Rooiklipia neufferae, Mey & Léger, 2021

Mey, Wolfram & Léger, Théo, 2021, Description of a new endemic genus of the Namib Desert and adjacent biomes in Namibia (Tineoidea: Tineidae: Hapsiferinae), Metamorphosis 32 (1), pp. 36-42 : 40

Rooiklipia neufferae spec. nov. ( Fig. 8 )

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Holotype ♂: Namibia, Khomas, Windhoek District, near Gamsberg, Rooiklip Farm , 1075 m, 10–11.ix.2012, LF, leg. W. Mey, genitalia slide Mey 02/21, DNA Voucher MFNLEP415, (BOLD process ID TINEI002-21, Genbank accession number MZ334983 ), ( MFN).

Male facies: Forewing length 9 mm, wingspan 19 mm. External characters in agreement with generic description.

Male genitalia: ( Fig. 8 ): Vinculum with short, triangular saccus, rounded on caudal margin; valvae broad at apex, costal ridge elongated and separated by weak fold from broad sacculus on median side, ventral corner of valvae on apex curved mediad, with a triangular sclerotization on distal margin; phallus longer than valvae, parallel-sided at base, bulbously enlarged at middle, ending in asymmetrically curved and knife-shaped apex in horizontal plane, apex pointed with subapical teeth, genital opening subapically on right side.

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Hannelore Neuffer, co-owner of the Rooiklip guest farm, for providing hospitality and support over many years.

Figures

Figure 8 – Rooiklipia neufferae spec. nov., male genitalia, A: lateral, B: ventral, C: dorsal.