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