New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus

By

Sruoga, Virginijus
De Prins, Jurate

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-3-11

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1089

Pages

25--36

Subjects

Microlepidoptera , mining moths , Morphology , Sub-Saharan Africa , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1089.79716

 

Abstract

Two new species, Urodeta falcatasp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisignasp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.