Rooiklipia vanbiljoni, 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 vanbiljoni spec. nov. ( Figs 3 , 7 )

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Holotype ♂: Namibia, Karas, Lüderitz District, Tiras Mts , 1315 m, Koiimasis Farm, 8.iii.2014, LF, leg. W. Mey, genitalia slide Mey 04/21, DNA Voucher MFNLEP419 , (BOLD process ID TINEI004-21 , Genbank accession number MZ334984 ) ( MFN).

Paratypes: 19♂, same data as holotype, genitalia slide Mey 35/20, Mey 5/21, DNA Voucher MFNLEP420 (BOLD process ID TINEI006-21 , Genbank accession number MZ334985 ) ( MFN) ; 2♂, Namibia, Karas, Lüderitz District, Aus, Klein-Aus Vista , 5.iii.2005, LF, leg. W. Mey (paratypes of Rhodobates mirabib ), ( MFN)

Male facies ( Fig. 3 ): Forewing length 8–10 mm, wingspan 18–22 mm. External characters as in generic description and as photographed.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 7 ): Distal margin of tegumen evenly excavate in dorsal view; vinculum with short saccus in lateral view, broad triangular in ventral view; valvae broad at apex, costal ridge elongate, separated apically by short incision from rounded apex of sacculus, ventral corner of valvae on apex curved mediad; phallus longer than valvae, parallel-sided at base, enlarged at middle, ending in asymmetrically curved, short apical plate in horizontal plane, with teeth at subapical corner, genital opening a long slit subapically on right side.

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Frans van Biljon, co-owner of the Rooiklip guest farm, for providing hospitality and help in many ways.

Figures

Figure 3 – Rooiklipia vanbiljoni spec. nov., male paratype, Koiimasis guest farm.

Figure 7 – Rooiklipia vanbiljoni spec. nov., male genitalia, A: lateral, B: ventral, C: dorsal.