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

Hapsimachogonia marialara View in CoL sp. n.

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( Figs 7–12 View Figures 1–19 , 24–26 View Figures 24–29 , 33, 35 View Figures 32–35 )

Holotype: ♂, “ DR CONGO, Mai- Ndombe , Salonga NP, Ekongo camp, 02°45’23.09”S, 20°18’55.37”E, November 2017, leg. A., T. Prozorovs, V. Kravchenko et al.,” GS 0980 ( CGM / USTTB). GoogleMaps

Paratypes (all CGM / USTTB): 10♂, same data as HT, but December 2017, March–April 2018, GS 1509, 1511 ; 5♂, “ DRC / CONGO, Salonga National Park , S002°45’22.79”, E020°18’55.56”, Ekongo camp, December 2016, VD Kravchenko & GC Muller,” GS 1510 .

Description. Male ( Figs 7–12 View Figures 1–19 ). Flagellum, head, thorax and abdomen covered with speckled straw and brown scales. Forewing. Forewing length: 16–19.5 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 one well pronounced yellow spot and less pronounced to absent smaller yellow spot, distal one – covered with speckled brown and yellow. Fringe speckled brown and straw. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with wavy outer margin. Mediobasal field speckled brown and yellow, 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. Genitalia ( Fig. 24– 26 View Figures 24–29 ). 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, scythe-shaped, narrowing towards apex, apically pointed. Lobes of annelus elongated, c-shaped, apically 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 with pair of mediolateral claw-like extensions with pointed apex, covered with setae along outer margin; basally bears pair of long cranially bent apodemes. Female remains unknown.

Diagnosis. Hapsimachogonia marialara sp. n. differs from:

1) Hapsimachogonia hapsimachus with yellow spots in outer field on forewings, contrastingly colored hindwings (compare Figs 7–12 and 1–3 View Figures 1–19 ); wider tegumen, narrower and longer socii, undivided valvae, wider vinculum with shorter ventromedial extension (compare Figs 24–26 View Figures 24–29 and 20 View Figures 20–23 );

2) Hapsimachogonia laura sp. n. with one well pronounced yellow spot in outer field on forewings (compare Figs 7–12 and 4–5 View Figures 1–19 ); longer and narrower socii, undivided valvae, bent lobes of annelus, smaller ventromedial extensions of vinculum, smaller 8th sternite with larger mediocaudal extensions and longer apodemes (compare Figs 24–26 View Figures 24–29 and 21–22 View Figures 20–23 ); occurrence only in DRC so far ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 );

3) Hapsimachogonia anne sp. n. with one well pronounced yellow spot in outer field on forewings (compare Figs 7–12 and 6 View Figures 1–19 ); wider lobes of annelus, valvae gradually narrowing towards apex, smaller 8th sternite (compare Figs 24–26 View Figures 24–29 and 23 View Figures 20–23 ); occurrence only in DRC so far ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 );

4) Hapsimachogonia romy sp. n. with one well pronounced yellow spot in outer field on forewings, darker outer field on underside of hindwing (compare Figs 7–12 and 13–19 View Figures 1–19 ); narrower and elongated socii, wider lobes of annelus, narrower 8th sternite with one pair of mediocaudal extensions (compare Figs 24–26 and 27–29 View Figures 24–29 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 35 View Figures 32–35 ). Central Congolian lowland forests in DRC.

Biology. Adults were collected in March–April and November–December from an altitude of 350 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Maria Lara Ponnath (* 11 December 2006, Kemnath, Germany).