Neomardara mondika László, 2023

László, Gyula M. & Volynkin, Anton V., 2023, Review of the genus Neomardara Hering, 1926 with descriptions of two new species and updated information on the distribution of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae), Ecologica Montenegrina 68, pp. 103-126 : 123-124

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2023.68.11
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13247696
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scientific name	Neomardara mondika László, 2023
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Neomardara mondika László, 2023 View in CoL

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Neomardara mondika László, 2023 View in CoL , Ecologica Montenegrina View in CoL 62: 27. Type locality: Republic of Congo, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Mondika camp. Holotype, male, in coll. ANHRT.

Type material examined.

Holotype. Male , “ REPUBLIC OF CONGO 365m / Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, / Mondika camp / 02°21’50.63”N, 16°16’25.82”E / 07–14.ii.2023, LepiLED light trap / Bakala N., M., Dérozier, V., / Kirk-Spriggs, A., László, G. leg. / ANHRT:2023.3” // “ANHRTUK / 00301050”, gen. slide No.: LG 6046 ( ANHRT). GoogleMaps

Additional material examined.

Republic of Congo. 2 females, 365m, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park , Mondika camp, 02°21’50.63”N, 16°16’25.82”E, 07–14.ii.2023, LepiLED light trap, Bakala N., M., Dérozier, V., Kirk-Spriggs, A., László, G. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps :2023.3, gen. slide Nos: LG 6219, LG 6220; 6 males, Sangha Prov. , Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Mbeli camp, ( Gilbertiodendron forest), 372m, 02°14’23.8”N, 16°23’52.1”E, 1–10.x.2022, MV and Actinic Light Trap, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk-Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps :2022.14; 1 male, Sangha Prov. , Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park , Ndoki formation (Secondary forest), 352m, 02°12’47.7”N, 16°23’45.8”E, 29.ix.–1.x.2022, MV Light Trap, Dérozier, V., Fouka, B., Kirk-Spriggs, A., Takano, H. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps :2022.14 ( ANHRT). Gabon. 1 male, Mikongo ( Rougier ), Monts de Cristal (Secondary Forest), 430m, 0°29’47”N, 11°10’42”E, 28.vii.–12.viii.2019, MV Light Trap, Albert, J-L., Aristophanous, M., Bie Mba, J., Dérozier, V., Moretto, P. leg., ANHRT GoogleMaps :2019.17, gen. slide No.: LG 6128 ( ANHRT). Cameroon. 1 male, Obout village , 678m, 03°28’23”N, 11°44’11”E, ix.2009, coll. Ströhle, leg. Spicer ( ANHRT) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. The forewing length of N. mondika is 14–16 mm in males and 18–21 mm in females. Based on its extensive creamy-white forewing markings and the postmedial patch fully fused with the subterminal band, this species is readily distinguished from all other taxa of the genus, being most similar to N. divergens where the distinctive morphological characters are discussed in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Bionomics and distribution. The overwhelming majority of N. mondika was sampled in the pristine Congolian lowland rainforest habitats of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park with Gilbertiodendron dewevrei stands nearby. The species seems to be on the wing exclusively in the dry season and especially frequent in the short dry season in February. Two specimens have been traced from Gabon and Cameroon displaying morphological characters matching well with the topotypical population suggesting that N. mondika likely occurs in a wider area of central Africa.