Ezishnola carcassoni László, 2020

Ezishnola carcassoni László, 2020 View in CoL

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Ezishnola carcassoni László, 2020 View in CoL , Ecologica Montenegrina View in CoL 30: 90. Type locality: Uganda, Ankole, Kalinzu Forest. Holotype, male, in coll. NHMUK.

Type material examined.

Holotype. Female , “Kalinzu Forest / Ankole Uganda / Nov. 1961 / R. H. Carcasson ” // “Coryndon Museum / B.M. 1963-322” // QR code label with unique number: NHMUK 014046240 About NHMUK , gen. slide No.: NHMUK 010316559 About NHMUK (prepared by László) ( NHMUK).

Paratype. Uganda. 1 male, Katera Sango Bay , Masaka, Oct. 1960, R.H. Carcasson, QR code label with unique number: NHMUK 014046239 About NHMUK , slide No.: NHMUK 010316558 About NHMUK (prepared by László) ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined.

Côte d’Ivoire. 5 males, 1 female, Mt. Tonkoui Peak , 07°27'15.2"N, 07°38'12.5"W, 1171m, 19– 27.xi.2019, actinic, MV and LepiLED light trap, Aristophanous, M., Dérozier, V., Moretto, P., Ouattara, S. leg., gen. slide Nos: LGNA 1839 (male), LGNA 1310 (female) GoogleMaps ; 1 male, same site, 3–7.v.2017, Aristophanous, A., Aristophanous, M., Geiser, M., Moretto, P. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 594; 2 males, same site, 9–16.iv.2016, Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P. leg. ( ANHRT) . Guinea. 1 male, Nimba Mts, SMFG concession area (Societe des Mines de Fer de Guinee) 600 Forest , 7°39'49.93"N, 8°22'22.19"W, 1500m, 21–30.viii.2017, Cold Cathode UV light trap (8W), Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 835 ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps . Liberia. 1 male, Lofa County, Wologizi Mts, Elephant Ridge , 8°7'1.46"N, 9°55'24.18"W, 1002m, 23–26.xi.2018, LepiLED light trap, Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. leg., gen. slide No.: LGNA 1840 ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps . Republic of Congo. 5 males, 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 1455 ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Forewing length 11.0–12.0 mm in males, 12.0–13.0 mm in females. Ezishnola carcassoni is readily distinguished from all other Ezishnola species by its noticeably more elongated forewing and the more varied forewing pattern, consisting of contrasting, relatively large blackish dots that form the antemedial, postmedial, and subterminal transverse lines. This species lacks postmedial-subterminal and tornal patches, which are present in the sympatric E. cretacea , E. inopinata , E. nitidipicta sp. n., E. inscripta sp. n. and E. congolana sp. n.

When examining the male genitalia, E. carcassoni exhibits the broadest and least tapered valva, along with the thickest harpe within the entire genus. Additionally, the aedeagus of this species is ca. 30–50 % longer than those of all other Ezishnola taxa, except for E. xantholeuca , the aedeagus of which is similarly long as in E. carcassoni but noticeably thinner.

The configuration of the female genitalia of E. carcassoni is distinctive within the entire genus, characterised by a relatively long ductus bursae with the longest sclerotised section, the absence of a sack-like cervix bursae and a large spherical corpus bursae, which lacks a tubular distal section and signa.

Genetic information. This species has been assigned the BIN URI: BOLD AEL6061. The infraspecific divergence calculated from five samples is 0.00–0.15%. The genetically closest species are E. truncata sp. n., E. inscripta sp. n., E. magnisignata sp. n., and E. xantholeuca , diverging by 3.13–3.30%, 3.13– 3.31%, 3.14–3.62%, and 3.19–3.63%, respectively.

Distribution. Ezishnola carcassoni was originally described from Uganda. As a result of this current study, the species has been identified from the Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and the northern Republic of Congo.