Hapsimachogonia margit, Sulak & Yakovlev & Semionova & Saldaitis & Petrányi & Volkova & Revay & Müller & Traore & Lamah & Prozorova & Prozorov, 2024

Hapsimachogonia margit View in CoL sp. n.

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( Figs 17–18 View Figures 1–18 , 42 View Figures 41–46 , 50 View Figures 47–52 , 54 View Figures 53–56 )

Holotype: ♂, “ ANGOLA, prov. Cuanza Sul, 26 km E Cassongue , 11°52,257’ S / 15°09,320’ E, 1650 m, 28. March 2014, leg. Sulak, Naumann & Ott” GS 1470 ( CGM / USTTB). GoogleMaps

Paratype: ♀, “ NAMIBIA, Kavango Region, Mangetti NP, S 18° 1792422, E 18° 924752, 1100 m, 14. Nov. 2012, leg. E. Ott & H. Sulak,” GS 1471 ( CGM / USTTB) GoogleMaps .

Description. Male ( Fig. 17 View Figures 1–18 ). Flagellum, head and thorax covered with speckled red and straw scales. Abdomen straw. Forewing. Forewing length: 14 mm. Somewhat triangular with slightly wavy outer margin and prominent rounded apex. Basal, medial, and outer fields divided with smooth brown lines with straw contour and covered with speckled red and straw scales; basal field lighter colored; medial field with black and grey discal dot. Outer field divided with faint wavy line into proximal and distal halves. Fringe speckled brown and straw. Hindwing. Somewhat oval with slightly wavy outer margin. Mediobasal field reddish straw, separated from outer field with blurred wavy brown medial line. Outer field divided with blurred faint crenulated line into proximal and distal halves: proximal one slightly lighter colored. Genitalia ( Fig. 42 View Figures 41–46 ). Tegumen a narrow band with large laterocaudal socii of semioval shape, apically covered with setae. Vinculum overgrown with ventromedial outgrowths, fused with lateral lobes of annelus, laterally bears valvae. Valvae elongated, curved, narrow towards apex, bifurcate in distal third; proximal branch straight, distal branch c-shaped, both of the same length and apically pointed. Lobes of annelus elongated, triangular, slightly bent, apically pointed. Juxta an elongated c-shaped plate, dorsally fused with phallus. Phallus slender, c-shaped, gradually narrows towards apex. Vesica could not be everted. Eighth sternite somewhat trapezoid: mediocaudally bears pair of claw-like extensions divided with semioval concavity; laterally rounded; basally bears pair of elongated, nearly straight apodemes. Female ( Fig. 18 View Figures 1–18 ) resembles male but larger and slightly lighter colored with better pronounced apical prominence and another one at M2 vein. Forewing length: 18.5 mm. Genitalia ( Fig. 50 View Figures 47–52 ). Papillae anales semioval, densely covered with setae. Posterior apophyses one fifth longer than anterior ones. Sterigma somewhat trapezoid with rounded corners, caudally narrower. Ostium slit-like. Ductus bursae a very narrow and short tube. Corpus bursae spherical.

Diagnosis. Hapsimachogonia margit sp. n. differs from:

1) Hapsimachogonia kilwana with almost straight mediocaudal extensions (compare Figs 42 View Figures 41–46 and 38 View Figures 37–40 ); about twice larger sterigma and corpus bursae (compare Figs 50 and 49 View Figures 47–52 ); parapatry.

2) Hapsimachogonia graham sp. n. with darker hindwings (compare Figs 17–18 and 15–16 View Figures 1–18 ); equal length of branches of valvae, longer juxta, longer apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 42 and 41 View Figures 41–46 ); parapatry (compare Figs 54 and 53 View Figures 53–56 );

3) Hapsimachogonia max sp. n. with lighter colored medial lines on female forewings (compare Figs 18 View Figures 1–18 and 19, 21, 24, 26 View Figures 19–36 ); equal length of branches of valvae, longer juxta, almost straight mediocaudal extensions and longer apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 42 and 43–44 View Figures 41–46 ); smaller opening of ostium, spherical corpus bursae (compare Figs 50 and 51 View Figures 47–52 ); parapatry (compare Figs 54 and 55 View Figures 53–56 );

4) Hapsimachogonia michael sp. n. with lighter wing coloration (compare Figs 17–18 View Figures 1–18 and 28– 36 View Figures 19–36 ); equal length of branches of valvae and straight proximal branch, longer juxta, almost straight mediocaudal extensions and longer apodemes of 8 th sternite (compare Figs 42 and 45–46 View Figures 41–46 ); narrower opening of ostium, spherical corpus bursae (compare Figs 50 and 52 View Figures 47–52 ); parapatry (compare Figs 54 and 56 View Figures 53–56 ).

Distribution ( Fig. 54 View Figures 53–56 ). Angolan montane forest-grassland in Angola and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands in Namibia.

Biology. Adults were collected in March and November from altitudes of 1100–1650 m. Preimaginal stages unknown.

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Margit Ponnath , the heart and soul of the traditional Ponnath family, who is committed to art, culture and nature (Kemnath, Germany).