Nola (Mecothrix), Hacker, 2012

László, Gyula M. & Vetina, Alvaro A., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge of the Nolini of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), Zootaxa 4571 (2), pp. 225-246 : 229

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.2.3

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5941460

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Nola (Mecothrix)
status

 

Genus Mecothrix Hacker, 2012 stat. n.

Mecothrix Hacker, 2012 , Esperiana 17: 145. Type species: Nola poliophasma Fletcher, 1958 View in CoL .

Taxonomic notes. The genus Nola Leach, 1815 View in CoL has several hundreds of species distributed worldwide. The most important diagnostic characters of the genus is the deeply cleft bilobate valva, and the lacking of uncus, while the also species rich African taxon Mecothrix Hacker, 2012 has completely different valval structure (broad, uncleft or just slightly concave apically, weakly sclerotized with membraneous costal margin), a special feature of the pair of dense, extraordinarily long, easily removeable androconial hair-tufts arising from a pocket-like lateral extension of vinculum, in addition the very unique single, large, needle- or robust thorn-like cornutus of the vesica. In the female genitalia morphology, species of the genus Nola View in CoL display quite large diversity but in general have longer and predominantly membraneous ductus bursae only with shorter sections of heavier sclerotization or dilation, whereas the females of Mecothrix have significantly stronger and, in most cases much longer sclerotization of ductus bursae, in addition the pair of elongate, finger-, or claw-like signum bursae of Mecothrix species is also characteristic for the genus. As the extent of the differences in the ground plan of the genital morphology between Nola Leach, 1815 View in CoL and the recently established subgenus Mecothrix Hacker, 2012 is so substantial, distinguishing Mecothrix as a distinct genus is fully justified.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Nolidae

Genus

Nola

Loc

Nola (Mecothrix)

László, Gyula M. & Vetina, Alvaro A. 2019
2019
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Mecothrix

Hacker 2012
2012
Loc

Nola poliophasma

Fletcher 1958
1958
Loc

Nola

Leach 1815
1815
Loc

Nola

Leach 1815
1815
Loc

Nola

Leach 1815
1815
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