Hapsimachogonia anne, Sulak & Saldaitis & Yakovlev & Prozorova & Volkova & Revay & Müller & Prozorov, 2024

Hapsimachogonia anne View in CoL sp. n.

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( Figs 6 View Figures 1–19 , 23 View Figures 20–23 , 35 View Figures 32–35 )

Holotype: ♂, “ Central African Republic, Bangui, 4°20 N, 18°32 E, 350 m, 20. Sept. 2000,” GS 1462 ( MHNG). GoogleMaps

Description. Male ( Fig. 6 View Figures 1–19 ). Flagellum, head, thorax and abdomen covered with speckled straw and brown scales. Forewing. Forewing length: 18.5 mm. Somewhat triangular with wavy outer margin and rounded apex. Basal, medial, and outer fields divided with crenulated brown lines with yellow contour. Basal and medial fields covered with speckled brown and straw scales, basal field lighter than medial one; medial field has black and gray discal dot. Outer field divided with faint crenulated line into proximal and distal halves: proximal one has two yellow spots, distal one – covered with speckled brown and yellow. Fringe speckled brown and straw. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with wavy outer margin. Mediobasal field speckled straw and brown, separated from outer field by brown blurred medial line. Outer field divided with crenulated line into proximal and distal halves, both speckled straw and brown, distal one darker. Genitalia ( Fig. 23 View Figures 20–23 ). Tegumen a band with narrow elongated laterocaudal socii of somewhat finger shape, apically covered with setae. Vinculum overgrown with short ventromedial outgrowths, laterally bears valvae. Valvae elongated, narrow in proximal half but swollen in distal half, apically pointed. Lobes of annelus elongated, narrow, slightly bent in distal third, apically rather pointed. Juxta an elongated plate, narrowed near connection with phallus. Phallus slender, c-shaped, gradually narrows towards apex. Vesica could not be everted. Eighth sternite divided in two lateral halves with deep medial concavity; each half claw-like, apically pointed, densely covered with setae along uneven caudal margin; basally bears pair of long cranially bent apodemes. Female remains unknown.

Diagnosis. Hapsimachogonia anne sp. n. differs from:

1) Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus with yellow spots in outer field on forewings, lighter colored hindwings (compare Figs 6 and 1–3 View Figures 1–19 ); wider tegumen, narrower and longer socii, narrower lobes of annelus, undivided valvae, wider vinculum with shorter ventromedial extension (compare Figs 23 and 20 View Figures 20–23 );

2) Hapsimachogonia laura sp. n. with lighter colored hindwings (compare Figs 6 and 4–5 View Figures 1–19 ); wider tegumen, longer and narrower socii, undivided valvae, wider lobes of annelus, larger ventromedial extensions of vinculum, smaller mediocaudal extensions and shorter apodemes of 8th sternite (compare Figs 23 and 21–22 View Figures 20–23 );

3) Hapsimachogonia marialara sp. n. with two yellow spots in outer field on forewings (compare Figs 6 and 7–12 View Figures 1–19 ); narrower lobes of annelus, swollen valvae, larger 8th sternite (compare Figs 23 View Figures 20–23 and 24–26 View Figures 24–29 ); occurrence only in CAR so far ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 );

4) Hapsimachogonia romy sp. n. with less contrasting yellow spots in outer field on forewings (compare Figs 6 and 13–19 View Figures 1–19 ); elongated socii, longer lobes of annelus, swollen valvae, single mediocaudal extentions and deeper concavity in 8th sternite (compare Figs 23 View Figures 20–23 and 27–29 View Figures 24–29 ); occurrence only in CAR so far ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 ). Northwest Congolian lowland forests in CAR.

Biology. Adults were collected in September from an altitude of 350 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Anne Ponnath (* 25 July 1992, Kemnath, Germany).