Morabia politzari Hausmann & Tujuba sp. nov. Figures 17, 35, 53, 71, 84

Examined material.

Holotype: ♀, Kenya, Sokoke Forest, 31.7.94, leg. Dr. Politzar, coll. ZSM.

Paratypes: 1♂, Kenya, Watama, 2.viii.1973, leg. Politzar, coll. ZSM (G 20934); 1♀, id., 30.vii.1973; 1♀, Kenya, Sokoke Forest, 31. Vii. 1994, leg. Politzar; 1♀, id, 2.vii.1994; 3♀, Tanzanie Bagamoyo dist. Vigwaza, 231 m, 06°42.89'S, 038°52.52'E, 30.III 2014, leg. Ph. Darge; 1♀, Tanzanie, Pwani region, Ruvu forest reserve, 220 m, 06°57.27'S, 038°49.36'E, 03.III.2014, leg. Ph. Darge (ZSM); 1♀, Coll. Mus. Tervuren, E.ville [DR Congo], 16.X.1955, Seydel (ZSM G 20935).

Etymology.

The name refers to Dr. Heinz Politzar (1938-2007) for his great merits in collecting and studying African Lepidoptera (see Hacker and Hausmann 2010).

Differential features

(COI sequences, photographs of adults and their genitalia see https://dx.doi.org/10.5883/DS-ORBAMIA): Adult: Forewing length: 12-14.5 mm. Upperside of wings: Ground colour whitish beige. Underside: Ground beige, with slight yellow or orange tinge, mainly on forewing, discal spots small, both wings with sharp, black apical spot. Male genitalia: Uncus very short, rounded, saccus shallowly projecting, dorsal process of valva strongly setose, valva long and narrow, curved, strongly setose, mainly at centre, aedeagus (length 2.5 mm) with long and stout cornutus (1.9 mm), sigmoid at tip. Female genitalia: Lamellae ante- and post-vaginalis membranous, ductus bursae straight, anteriorly membranous, posteriorly dilated and towards antrum strongly sclerotised, corpus bursae membranous, pyriform, signum absent.