Hyponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881: 248–249 The Yponomeutidae of the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) Agassiz, David J. L. Zootaxa 2019 2019-05-07 4600 1 1 69 5CSQ2 Walsingham, 1881 Walsingham 1881 [195,753,873,900] Insecta Yponomeutidae Yponomeuta Animalia Lepidoptera 12 13 Arthropoda species subplumbella      Hyponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881: 248–249, pl. XI f. 16.  Parahyponomeutaonomeuta malgasaella Viette, 1954: 82 syn. nov.    Typelocality: Republic of South Africa: Kwazulu Natal, Estcourt.   Redescription of adult( Plate 2). Wingspan 14–20 mm. Head pale grey, labial palpus long and slender, whitish grey, segment 2 just longer than segment 3; scape and antenna grey. Thorax grey with five black spots, tegula grey with one black spot. Forewing narrow, grey with a black spot in middle near base, three rows of black spots, subcostal, along fold and subdorsal, fringe concolorous with wing. Hindwing grey. Abdomen and legs pale grey. Variation. The forewing ground colour varies from plain grey to grey sprinkled with whitish and dark scales. Male genitalia ( Plate 9). Uncus broad, gently concave, socius slender with pointed apex, valva with straight sclerotised costa, a small process near base of valva, saccus digitate. Aedeagus twice length of valva, narrow, with two long slender cornuti. Female genitalia ( Plate 19). Lamella postvaginalis lobes widely separated, antrum short, ductus bursae slender with slight scobination, corpus bursae ovate, signum a small ovate spinose patch.   Diagnosis.Distinguished from most other narrow winged species by the more or less uniform greyish ground colour of the forewing. In the male genitalia the straight costa of the valva is diagnostic, in the female the inwardly pointing lobes of the lamella postvaginalis separate the species from  superplumbella.   Biology.The species has been reared from  Gymnosporiafruits or  Maytenus,larvae feeding gregariously in a web.   Distribution.Republic of Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya.    Typematerial. Typein NHMUK, not located.  Other material examined: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: 9 specimensfrom Walsinghamcollection:  3 ♂ 1 ♀ Kimbolton, Estcourt, Hutchinson No.42 1885, Nos596, 597 1892;  1 ♂ 1 ♀ 1 specimenwithout abdomen Ann- shaw, King Williamstown  1892 and 1898Barrett;  2 ♂ 1 ♀ Umtata, Transkei1899 Barrett;  1 ♂ Pietermaritsburg  1.xi.1901AJ;  1 ♂ Mfongosi Zululand, WE  ii.1911;  1 ♀ Barberton, W.  30.ix.1910;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Grahamstown, R 1907;  1 ♂ Louis Trichardt  iv.1932;  2 ♀1 without abdomen Natal Natl Park  iii.1932  BMNHMic- rolep 28365; 1 without abdomen Weenen  ii.1926( NHMUK);  1 specimenwithout abdomen labelled “ Type”, Natal, DurbanSAM LEP 015692;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Pretoria  7.ix.1912A.J.T. Janse SAM LEP 015693;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Mfongosi, ZuluL. W.B. Jones015694;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Barberton, Transvaal  v. 1961H. Edwards 015695;  3 specimenswithout abdomen Dunbrody  v. 1915& v.1918Rev. A.Vogt 015696–7;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Mfongosi  iii.1911015698;  2 specimenwithout abdomen Cape Town  iii.1917& iv.1916 R.C. Keytel015725 & 015897 ( SAMC);  1 ♂ 1 ♀ Pretoriuskop  6–7.iv.1952, 1 ♂ 31.v–3.vi.1980L. Vári;  1 ♂ Pretoriuskop, K.N.P. Survey  31.v–3.vi.1980L. & G. Vári;  2 ♂ 2 ♀ Transkei, Umtata 31°36’S 28°47’E  7.xi.1987, 24.xii.1987, 17.x.1988N.J. Duke;  2 ♂ Transkei, Langeni Forest  9.xii.1987N.J. Duke;  3 ♂ 2 ♀ Pretoria,  6.xi.1979, 13.ii.1990, 10.x.1949, 29.xi.1915& 3.v.1920A.J.T. Janse;  1 ♂1 without abdomen Port St John’s  viii.1916H.H. Swinn;  2 ♀1 without abdomen Perez Fyfe Nat. Res. Potgietersrus Dist.  30.xi.1966Potgieter & Goode;  5 ♂ 4 ♀ Resolution, Albany Dist.  21–28.i.1928, 21.iii.1928, 21.iv.1928;  6 ♂ 4 ♀, 1 without abdomen Durban  6.ii.1953, 23.vii.1953, 2.i.1954, 8.i.1954, iv.1955, 25.xi.1957, 26.xi.1958, 8.iv.1959, 10.x.1960, 14.x.1960, 30.x.1960C.G.C. Dickson;  1 ♂ Rustenburg  30–31.iii.1986L. Vári;  2 ♂ Rustenburg Natuurreservaat  3–6.xi.1975Potgieter & Scoble, 1 ♂ 10–17.xi.1976Potgieter & Molakane;  1 ♂ 1 ♀KZN Ngome State Forest, SNE Mountain Sourveld  1150 m 27°48’S 31°25’E  4–10.iv.1998M. Krüger;  7 ♂ 6 ♀E. Cape, Candeboo, Graaff-Reinet DistrictFarm Paardekraal 32°14’S 24°09’E  1002 m  8–12.ii.2003D.M. Kroon;  1 ♂ Pt. St John’s Transkei  3.iii.1985N.J. Duke;  2 ♂ 2 ♀Bea- con Bay, EL, Cape  20.xi.1983, 1 ♀ 29.x.1983, 1 ♀ 20.iii.1988;  1 specimenwithout abdomen Seven Wickspoort, Cape  21.x.1983;  2 ♂ 1 ♀ Transkei, Umtatabred  Maytenus  27.xii.1986, 10.i., 7.i.1987N.J. Duke;  1 ♂ RubusieFor- est, Cape,  7.i.1983N.J. Duke;  1 ♂ Transkei, Umtata  21.xi.1984 N.J. Duke; ( TMSA);  3 ♀ Gauteng  1106 m Tswaing Crater Reserve 25°24’S 38°58’’E  2.iv.2004 leg J De Prins MRAC ENT 000006489, 000006491, 000006492; SWA- ZILAND: Mbabaneex larva on  Maytenusem.  3.vi.1991N.J. Duke;  ZIMBABWE; 2 ♂ 1 ♀ Matabeleland, Turk Mine  xii.1959;  1 ♂ Bulawayo  5.ii.1924BM Microlep 28364;  TANZANIA: Morogoro Distr.& Town,  550–600m,  7.xii.1991  L. Aarvik, and same data  27.v.1992( DJLA);  Njombe  20.ii.1952( NHMUK).   Remarks.The holotypespecimen of  malgasellaViettein MNHNP was examined with its genitalia slide, and found to be identical to  subplumbella,hence the synonymy. 2848996433 [151,818,1002,1027] South Africa Kwazulu Natal Estcourt 12 13 1 holotype 2848996387 [199,1362,1685,1711] South Africa Walsingham 12 13 9 2848996311 Hutchinson No. South Africa Kimbolton Nos Estcourt 12 13 4 1 3 2848996529 1892 1898 1892 South Africa King Williamstown 12 13 3 1 1 2848996485 [728,1184,1757,1783] South Africa Umtata Barrett Transkei 12 13 3 1 2 2848996394 1901-11-01 South Africa Pietermaritsburg 12 13 1 1 2848996527 [312,732,1793,1819] 1911-02 South Africa Mfongosi Zululand 12 13 1 1 2848996660 [746,1088,1793,1819] 1910-09-30 South Africa Barberton 12 13 1 1 2848996302 South Africa Grahamstown 12 13 1 2848996409 [418,734,1829,1855] 1932-04 South Africa Louis Trichardt 12 13 1 1 2848996609 [745,1284,1829,1855] 1932-03 South Africa Natal Natl Park 12 13 2 2 2848996571 1926-02 BMNH, NHMUK South Africa Weenen 12 13 1 2848996699 South Africa Durban Natal 12 13 1 2848996627 [461,994,1901,1927] 1912-09-07 South Africa Pretoria 12 13 1 2848996636 Mfongosi & Zulu South Africa Jones 12 13 1 2848996477 1961-05 South Africa Transvaal Barberton 12 13 1 2848996674 [487,1161,1972,1999] v. 1915 & v. 1918 South Africa Dunbrody 12 13 3 2848996588 [151,709,2009,2035] 1911-03 South Africa Mfongosi 12 13 1 2848996601 iii. 1917 & iv. 1916 South Africa 13 14 Town 12 13 2 Western Cape 2848996375 [241,695,152,179] SAMC Keytel South Africa 13 14 1 2848996360 [706,1090,152,179] 1952-04-06 1952-04-07 1952-04-06 South Africa Pretoriuskop 13 14 2 1 1 2848996657 1980-05-31 1980-06-03 1980-05-31 Pretoriuskop, K. N. P South Africa Survey 13 14 1 1 2848996448 7. xi. 1987, 24. xii. 1987, 17. x. 1988 South Africa -31.6 Umtata 1215 28.783333 Transkei 13 14 4 2 2 2848996480 [539,988,225,251] 1987-12-09 South Africa Langeni Forest Transkei 13 14 2 2 2848996606 6. xi. 1979, 13. ii. 1990, 10. x. 1949, 29. xi. 1915 & 3. v. 1920 South Africa Pretoria 13 14 5 2 3 2848996696 [824,1374,261,287] 1916-08 South Africa Port St John's 13 14 1 1 2848996444 [239,1101,297,323] 1966-11-30 South Africa Perez Fyfe Nat. Res. Potgietersrus Dist. 13 14 2 2 2848996425 21 - 28. i. 1928, 21. iii. 1928, 21. iv. 1928 South Africa Albany Dist. Resolution 13 14 9 4 5 2848996594 6. ii. 1953, 23. vii. 1953, 2. i. 1954, 8. i. 1954, iv. 1955, 25. xi. 1957, 26. xi. 1958, 8. iv. 1959, 10. x. 1960, 14. x. 1960, 30. x. 1960 South Africa Durban 13 14 10 4 6 2848996597 [259,606,405,431] 1986-03-30 1986-03-31 1986-03-30 South Africa Rustenburg 13 14 1 1 2848996366 [707,1210,404,431] 1975-11-03 1975-11-06 1975-11-03 South Africa Rustenburg Natuurreservaat 13 14 2 2 2848996512 1998-04-04 1998-04-10 1998-04-04 South Africa 1150 -27.8 Mountain Sourveld 1235 31.416666 Ngome State Forest 13 14 2 1 1 2848996473 2003-02-08 2003-02-12 2003-02-08 South Africa 1002 -32.233334 Graaff-Reinet District 1211 24.15 Candeboo 13 14 13 6 7 Western Cape 2848996513 [744,1151,512,539] 1985-03-03 South Africa Pt. St John's Transkei 13 14 1 1 2848996642 1983-11-20 Bay, EL South Africa Cape 13 14 4 2 2 Western Cape 2848996365 1983-10-21 South Africa Seven Wickspoort 13 14 1 Western Cape 2848996330 [342,941,585,611] 1986-12-27 South Africa Umtata Transkei 13 14 3 1 2 2848996406 1983-01-07 South Africa Rubusie 13 14 1 1 Western Cape 2848996654 [492,859,621,647] 1984-11-21 South Africa Umtata Transkei 13 14 1 1 2848996367 [865,1092,621,647] TMSA Duke South Africa 13 14 1 2848996405 2004-04-02 South Africa 1106 -25.4 Tswaing Crater Reserve 13 14 3 3 Gauteng 2848996430 1991-06-03 MRAC J De Prins South Africa Mbabane 13 14 ENT 000006489, 000006491, 000006492 1 2848996348 1959-12 Zimbabwe Turk Mine 13 14 3 1 2 Matabeleland South 2848996514 [326,598,728,755] 1924-02-05 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 14 1 1 Bulawayo 2848996414 1991-12-07 Tanzania 575 Town 13 14 1 Morogoro 2848996599 [272,766,765,791] 1992-05-27 DJLA L. Aarvik Tanzania 575 Town 13 14 1 Morogoro 2848996552 [778,989,764,791] 1952-02-20 Tanzania Njombe 13 14 1 Njombe