Asbolopsyche jiwundu, Volynkin, 2025

Asbolopsyche jiwundu View in CoL sp. n.

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( Figs 36, 37 View Figures 31–42 , 111 View Figures 110–113 , 157 View Figures 156–160 )

Type material. Holotype ( Figs 36 View Figures 31–42 , 111 View Figures 110–113 ): male, “ Zambia 1340m | Jiwundu Swamp | 11˚51'54''S, 25˚33'20''E | 25–30.x.2017 MV Light Trap | Carter, M., Lloyd, A., Miles, W., | Oram, D., Smith, R. Leg. | ANHRT:2017.32” / “ANHRTUK | 001220531” / “Slide | AV8987 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” ( ANHRT).

Paratypes (1 male, 2 females, all in ANHRT): ZAMBIA: 1 male , same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: AV9068 ♂ ; 2 females , same locality as previous, Miombo / Riverine forest mosaic, 29.x.– 4.xi.2018, MV and actinic light traps, Aristophanous, M., Dérozier, V., László, G., Oram, D. leg., gen. slide Nos: AV8988 ♀ , AV9050 ♀.

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.5–15.0 mm in males and 16.0–17.0 mm in females. Asbolopsyche jiwundu sp. n. is externally reminiscent of Architesma smithi sp. n., which also occurs in north-western Zambia, but can be distinguished by its more elongate forewing with a subapically less convex costal margin. Among members of the genus Asbolopsyche , A. parasordida is most similar to A. jiwundu sp. n., from which it differs by the more convex costal margin of the forewing, the more brownish forewing ground colour, and the broader and more distinct transverse line. In the male genital capsule, A. jiwundu sp. n. is distinct from A. parasordida by the shorter and apically broader valvula, the longer and proximally thicker basal saccular process, the dorsal margin of the sacculus covered with robust spinules (whereas it is setose in A. parasordida ), and the markedly shorter distal saccular process. The phallus of A. jiwundu sp. n. is more S-shaped than in A. parasordida . Compared to A. parasordida , the vesica of A. jiwundu sp. n. has markedly shorter lobes of the distal diverticulum. The female genitalia of A. jiwundu sp. n. differ from A. parasordida in the shorter and narrower, belt-like antevaginal plate (it is V-shaped in its congener), the gelatinous ductus bursae with a ring-like sclerotised anterior end (it is fully sclerotised in A. parasordida ), the shorter but broader posterior section of the corpus bursae, and the somewhat smaller signum bursae.

Distribution. The new species is currently known only from its type locality in north-western Zambia.

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality of the new species, Jiwundu Swamp. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.