Ezishnola inopinata László, 2020

Ezishnola inopinata László, 2020 View in CoL

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Ezishnola inopinata László, 2020 View in CoL , Ecologica Montenegrina View in CoL 30: 86. Type locality: Zambia, Lukwakwa, West Lunga National Park. Holotype, female, in coll. ANHRT.

Type material examined.

Holotype. Female. “ ZAMBIA 1147m / Lukwakwa , West Lunga NP / (Cryptosepalum forest / Dambo) / 12°39'40"S, 24°26'13"E / 9–15.xi.2018, MV Light Trap / Aristophanous, M., Dérozier, V., / László, G., Oram, D. Leg. / ANHRT:2018.40” // “ANHRTUK / 00056751” // “Gen. slide No. / LGN A 692 ♂ / prep. by Gy.M. Laszlo ” ( ANHRT). GoogleMaps

Paratypes. Zambia. See László (2020) .

Additional material examined.

Republic of Congo. 1 male, Odzala-Kokoua National Park , Imbalanga Camp, 00°45'47"N, 15°15'39"E, 480m, 05–09.iv.2024, MV light trap, Bashford, M., László, G., Talani, M., Yaba Ngouma, S. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 1518 GoogleMaps ; 1 male, Odzala-Kokoua National Park , Kokoua base, 00°28'39"N, 15°16'42"E, 540m, 05–13.ix.2024, MV light trap, Bashford, M., László, G., Talani, M., Volynkin, A. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 1989 GoogleMaps ; 1 female, Nouabale-Ndoki National Park , Mondika camp, 02°21'50.63"N, 16°16'25.82"E, 365m, 27.iv–06.v.2023, MV light trap, Dérozier, V., Kirk-Spriggs, A., László, G., Mvouende, S. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 1411 ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps . Zambia. 1 male, Nkwaji , Mwinilunga, S 11°36'22", E24°33'17", 1316m, 3–10.xii.2020, MV light trap, Chizuwa, D., Choongo, W. leg. ( ANHRT) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length 9.5–11.0 mm in males, 11.0– 12.5 mm in females. The distinctive features between E. inopinata and its sister species, E. cretacea , along with other Ezishnola taxa, are detailed in the diagnosis of E. cretacea .

Genetic information. Ezishnola inopinata belongs to the BIN URI: BOLD AEL5007. The infraspecific divergence calculated from four Zambian specimens is 0.00%. The closest relative of this species is its west African vicariant, E. cretacea , diverging by 3.16–3.32%. This species has also close genetic affinities to E. truncata with a PWD of 3.46%.

Distribution. Ezishnola inopinata has hitherto been known only from northwest Zambia. The discovery of the species from the northern Republic of Congo represents a new country record.