Acrolepiopsis falcata spec. nov.

Holotype: ♂, “ TANZANIA, Tanga Region, Lushoto Distr., 1400 m, Mazumbai Forest Reserve, 30.xi.–7.xii. 1995, leg. S. Mckamey et al., coll. ZMUC, Denmark;” “Zool. Mus. Kobenhaven;” “Gen. präp. [genitalia slide] Gaedike Nr. 8026;” “Holotypus Acrolepiopsis falcata sp. n. det. R. Gaedike 2016;” ZMUC.

Derivatio nominis: Named after the sickle-shaped valvae.

Diagnosis (Figs 2a–2b): Wingspan 9 mm. Head greybrown, above palpi somewhat lighter; labial palpus long, curved upwards, on outside grey-brown, on inside paler. Antenna with same colouration as the head; thorax and tegulae dark brown; forewing with dark brown ground colour. On dorsum before 1/2 a thin yellowish stripe, reaching cell, opposite the stripe on costa a shorter stripe; the fringe around apex and basally with some minute white dots.

Male genitalia (Figs 11–13): Vinculum with very long narrow saccus, with rounded tip; valva sickle-shaped, narrow, with pointed tip, basally somewhat broader, apodeme long; phallus a little longer than saccus + vinculum, basally rounded, apically with very minute thorns.

Female genitalia: Unknown.

Remarks: Superficially distinguishable by dark brown forewings with only minute white dots, the genitalia characterized by the sickle-shaped valvae.