. Remark: As a consequence of the preparation of the genitalia and its compression, the shape of the phallotheca looks like a notched spoon, but observations made during the dissection revealed the conical-tubular shape described above. Female genitalia (Figs 15 – 17): Papillae anales oval. Apophyses posteriores about twice that of apophyses anteriores. Sterigma large, trapezoidal, very sclerotized and finely corrugated in proximal part, which is about 2 / 3 of sterigma. Ostium bursae indistinct, oval. Colliculum short, tubular, transparent. Ductus bursae short with bubbleshaped spinulate expansion with thicker and longer spinules around perimeter. Corpus bursae an elongated sac, signum leaf-shaped with thin and pointed peduncle and triangular expanded lamina. Abdominal structures (Fig. 18): Anterior lateral struts about 3 times longer than posterior struts. Transverse strut slender, slightly arched in middle. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about two times longer than wide, with 30 – 35 conical spines. Bionomy: Unknown. The specimens studied were collected from October to March.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3DFFEDDAFAA84BC7BCB291.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Zimbabwe and South Africa.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	description	(Fig. 2)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Wf 10675) “ DE WET, C. P. | Orange Grove | 21. X. 1967 | Vári & Potgieter ”, coll. TMSA. Paratype ♂ (GP Wf 6449) “ Matjiesfontain, 18. X. 1954 | Dr. G. van Son ”, coll. TMSA.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species with grey upper surface and narrow forewings. The male genitalia are unlike those of any other known species, in particular from the wide, ear-like cucullus covered with long, robust and recurved setae, and the narrow and elongate sacculus.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 13 mm. Head white, ochreous-suffused dorsally. Antenna ringed white and brown; scape white dorsally, brown ventrally, with short, erect scales. Labial palpus whitish-brown on inner side, brown outside; second article 0,5 longer than third. Haustellum well developed. Forewing slender, grey with irregularly scattered dark scales; costal cilia dark grey, dorsal cilia light ochreous. Hindwing light ochreous grey; cilia coloured as on forewing. Abdomen grey. Male genitalia (Figs. 19, 21): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen medially constricted, pedunculus well dilated on outer side. Transtilla ribbon-shaped, narrower at apex. Valvula trapezoidal, with ventral edge linear, more sclerotized. Cucullus large, ear-shaped, covered with many long and recurved setae. Sacculus triangular, curved and with small tooth on dorsal angle. Phallotheca short and conical. Cornuti numerous, of varied lengths, gathered in long bundle. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 20): No posterior lateral struts, transverse strut very characteristic, crescent-shaped with hooked sclerotized edges, proximal edge straight and narrow, distal edge curved. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about three times longer than wide, covered with about 30 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, De Wet and Matjiesfontain, Western Cape Province.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3FFFEBDAFAAE9DC43DB279.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from Greek στενός = “ narrow ” and πτερόν = “ wing ”, and refers to aspect of the forewing.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	description	(Fig. 3)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Wf 4518) “ SWAZILAND | Simunye Country Club | 3. VI. 1991 | J. A. V. Lucas ”, ex coll. Wf, coll. Baldizzone.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species of overall dark brown appearance with reddish-ochre shades. The male genitalia are unique in the long, horn-shaped, downcurved, very sclerotized cucullus and the shape of the cornuti. A similarly sclerotized cucullus occurs in the Palearctic C. gryphipennella (Hübner, 1796).	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 12 mm. Head ivory, ochre-suffused dorsally. Antenna ringed with ivory and ochre; scape ivory without erected scales. Labial palpus ivory on inner side, brown on external side; second segment about as long as third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula ivory suffused with ochre. Forewing dark brown, lighter on basal and dorsal part; costal line ivory, reddish-ochre edged on inner edge; costal cilia reddish ochre, dorsal cilia brown. Hindwing and cilia brown. Abdomen brown. Male genitalia (Figs. 22, 24, 25): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen stout, medially constricted, pedunculus well dilated. Transtilla linear, joined in middle. Valvula sclerotized, prolonged on the outside into long, curved, hornshaped sclerotized cucullus. Sacculus small and narrow, with triangular protuberance on ventral angle. Phallotheca short, sclerotized only on ventral side, apex acute. Cornuti of various sizes, clustered in two distinct groups, larger distal cluster with 7 cornuti and smaller proximal one with 4 cornuti. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 23): No posterior lateral struts, transverse strut with proximal edge linear and narrow, slightly curved distal edge. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about three times longer than wide, covered with about 25 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Swaziland.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB3AFFE7DAFAAC90C5FAB105.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from the word “ swazi ”, and refers to the people from whom Swaziland is named.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	description	(Fig. 4)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Wf 10655) “ P. K. le ROUX DAM | Van der Kloof, C. P. | 8 - 12. IV. 1970 | Vári & Snyman ”, coll. TMSA. Paratype: ♂ (GP Wf 10651) “ VERWOERD DAM | Oranjekrag, O. F. S | 13 - 15. IV. 1970 | Vári & Snyman ”, coll. TMSA.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species with an appearance similar to that of many Palearctic species with uniform ochre colour of the forewing and a thin white costal line. The male genitalia are very characteristic and unmistakable due to the presence of long, asymmetrical sharp robust setae on the valvula. This peculiarity is remarkable, because asymmetries are very rare in the males of Coleophoridae.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 10 mm. Head light ochre, white above the eye. Antenna ringed with light ochre and dirty white; scape ochre without erected scales. Labial palpus light ochre suffused with white on inner side and ochre on outer side; second article about 1.5 times the length of third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula ochre. Forewing completely ochre with narrow white costal line; cilia light grey. Hindwing and cilia light grey. Abdomen ochre. Male genitalia (Figs. 26, 28, 29): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen constricted medially, pedunculus short and wide. Transtilla short, triangular. Valvula from whose dorsal edge emerge structures similar to long very sclerified sharp points projected towards the ventral part: one on a side and two parallel on the other side, with an asymmetrical appearance. Cucullus short and stout, larger at base than at apex. Sacculus large, well sclerotized, with obtuse angle on ventral margin and long protuberance on dorsal angle, horn-shaped with jagged outer edge and apex extended beyond cucullus. Phallotheca tubular, large, sclerotized only on ventral side, pointed at apex. Cornuti absent. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 27): No posterior lateral struts, transverse strut slightly curved with proximal edge slightly thicker. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about 0.5 times longer than wide, covered with about 33 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Northern Cape Province, Vanderkloof Dam (originally the P. K. Le Roux Dam); Free State Province, Gariep Dam (originally Oranjenkrag).	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB34FFE7DAFAA8FEC46CB585.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from the Latin armatus = “ armed ”, and refers to the long and robust thorn-like setae on the valvula.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	description	(Fig. 5)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (Wf 10664) “ Du Toits Kloof | Paarl Distr. | 22. X. 1967 | Vári & Potgieter ”, coll. TMSA.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Small species, similar in habitus and male genitalia to the South African C. elegans Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2015 and to C. blandula Baldizzone, 2019, which are the closest species (Fig. 33). From the latter species the most evident differences are the following: in C. suavis, the cucullus is narrower at the base and wider at the apex, the sacculus is more sclerotized, broad and with a more obtuse external side and shorter protuberance at the ventral angle, the phallotheca is less sclerotized and the cornuti are longer, less numerous, and gathered in a longer cluster.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 9 mm. Head white, creamy suffused dorsally. Antenna ringed white and brown; scape white whit short erected scales. Labial palpus white, slender; second article about 0.5 times the third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula white, slightly suffused with cream. Forewing falcate, creamy-coloured, with white streaks along costa, from cell to apex, anal fold, from base to middle of disc, and basal part of dorsum; costal cilia white except apex brown; dorsal cilia light ochre. Hindwing and cilia light ochre. Abdomen white. Male genitalia (Figs. 30, 32, 33): Gnathos knob globular. Tegumen slightly constricted in middle, pedunculus short. Transtilla short, linear. Valvula irregular in shape, weakly sclerotized. Cucullus short, much narrower at base than at apex, ear-shaped. Sacculus large, ventral edge curved, with short pointed tip. Phallotheca long, conical, with sides slightly more sclerotized. Numerous cornuti of different length gathered in curved cluster, about 2 / 3 length of vesica. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 31): No posterior lateral struts. Transverse strut thicker and curved in middle. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about three times longer than wide, covered with about 40 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Western Cape Province.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB35FFE5DAFAAD66C02AB039.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from the Latin suavis = “ sweet ”, and refers to habitus of the species.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	description	(Fig. 6)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Bldz 11630) “ R. S. A. | Cape Prov. | Beaufort-West | Karoo NP | 24 - 25 Feb. 1995 | leg. HW VD WOLF ”, coll. Baldizzone.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The species belongs to the group of C. diffusa Meyrick, 1913, which also includes C. kamiesella Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2015, C. kuruensis, Baldizzone, 2019, and C. rhabdophaeella Baldizzone, 2019. In habitus and structure of the male genitalia, C. venusta sp. nov. resembles more to C. kuruensis, from which it differs by the shape of the valvula which has a robust lateral protuberance, the larger cucullus, the sacculus with a more rounded outer edge, the shorter and stout phallotheca, the less numerous cornuti gathered in a much shorter clump.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 13.5 mm. Head white. Antenna white, slightly ringed with white and ochre in the basal half; scape white without erected scales, Labial palpus light ochre on inner side, dark brown on outer side; second article 0.5 longer than third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula white. Forewing brown, streaked with wide white stripes: along costa up to before cilia, along lower edge of cell from middle of wing to apex, along anal fold, and along dorsum; costal cilia brown, dorsal cilia ochraceous brown. Hindwing and cilia ochraceous brown. Abdomen light brown. Male genitalia (Figs. 34 – 36): Gnathos knob oval. Tegumen long, constricted in middle, pedunculus slightly expanded outwards. Transtilla small, triangular. Valvula with rounded well-sclerotized expansion on external edge. Cucullus narrow at base, wider and rounded at apex. Sacculus rounded and strongly sclerotized on ventral edge, with robust protuberance at dorsal angle. Phallotheca short, stout, conical. Cornuti like pine needles of different lengths, gathered at base in large cluster long about 2 / 3 length of vesica. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 37): Anterior lateral struts about two times longer than the posterior ones. Transverse strut thick with distal edge curved and sclerotized. Tergal disks (3 rd tergite) about 6 times their width, covered by about 35 conical spines on distal 2 / 3. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Cape Province, Karoo National Park.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB36FFE5DAFAA9FAC00EB4F1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Latin venustus = “ comely ”, and refers to beautiful appearance of the species.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	description	(Fig. 7)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Bldz 11632) “ R. S. A. | Cape Prov. | Beaufort-West | Karoo NP | 24 - 25 Feb. 1995 | leg. HW VD WOLF ”, coll. Baldizzone.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species with brown forewing striated with white stripes. The male genitalia are different from all known species, particularly from the characteristic structure of the apical part of the transtilla, bristling with long, sharp spines, unlike any other African and Palearctic species.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 13 mm. Head white, suffused with ochre dorsally. Antenna ringed with white and brown, lighter on basal 1 / 4; scape white, brown with suffused dorsally, without erect scales. Labial palpus white on inner side and dorsally, brown on outer side; second article 0.5 longer than third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax white, suffused with ochre medially. Tegula ochreous white on inner side, ochre on outer side. Forewing ochre, white streaked along costa, radial veins, on ventral edge of cell, from middle to apex of disc, and anal fold, scattered with sparse dark brown scales forming an oval point in the cell; cilia light grey ochre. Hindwing pale grey; cilia light ochreous grey. Abdomen ochreous. Male genitalia (Fig. 38, 40, 41): Gnathos knob oval. Tegumen constricted in middle, pedunculus long and wide. Transtilla triangular in basal half, tip slender, bearing 10 robust, erect spines of various lengths. Valvula sclerotized. Cucullus large, oval at apex. Sacculus slender, well sclerotized, ventral edge curved, dorsal angle with robust, hornshaped protuberance. Phallotheca with two juxta rods, right rod slightly curved and sharp at apex. Cornuti as 3 curved spines of different lengths tightly gathered at their base in long and slender cluster. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 39): No posterior lateral struts. Transverse strut slightly curved, more sclerotized on distal edge. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about 4 times as wide, covered with about 40 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Cape Province, Karoo National Park.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB31FFE1DAFAAAD2C40FB05D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from Latin hirtus = “ bristling with thorns ”, and refers to characteristic feature of transtilla.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	description	(Fig. 8)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Wf 10634) “ S. Afr., E. Transvaal | Berlin, gorge-edge | 24.32 S – 30.44 E ”; “ 3.2.1987; E - Y: 2407 | UV light collection | leg. Endrödy - Younga ”, coll. TMSA. Paratype ♂ (GP Wf 10633) idem, coll. TMSA.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species with light-brown streaked forewings. The male genitalia resemble those of the Palearctic species of the group of C. pappiferella Hofmann, 1869 from the characteristic shape of the gnathos knob. The only Afrotropical species that resembles it in the genital structure is C. aphanombra Meyrick, 1913 with evident differences: in the latter species the sacculus is narrower and the protrusion of the ventral angle is larger and more elongated than in C. deinosella, the phallotheca has the two juxta rods thinner, more sclerotized and of different lengths, and the cornuti are absent.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 12 mm. Head dirty white suffused with ochre, white above the eye. Antenna ringed with dirty white and brown; scape white dorsally, brown ventrally, without erect scales. Labial palpus brown, white dorsally; second article about twice the length of third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula white, suffused with ochre. Forewing light brown, with white streaks along costa, part of radial veins, cell, anal fold, and dorsum, with sparse, scattered dark brown scales; cilia light ochre. Hindwing pale grey; cilia light ochreous. Abdomen light brown. Male genitalia (Figs. 42, 44): Gnathos knob oval, spinulate only on upper surface. Tegumen stout, medially constricted, pedunculus short. Transtilla large, oval in distal half. Valvula oblong with rounded ventral edge. Sacculus narrow with curved ventral edge, ventral angle with short triangular tip, short and hollowed lateral edge, dorsal angle with short triangular tip. Phallotheca long, with two symmetrical juxta rods, ticker in distal half. Two large cornuti, thorn-shaped, joined in wide base. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 43): No posterior lateral struts. Transverse strut with proximal edge linear and narrow, distal edge curved and thicker. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about 6 times their width, covered by about 25 – 30 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB32FFE1DAFAA9C6C05BB4DD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from Greek δεΙνός = “ remarkable ” and refers to male genitalia aspect.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	description	(Fig. 9)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Wf 10657) “ P. K. le ROUX DAM | Van der Kloof, C. P. | 8 - 12. IV. 1970 | Vári & Snyman ”, coll. TMSA.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Small-sized species with a grey-brown appearance. The male genitalia are very characteristic from the large, oval transtilla, the sacculus with the robust horn-shaped expansion in the dorsal angle, and the shape of the phallotheca. The only Afrotropical species that resembles Coleophora intorta sp. nov. is C. namella Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2004, known only from Namibia, dirty white in appearance, with brown scales scattered on the forewing. In the latter species the transtilla is smaller, the lateral edge of the sacculus is narrower, with a narrower protuberance in the dorsal angle, and the phallotheca is completely different.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 8 mm. Head brown, dirty white above the eye, frons white. Antenna ringed with brown and dirty white; scape brown without erect scales. Labial palpus brown, darker on outer side; second article about twice the length of third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax brown. Tegula brown, darker on outer side. Forewing light brown, with a few scattered dark brown scales, particularly on cell and along anal fold; cilia light ochreous. Hindwing light brown; cilia light ochreous. Abdomen light brown. Male genitalia (Figs. 45 – 47): Gnathos knob small, globular. Tegumen medially constricted, pedunculus long. Transtilla large, oval. Valvula trapezoidal. Cucullus oval and slender. Sacculus large with small triangular protuberance on ventral angle and robust, long protuberance on dorsal angle. Phallotheca with two asymmetrical juxta rods, shorter rod with two triangular spines of different lengths near apex, longer rod with dorsal crest in distal half and triangular apical tooth. Cornuti numerous, needle-shaped, of different lengths, gathered in long curved cluster about half the length of vesica. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 48): No posterior lateral struts. Transverse strut curved, more sclerotized on proximal edge. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about four times their width, covered by about 25 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Northern Cape Province, Vanderkloof Dam (originally the P. K. Le Roux Dam).	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB33FFFEDAFAAD0EC066B195.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from Latin intortus = “ intricate ”, and refers to features of the phallotheca.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	description	(Fig. 10)	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂ (GP Bldz 11650) “ R. S. A. | Cape Prov. | Beaufort-West | Karoo NP | 24 - 25 Feb. 1995 | leg. HW VD WOLF ”, coll. Baldizzone.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Species of pale ochre coloration, forewings with sparsely scattered brown scales. The male genitalia resemble those of some Palearctic species, such as C. kalidii Falkovitsh, 1989 but the latter has narrower pedunculi, narrower valvula, shorter cucullus, convex saccular edge, and nearly symmetrical juxta rods, and phallus with shorter outer tube. There are no similar Afrotropical species.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 11 m. Head white, dorsally suffused with ivory. Antenna ringed with white and ivory on distal 2 / 3; scape ivory dorsally, white ventrally, with tuft of erect scales. Labial palpus ivory-suffused on outer side; second article about 0.5 length of third. Haustellum well developed. Thorax and tegula white. Forewing ivory, with numerous scattered dark brown scales denser in apical part; cilia light ivory. Hindwing light grey; cilia light ivory. Abdomen white. Male genitalia (Figs. 49 – 51): Gnathos knob oval. Tegumen medially constricted, pedunculus long, with triangular expansion on outer side. Transtilla triangular in basal half, oval with two small triangular protuberances in distal half. Valvula oblong. Sacculus large, ventral edge slightly curved, ventral angle rounded, apical edge thick and oblique, dorsal angle with triangular tooth. Phallotheca with two juxta rods of different lengths, longer rod thicker and more sclerotized. Cornuti needle-shaped, of different lengths, gathered in long, curved cluster. Female genitalia: Unknown. Abdominal structures (Fig. 52): No posterior lateral struts. Transverse strut slightly curved, more sclerotized on proximal edge. Tergal disk (3 rd tergite) about 2.5 times their width, covered with about 40 conical spines. Bionomy. The early stages and the foodplant are unknown.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. South Africa, Cape Province, Karoo National Park.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
8C766C1EDB2DFFFEDAFAA90EC042B5D9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is from Greek λεπτός = “ delicate ”, and refers to small size of the species.	en	Baldizzone, Giorgio, Van Der Wolf, Hugo W. (2020): On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (IV). New or little known species from South Africa (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). Zootaxa 4816 (2): 151-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.1
