Morabia brunnea 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

Morabia brunnea Hausmann & Tujuba sp. nov. Figures 18 , 36 , 54 , 72

Examined material.

Holotype: 1♂, Zambia, North Zambia, Mutinondo, 1390 m, wet Miombo, 27.XII. 2010, 12°23'30"S, 31°19'23"E, light trap, J. Lenz legit, coll. ZSM (G 20945).

Etymology.

The name refers to the unusual, brownish ground colour of the wings (Lat. brunneus, -a, um = brown).

Differential features

(COI sequences, photographs of adults and their genitalia see https://dx.doi.org/10.5883/DS-ORBAMIA): Adult: Forewing length: 17.5 mm. Upperside of wings: Ground colour warm brown, pattern as in M. politzari . Underside: Ground pale brownish yellow, discal spots conspicuous, both wings with sharp, black apical spot and diffuse brown terminal fascia. Male genitalia: Uncus very short, rounded, strongly setose, saccus shallowly projecting, dorsal process of valva strongly setose, valva long and narrow, curved, strongly setose, mainly at centre, aedeagus longer (3.5 mm) than in the preceding species, S-shaped, with stout, S-shaped cornutus, longer than in the preceding species (2.3 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 28 - 36. Specimens of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia, ventral view. 28 Orbamia abiyi 29 O. emanai 30 O. emanai lenzi 31 O. pauperata 32 O. balensis 33 Rabomia subaurata 34 R. obscurior 35 Morabia politzari 36 M. brunnea. Scale bars: 1 cm.

Figures 46 - 54. Male genitalia of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia. 46 Orbamia abiyi 47 O. emanai 48 O. emanai lenzi 49 O. pauperata 50 O. balensis 51 Rabomia subaurata 52 R. obscurior 53 Morabia politzari 54 M. brunnea. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figures 64 - 72. Aedeagus of male genitalia of the genera Orbamia, Rabomia, and Morabia. 64 Orbamia abiyi 65 O. emanai 66 O. emanai lenzi 67 O. pauperata 68 O. balensis 69 Rabomia subaurata 70 R. obscurior 71 Morabia politzari 72 M. brunnea. Scale bar: 1 mm.