taxonID	type	description	language	source
343A636ED66BFFEFF6FEFB1C75F5F89D.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Neoliparina paradoxa Schultze, 1934 by monotypy. Characterisation of the genus. The species belonging to Neoliparina have largely characteristic external morphology demonstrated by the very feathery bipectinate-fasciculate antenna and the short and broad forewing with orange-red ground colour in males, ornamented with diffuse greyish transverse lines and a dark, rounded discal spot. Sexual dimorphism is prominent in this genus, the females being ca. 1.5 times larger, with shorter, less feathery antenna, more elongate forewings, a darker, generally more ochreous ground colour and reduced markings, whilst retaining the contrasting discal spot. Male genitalia are characterised by a broad-based, truncate uncus, ribbon-like arms of the tegumen, valvae, which are broad at the base and gradually tapered towards their apex, a thick U- or V-shaped juxta, a short triangular vinculum, a short phallus without a carinal process and a short proximally inflated vesica, bearing a small rugose sclerotised area. The female genitalia are characterised by the short, broad, rounded papillae anales, triangular pseudopapillae, the medium-long posterior apophyses and similarly long anterior apophyses, and the broad, rounded quadrangular antevaginal plate. The ostium bursae is wide with a heavily sclerotised margin, the distal end of the ductus bursae forming a heavily sclerotised antrum, the shape of which is a specific character. The proximal section of the ductus bursae is thick and membranous, the corpus bursae is large, ovoid, bearing two equally sized membranous appendices and may have a sclerotised signum.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED668FFEAF6FEFF5F7601FDCD.taxon	description	(Figs 1, 7, 8, 13, 17)	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED668FFEAF6FEFF5F7601FDCD.taxon	materials_examined	Primary type material examined. Holotype. Female (MfN). “ Typus ” [red rectangular label] // “ Neoliparina / Schultze / 1934 ” [partially handwritten] // “ paradoxa / Schultze 1934 ” [blue label] // “ Lymantrid / Mongoumba / 30. IV. 30 ” [handwritten] // “ ex coll. / A. SCHULTZE ” // QR code label with URI: MfN URI http: // coll. mfnberlin. de / u / 09 c 5 ed Additional material examined. Cameroon. 1 male, North Region, Wack (La Falaise), 07 ° 40 ’ 16.5 ” N, 13 ° 33 ’ 18.4 ” E, 2 – 21. x. 2018, Light Trap, Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. Leg., ANHRT: 2018.36, unique id: ANHRTUK 00234878, gen slide No.: BP 056 (ANHRT). 1 female with same data as male, unique id: ANHRTUK 00234733, gen slide No.: BP 058 (ANHRT).	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED668FFEAF6FEFF5F7601FDCD.taxon	description	Description. Adult. Male (Fig. 1). Forewing length 12 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, rami of antenna very long, seven to ten times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, greyish brown, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous; labial palp short and broad, covered in orange piliform scales. Frons, vertex and collar orange. Tegula covered with long, orange, piliform scales turning yellow apically; mesothorax dark orange. Fore- and midleg covered in long, orange and yellow, piliform scales; hindleg pale yellow; index of spurs 0 - 2 - 4. Abdomen yellowish orange. Forewing short and broad, costal margin gently arched, apex rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour reddish orange; discal spot small, black, rounded, highly contrasting; medial line zig-zagged, angled outward medially; postmedial line sinuous, both lines greyish brown; subterminal line substituted by a row of greyish brown spots; terminal line red. Cilia longish, greyish brown. Underside orange, without markings except for discal spot. Hindwing orange, darkening near outer margin. Cilia longish, yellow. Underside as on upperside, slightly paler. Male genitalia (Fig. 13). Uncus short and broad, trapezoidal, with shallow apical notch. Arms of tegumen narrow, ribbon-like, heavily sclerotised. Valva medium-long, elongate-triangular, broad at base, costa gently concave in basal three-quarters, ventral margin gently sinuous, apical quarter of valva rounded-triangular. Juxta with broad arms and U-shaped posteromedial notch, thickened proximally. Vinculum short and broad, triangular. Phallus short, attenuated, slightly curved, coecum rounded, carina unmodified; vesica very short, basal section inflated spherical, with small rugose sclerotised area; vesica ejaculatorius narrow tubular. Female (Figs 7, 8). Forewing length 17 – 18 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, length ca. two-thirds that of male, rami of antenna short, ca. half the length of those of male, three to five times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, greyish brown, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous; labial palp as in male. Frons, vertex and collar pale orange. Tegula covered with long, pale orange, piliform scales turning yellow apically. Fore-, mid- and hindleg covered in long, very pale yellow, piliform scales; index of spurs 0 - 2 - 4. Abdomen yellowish orange. Forewing elongate and broad, ca. 1.5 times size of male, costal margin gently arched, apex rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour dull reddish ochre; discal spot small, black, rounded, highly contrasting; medial line greyish zig-zagged, angled outward medially; terminal area pale reddish. Cilia longish, greyish brown. Underside pale ochre, without markings except for small, pale discal spot. Hindwing pale ochre, pale orange near outer margin. Cilia longish, yellowish. Underside as on upperside, slightly paler. Female genitalia (Fig. 17). Papilla analis short and very broad with small rounded triangular pseudopapilla; apophysis posterioris thin, medium-long, as long as apophysis anterioris. Eighth tergite very short, ribbon-like; antevaginal plate broad, rounded quadrangular. Ostium bursae wide with sclerotised margin; antrum medium-long, narrow funnel-shaped; ductus bursae 1.5 times longer than antrum, somewhat dilated proximally. Corpus bursae large, ovoid, fully membranous bearing two equally sized, somewhat small, ovoid, membranous appendices; signum absent.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED668FFEAF6FEFF5F7601FDCD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Neoliparina paradoxa Schultze, 1934 is readily distinguished from both N. nyonie sp. n. and N. smithi sp. n. by the paler forewing markings, the markedly smaller discal spot, the absence of a wide blackish brown hindwing margin and the uniformly orange wing underside lacking the black distal areas typical for the last two species. Compared with N. schultzei sp. n., N. paradoxa has a darker, orange forewing ground colour, the former species however, having a paler, more yellowish colouration. The female of N. paradoxa can be distinguished from N. nyonie sp. n. and N. smithi sp. n. by its paler ground colour displaying a more ochreous tint and the somewhat discernible medial transverse line, which is absent in these last two species. In comparison with N. schultzei sp. n., N. paradoxa is readily distinguished by its markedly larger size, and the paler forewing colouration lacking extensive greyish brown areas. In the male genitalia, N. paradoxa can be distinguished from other Neoliparina species by the considerably shorter uncus with a conspicuous apical notch, and the shape of its valva, the apex of which is rounded triangular, unlike in N. nyonie sp. n. where there is an acute apical process, N. schultzei sp. n. where it is truncated and in N. smithi sp. n. where it is smoothly rounded. Although the characteristics of the phallus and vesica in Neoliparina remains somewhat similar between species, the coecum of N. paradoxa is distinctly rounded, however, in other species this character is somewhat angular. The female genitalia can be readily distinguished by the much broader papillae anales (compared to N. nyonie sp. n. and N. smithi sp. n.); the broadest and largest, rounded quadrangular antevaginal plate; the shape of the antrum, which is narrow funnel-shaped only in N. paradoxa and the absence of a signum, which is present in N. schultzei sp. n. and N. nyonie sp. n. Bionomics and distribution (Fig. 21). The species was originally described from a single female holotype from southwestern Central African Republic. A male and a female specimen were recently collected in northern Cameroon suggesting that the species is associated with the Northern Congolian Forest-Savanna Mosaic ecoregion.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66EFFE9F6FEFDE07718FE9B.taxon	description	(Figs 2, 3, 9, 14, 18)	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66EFFE9F6FEFDE07718FE9B.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. Male, “ GABON 10 m / Nyonié (Lowland forest) / 0 ° 2 ’ 22 ” S, 9 ° 20 ’ 25 ” E / 23 – 28. viii. 2019, MV Light Trap / Albert, J-L., Aristophanous, M., / Bie Mba, J., Dérozier, V., / Moretto, P. Leg. / ANHRT: 2019.17 ” // unique id.: ANHRTUK 00137595, gen. slide No.: BP 040 (ANHRT). Paratypes. Gabon. 1 male and 1 female, with same data as the holotype, unique ids: ANHRTUK 00139058, ANHRTUK 00172502, gen. slide Nos: BP 039, BP 057 (ANHRT).	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66EFFE9F6FEFDE07718FE9B.taxon	description	Description. Adult. Male (Figs 2, 3). Forewing length 11 – 12 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, rami of antenna very long, seven to ten times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, ochreous brown, dorsal side of antennal shaft black; labial palp short and broad covered in dark yellow, piliform scales. Frons and vertex dark yellow; collar orange. Tegula covered with long, dark orange, piliform scales turning paler apically; mesothorax red. Fore- and midleg covered in long, yellow and black, piliform scales; hindleg yellow; index of spurs 0 - 2 - 4. Abdomen red. Forewing short and broad, costal margin gently arched, apex rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour reddish orange; basal and antemedial area orange; postmedial and terminal area red; discal spot large, black, round, sharply defined; medial line zig-zagged, angled outward medially; postmedial line sinuous, both lines black and diffuse; subterminal line consisting of black spots; terminal line black. Cilia longish, blackish. Underside orange proximal two-thirds, discal spot large and highly contrasting, apical third blackish brown. Hindwing orange, with thick blackish brown band along termen, ending at tornus. Cilia longish, blackish brown, orange along anal margin. Underside as on upperside. Male genitalia (Fig. 14). Uncus moderately long and broad, rounded quadrangular, with very slightly depressed distal margin and with two teeth-like ventral processes. Arms of tegumen heavily sclerotised, somewhat ribbon-like, broadened in proximal half with arched outer margin. Valva medium-long, broad at base, costa gently concave, ventral margin almost straight in proximal third then angled at ca. 30 ˚, distal section straight; apical section of valva ventrally rounded, dorsally with an acute triangular process. Juxta very broad, with V-shaped posteromedial notch, very thick proximally. Vinculum short and broad triangular. Phallus short, somewhat thin, slightly curved, coecum truncate, slightly dilated apically, carina unmodified; vesica very short, basal section inflated spherical with small rugose sclerotised area; vesica ejaculatorius narrow tubular. Female (Fig. 9). Forewing length 16 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, length ca. two-thirds that of male, rami ca. half the length of those of male, three to five times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, colour as in male; labial palp short, narrow, covered in dark yellow, piliform scales. Frons, vertex, collar, tegula and mesothorax as in male. Legs as in male. Forewing more elongate and rounded at apex than in male. Forewing ground colour reddish grey, with dense reddish suffusion at base; discal spot black, large, round; transverse lines absent. Cilia longish, ochreous grey. Underside pale ochreous grey, discal spot reduced but visible. Hind wing pale ochreous, with some orange suffusion. Cilia longish, ochreous grey. Underside pale ochre. Female genitalia (Fig. 18). Papilla analis short and narrow with small triangular pseudopapilla; apophysis posterioris thin, medium-long, as long as apophysis anterioris. Eighth tergite very short, ribbon-like; antevaginal plate moderately broad, rounded quadrangular. Ostium bursae wide, with sclerotised margin; antrum short, goblet-shaped; ductus bursae long, three times longer than antrum, somewhat dilated proximally. Corpus bursae large, ovoid, fully membranous, bearing two equally sized, somewhat small, ovoid, membranous appendices; signum moderately sclerotised, concave.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66EFFE9F6FEFDE07718FE9B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The differences between N. nyonie sp. n. and N. paradoxa are discussed under the latter’s diagnosis. Neoliparina nyonie sp. n. can be distinguished externally from N. schultzei sp. n. by the darker orange ground colour of the forewing (it is yellowish in the latter species), the dark apical third of the forewing underside (which is uniform in N. schultzei sp. n.) and the wide blackish brown hindwing border which is absent in the latter species. From N. smithi sp. n., it can be distinguished by its less intense and reduced forewing markings, the considerably smaller patches of the subterminal line and the absence of the hindwing discal spot. The female of this species can be diagnosed by the somewhat reddish tinge to its ground colour in contrast to the more ochreous colouration of N. smithi sp. n. and the predominantly brownish grey N. schultzei sp. n. In the male genitalia, N. nyonie sp. n. is readily distinguished from N. smithi sp. n. and N. schultzei sp. n. by its rounded quadrangular uncus, bearing a pair of tooth-like basoventral processes compared to the rounded triangular uncus of the last two species with similar, but longer processes being present only in N. schultzei sp. n. As a further diagnostic feature, N. nyonie sp. n. has a conspicuous dorsal process of the valva apex in contrast to the smoothly rounded apical section in N. smithi sp. n. and the truncate valva tip of N. schultzei sp. n. Furthermore, the somewhat longer valva of N. nyonie sp. n. is slightly curved caudad, as opposed to the shorter, straight valvae of N. smithi sp. n. and N. schultzei sp. n. The female genitalia of N. nyonie sp. n. are readily distinguished from those of N. schultzei sp. n. by the markedly narrower papillae anales and the goblet-shaped antrum which is tubular in the latter species. The antrum is similarly goblet-shaped in N. smithi sp. n. however, N. nyonie sp. n. has a sclerotised, concave signum which is absent in the former species, but present and raised in N. schultzei sp. n.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66EFFE9F6FEFDE07718FE9B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after Nyonié, a village on the Atlantic coast of Gabon, the only locality this taxon is known from to date. Bionomics and distribution (Fig. 21). Neoliparina nyonie sp. n. is known exclusively from Nyonié, Gabon where it inhabits lowland Atlantic coastal forest.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66DFFE7F6FEFE2A7174FE54.taxon	description	(Figs 4, 5, 10, 11, 15, 19)	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66DFFE7F6FEFE2A7174FE54.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. Male, “ SIERRA LEONE 470 m / Kenema Province, Gori Hills, / Near Moimandu / 08 ° 14 ’ 51 ” N, 10 ° 58 ’ 17 ” W / 2 – 9. iii. 2020 / Kalnoi, G., Sinyaev, V. Leg. / ANHRT: 2020.14 ” // unique id.: ANHRTUK 00288011, gen. slide No.: BP 041 (ANHRT). Paratypes. Ivory Coast. 1 female, Bingerville, xi. 1913, leg. Melou, G., ex. coll. Oberthür, QR code label with unique id.: NHMUK 015057229, gen. slide No.: NHMUK 014332578 (prepared by B. Powell) (NHMUK). Liberia. 2 females, 883 m, Wologizi Mountains, 08 ° 07 ’ 20.79 ” N, 09 ° 56 ’ 50.75 ” W, 22 – 30. xi. 2018, blended bulb light trap, Leg. Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., ANHRT: 2018.43, unique ids: ANHRTUK 00230695, ANHRTUK 00230533, gen. slide Nos: BP 060, BP 061 (ANHRT); 1 male, Nimba, Grassfield, viii – ix. 1967, Leg. Forbes-Watson, A., QR code label with unique id.: NHMUK 010914435, gen. slide No.: NHMUK 014332576 (prepared by B. Powell); 1 female, same locality and collector as previous male, vi – vii. 1967, QR code label with unique id.: NHMUK 010914436, gen. slide No. NHMUK 014332577 (prepared by B. Powell) (NHMUK).	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66DFFE7F6FEFE2A7174FE54.taxon	description	Description. Adult. Male (Figs 4, 5). Forewing length 13 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, rami of antenna very long seven to ten times longer than diameter of antennal shaft; ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, dark brown, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous brown; labial palp absent. Frons and vertex yellowish orange, collar pale orange. Tegula covered with long, pale orange, piliform scales turning ochreous apically; mesothorax dark orange. Foreleg absent; midleg covered in long, yellowish orange, piliform scales; hindleg pale yellow. Abdomen orange. Forewing short and broad, costal margin gently arched, apex rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour reddish orange, basal and antemedial area somewhat lighter than postmedial and terminal area. Antemedial line very broad, sinuous; discal spot large, round, contrasting; medial line zig-zagged, angled outward medially; postmedial line sinuous; subterminal line consisting of a row of wedge-shaped spots pointing inwards; terminal line thin; all markings black. Cilia longish, black. Underside orange in proximal two-thirds, apical third blackish brown; discal spot large, black, highly contrasting. Hindwing orange, discal spot somewhat small, diffuse black, termen with very broad blackish brown band, dark area penetrating craniad along anal margin. Cilia longish, black. Underside as on upperside but margin somewhat narrower ending at tornus. Male genitalia (Fig. 15). Uncus somewhat long and broad, triangular, with two small, rounded basal lobes. Arms of tegumen, heavily sclerotised, very narrow, ribbon-like. Valva medium-long, broad at base, gradually tapering, costa straight, ventral margin gently sinuous, apical section of valva smoothly rounded. Juxta moderately broad, with U-shaped posteromedial notch, somewhat thickened proximally. Vinculum very short and broad, triangular. Phallus short, thin, straight, coecum quadrangular, carina unmodified; vesica very short, basal section inflated spherical, with very small rugose sclerotised area; vesica ejaculatorius narrow tubular. Female (Figs 10, 11). Forewing length 15 – 16 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, length ca. two-thirds that of male, rami ca. half the length of those of male, three to five times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, ochreous, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous; labial palp short and broad, covered in yellow piliform scales. Frons, vertex and collar covered in yellow scales. Tegula and mesothorax pale orange. Fore-, mid- and hindleg covered in hay-coloured scales; index of spurs 0 - 2 - 4. Abdomen ochreous yellow. Forewing similar shape as in male, more rounded at apex. Ground colour ochreous brown, with groups of reddish scales along anal margin near base; discal spot large, black, highly contrasting. Cilia longish, ochreous grey. Underside as on upperside, without reddish markings. Hindwing pale ochreous, discal spot present but diffuse. Cilia longish, ochreous. Underside as on upperside. Female genitalia (Fig. 19). Papilla analis short and narrow with small triangular pseudopapillae; apophysis posterioris thin, medium-long, as long as apophysis anterioris. Eighth tergite very short, ribbon-like; antevaginal plate broad, rounded quadrangular. Ostium bursae wide, with sclerotised margin; antrum short, goblet-shaped; ductus bursae long, ca. 3 times longer than antrum, somewhat dilated proximally. Corpus bursae large, ovoid, fully membranous, bearing two equally medium-sized, spherical, membranous appendices; signum absent.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66DFFE7F6FEFE2A7174FE54.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The differences between N. smithi sp. n., N. paradoxa and N. nyonie sp. n. are discussed under their respective diagnoses. Neoliparina smithi sp. n. is readily distinguished externally from its congeners by the more prominent forewing markings and the presence of a hindwing discal spot. Neoliparina smithi sp. n. is distinguishable from N. schultzei sp. n. externally by its considerably darker orange ground colour, the dark apical third of the underside of its forewing (it is uniformly pale orange in N. schultzei sp. n.), and the dark terminal margin of the hindwing. The female of N. smithi sp. n. is distinguished from N. schultzei sp. n. by the lack of forewing markings and the presence of a hindwing discal spot, absent in N. schultzei sp. n. In the male genitalia, N. smithi sp. n. can be distinguished from N. schultzei sp. n. by its less heavily sclerotised, rather rounded basal lobes of the uncus (these are more heavily sclerotised and tooth-like in N. schultzei sp. n.), the smoothly rounded apical part of the valvae (which are truncate in N. schultzei sp. n.) and the proximally narrower juxta. The female genitalia of N. smithi sp. n. can be readily distinguished from N. schultzei sp. n. by the narrower papillae anales, the broader antevaginal plate, the goblet-shaped antrum (it is tubular in N. schultzei sp. n.), the considerably larger appendices of the corpus bursae and the absence of a sclerotised signum which is present in N. schultzei sp. n.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED66DFFE7F6FEFE2A7174FE54.taxon	etymology	Etymology. It is with great pleasure that this new species is dedicated to Richard Smith, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, African Natural History Research Trust, for his continuous commitment to African entomological research. Bionomics and distribution (Fig. 21). Neoliparina smithi sp. n. is known from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast and appears to be restricted to the Upper Guinean forests; based on this distribution and its morphological characteristics, it is thought to be the West African variant of N. nyonie sp. n.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	description	(Figs 6, 12, 16, 20)	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. Male, “ ZAMBIA 1250 m / Muchinga Prov., Benyanga / village / 10 ° 40 ’ 41 ” S, 33 ° 27 ’ 45 ” E / 07 – 12. xii. 2023, MV light trap / László, G., Morgan, L., / Volynkin, A. leg. / ANHRT: 2024.3 // unique id: ANHRTUK 00374162, gen. slide No. BP 062 (ANHRT). Paratypes. Zambia. 1 female, 10 m, Kalene Hill (Miombo woodland), 11 ° 11 ’ 11 ” S, 24 ° 12 ’ 5 ” E, 27. xi – 3. xii. 2020, MV light trap, Chizuwa, D., Choongo, W. Leg. ANHRT: 2022.4, unique id.: ANHRTUK 00265558, gen. slide No.: 059 (ANHRT).	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	description	Description. Adult. Male (Fig. 6). Forewing length 12 mm. Head large; antenna-bipectinate fasciculate, rami of antenna very long seven to ten times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, ochreous brown, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous yellow; labial palp short and narrow covered in yellowish scales. Frons, vertex and collar yellow. Tegula covered in long, yellowish, piliform scales, interspersed with some red scales; mesothorax red. Foreleg femur covered in some long, reddish, piliform scales, tibia yellow; midleg absent; hindleg covered in pale yellow scales. Abdomen ochreous yellow, with reddish scales on medial line. Forewing short and broad, costal margin very gently arched, apex rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour yellowish with some orange suffusion, discal spot very small, blackish brown, somewhat rounded, lightly contrasting; medial line zig-zagged, angled outward medially, postmedial sinuous line, both lines faint greyish, subterminal area yellow with diffuse orange spots, terminal line ochreous. Cilia longish, ochreous. Underside pale ochre, discal spot diffuse. Hindwing pale ochre, no markings. Cilia longish, ochreous. Underside as on upperside. Male genitalia (Fig. 16). Uncus moderately long and broad, triangular, with two teeth-like ventral processes. Arms of tegumen, heavily sclerotised, ribbon-like, broadened in proximal half with arched outer margin. Valva, medium-long, broad at base, costa gently convex, ventral margin gently sinuous; apical section of valva small, truncate, squarish. Juxta very broad with V-shaped posteromedial notch, thick proximally. Vinculum short and broad, triangular. Phallus short, thin, straight, coecum truncate, carina unmodified; vesica very short, basal section inflated spherical; vesica ejaculatorius not inverted. Female (Fig. 12). Forewing length 15 mm. Head large; antenna bipectinate-fasciculate, rami of antenna short, length ca. two-thirds of that of male, rami ca. half the length of those of male, three to five times longer than diameter of antennal shaft, ventral rami 1.5 times longer than dorsal rami, ochreous grey, dorsal side of antennal shaft ochreous grey; labial palp short and narrow covered in hay-coloured scales. Frons and vertex yellow; collar pale orange. Tegula covered in long, reddish orange, piliform scales, turning ochreous apically; mesothorax red. Fore-, mid- and hindleg all covered in yellow scales; index of spurs 0 - 2 - 4. Abdomen as in male. Forewing broad and elongate, costal margin very gently arched, apex very rounded, termen smoothly convex, anal margin almost straight. Forewing ground colour dark grey; discal spot small, black, surrounded by red circle; where median line is in male, four rounded areas of red scales follow median line; subterminal area red turning yellow apically, with row of greyish spots; terminal line dark yellow. Cilia longish, ochreous. Underside as on upperside, paler. Hindwing ochreous, no markings. Cilia longish, yellow. Underside as on upperside. Female genitalia (Fig. 20). Papilla analis short and very broad with small, triangular pseudopapillae; apophysis posterioris thin, medium-long, as long as apophysis anterioris. Eighth tergite very short, ribbon-like; antevaginal plate somewhat elongate but short. Ostium bursae wide, with sclerotised margin; antrum long, tube-shaped; ductus bursae two times longer than antrum, moderately thick. Corpus bursae large, ovoid, fully membranous bearing two equally sized, very small, spherical appendices; signum weakly sclerotised, gently convex.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. More detailed comparisons between Neoliparina schultzei sp. n. and its congeners can be found under the other respective diagnoses. Neoliparina schultzei sp. n. can be readily distinguished by the more yellowish ground colour and more diffuse forewing markings in the male and pronounced greyish markings of the forewing in the female. The male genitalia can be easily distinguished by the teeth-like ventral processes of the uncus (longer than those in N. nyonie sp. n.) and the abruptly truncate and narrow apices of the valva. In the female genitalia the differing characters include the papillae analis which is very broad, the much shorter antevaginal plate, the tubular antrum (this shape being exclusive to N. schultzei sp. n.) and the weakly sclerotised, slightly convex signum.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honour of Arnold Schultze, whose work in equatorial Africa resulted in the discovery of numerous new species including the type species of this genus. Bionomics and distribution (Fig. 21). N. schultzei sp. n. is known thus far from Zambia, where it inhabits high elevation Miombo woodlands.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
343A636ED663FFE2F6FEFE6F77C5FB2E.taxon	discussion	Discussion The genus Neoliparina has for a long time been considered monotypic but examination of recently collected material has revealed a further three species described as new to science in this paper. One of these includes the specimen Collenette considered to be conspecific with the type species from Ivory Coast, however, the genitalia of the West African population has proved to be notably different. Although based on limited material, it appears all four species are allopatrically distributed (Fig. 21) with two found in tropical rainforest environments, and the other two in more open woodland transition zones. Based on the habitus and biogeography, Neoliparina smithi sp. n. may be the West African vicariant of N. nyonie sp. n., whilst the genitalia of the former is perhaps closer in appearance to N. paradoxa; further analyses incorporating molecular markers may yet shed light on their evolutionary relationship. In many Lymantriinae genera, it can be difficult to determine any notable differences in genitalia between species (cf. László & Volynkin 2023, László & Powell 2024), however in the case of Neoliparina both male and female genitalia characteristcs are diagnostic for each species. The colouration of Neoliparina species is another unusual trait for Lymantriinae, as most tussock moth species express darker, more cryptic brown and grey colouration. The more vibrant appearance of Neoliparina species (most similar to Lymantriinae genus Barlowia Talbot, 1929) suggests a form of aposematism which may indicate diurnal behaviour, however, there are no records of these particular moths being encountered during the day. All specimens where the collection methods were recorded, were caught at MV light which could allude to nocturnal (or crepuscular) behaviour, but since such few specimens are known, it may be possible to conclude that they are generally not attracted to light sources. There are cases where aposematic moth species are active at night (e. g., the footman genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] (Arctiinae, Lithosiini )) and whilst unusual this trait would still result in lower predation when at rest during the day (Nokelainen et al. 2024). Whilst only 13 specimens were found in the collections of ANHRT and NHMUK during the preparation of this present study, the discovery of three new species from this material with good differing characteristics, both in habitus and in genitalia, demonstrates the importance of thorough morphological investigations in revealing the hidden biodiversity of the Afrotropics (cf. Volynkin 2023, Takano 2024, Takano & László 2024). Acknowledgements I am grateful to the following organisations and institutions for their assistance and collaboration during ANHRT fieldwork: Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves (OIPR) and Société de Développement des Forêts (SODEFOR) in Ivory Coast; Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, the Society for the Conservation of Nature and the Forestry Department Authority in Liberia; the Regional Protectorate, Mbe in Cameroon; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CENAREST), Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM) and Rougier Gabon in Gabon; Department of National Parks and Wildlife – ZAWA and Livingstone Museum in Zambia. I extend my gratitude to Alberto Zilli (NHMUK) for allowing access to the Neoliparina material under his care. Additionally, I express my thanks to Viola Richter and Eran Wolff (MfN) for providing images of the holotype of Neoliparina paradoxa, which are reproduced with permission and made available under Creative Commons License 4.0 (https: // creativecommons. org / licenses / by / 4.0 /). The Author declares that to the best of her knowledge she conforms to the national regulations and meets with the conditions and requirements of international conventions concerning collecting / export and handling of the specimens presented in this Article.	en	Powell, Bethany (2024): A revision of the genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae). Ecologica Montenegrina 78: 176-188, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.78.17, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.78.17
