Orbamia obliqua parva Hausmann & Tujuba, 2020

Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa, Hausmann, Axel & Sciarretta, Andrea, 2020, Revision of the Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 group of genera with description of two new genera, ten new species, and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Cassymini), ZooKeys 929, pp. 53-77 : 53

Orbamia obliqua parva Hausmann & Tujuba subsp. nov. Figures 8 , 26 , 44 , 62

Examined material.

Holotype: ♂, South Africa, Limpopo, Melkrivier Lapalala, Wilderness Kolobe camp, 1220 m -23.9094/28.2736, 13.xi.2017, leg. A. Hausmann, coll. Ditsong Museum, Pretoria, gen. prp. ZSM G 20933.

Paratypes: 6♂, South Africa, Limpopo, Melkrivier Lapalala, Wilderness, Kolobe camp, 1220 m -23.9094/28.2736, 13.xi.2017, leg. A. Hausmann; 2♂, RSA, Northwest prov. 7.5 km North Zeerust, 1180 m (lux), 25°27'S, 26°05'E, 17.II.2006, leg. Hacker (ZSM G 20949); 1♂, South Africa, Gauteng, Mogale’s Gate Biodiversity Centre, near Bush Camp, -25.938, 27.639, 1420 m, 14.ii.2012, leg. P. Hebert, J. deWaard, coll. University of Guelph (Canada), Centre for Biodiversity Genomics.

Etymology.

The name refers to the small size of this subspecies (Lat. parvus, -a, -um = small), being much smaller than the sympatric O. octomaculata .

Differential features

(COI sequences, photographs of adults and their genitalia see https://dx.doi.org/10.5883/DS-ORBAMIA): Adult: Forewing length: 9-11 mm. Upperside of wings: Ground colour pale grey, darker in the terminal area, pattern dark grey. Underside: Ground colour whitish beige, orange between veins, on forewing apex a sharp black spot, dark colouration on the hindwing terminal area restricted to a small stripe or shadow in the apex. Male genitalia: Uncus comparatively short, stout, hook-shaped, saccus projection shallow, valva straight, narrow at tip, dorsal process with a stout hook at tip, cornutus of medium length (1.6-1.9 mm). Female genitalia unknown.

Figures

Figures 1 - 18. Specimens of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia, dorsal view. 1 Orbamia octomaculata 2 O. marginata (paratype) 3 O. becki (holotype) 4 O. renimacula 5 O. clarissima (holotype) 6 O. clarior (holotype) 7 O. obliqua (holotype) 8 O. obliqua parva (holotype) 9 O. ocellata 10 O. abiyi (holotype) 11 O. emanai (holotype) 12 O. emanai lenzi (holotype) 13 O. pauperata (holotype) 14 O. balensis (holotype) 15 Rabomia subaurata 16 R. obscurior (holotype) 17 Morabia politzari (holotype) 18 M. brunnea (holotype). Scale bars: 1 cm.

Figures 19 - 27. Specimens of the genus Orbamia, ventral view. 19 Orbamia octomaculata 20 O. marginata 21 O. becki 22 O. renimacula 23 O. clarissima 24 O. clarior 25 O. obliqua 26 O. obliqua parva 27 O. ocellata. Scale bars: 1 cm.

Figures 37 - 45. Male genitalia of the genus Orbamia. 37 Orbamia octomaculata 38 O. marginata 39 O. becki 40 O. renimacula 41 O. clarissima 42 O. clarior 43 O. obliqua 44 O. obliqua parva 45 O. ocellata. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figures 55 - 63. Aedeagus of male genitalia of the genus Orbamia. 55 Orbamia octomaculata 56 O. marginata 57 O. becki 58 O. renimacula 59 O. clarissima 60 O. clarior 61 O. obliqua 62 O. obliqua parva 63 O. ocellata. Scale bar: 1 mm.