Four new species of Paniculata Park, 2018 (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from the Afrotropical Region Park, Kyu-Tek Kim, Sora Journal of Natural History 2021 2021-04-30 54 45 - 46 2897 2908 9FXFY Park and Kim Park and Kim 2021 [405,809,1392,1418] Insecta Lecithoceridae Paniculata GBIF Animalia Lepidoptera 5 2901 Arthropoda species biaensis sp. nov.  ( Figure 2(a–i))   Diagnosis This new species differs from  P. weberi Park,2018, which was described from Cameroon, by its larger size (vs 14 mmin  P. weberi) and the 2nd segment of labial palpus with rather shorter scales,whereas the 2nd segment of  P. weberiis respectively longer.The male genitalia are very similar, but some considerable differences are found in the new species, as follows: distal incision of tegumen with broad lateral plates, instead of triangular ones; cucullus dilated apically, nearly no peg-like scales on apex; sacculus narrowed distally; and aedeagus much broader.   Description  Adult ( Figure 6(a–d)).Male. Wingspan 16 mm. Head: Vertex orange white, with long, pale orange erect scales laterally; frons orange white. Antenna long, more than 1.3 times the length of fore wing; basal segment orange white, dilated distally, with a long, black, prominent scale-tuft mixing with orange-white scales at apex ventrally; flagellum filiform, entirely orange white. First segment of labial palpus about 1/2 length of 2nd segment, dilated distally; 2nd segment strongly upturned, with nearly right angle, with yellowish white, long, hair-like scales above; 3rd segment about 2/5 the length of 2nd segment, pale orange, pointed apically. Thorax: Thorax and tegula orange white. Hind tibia orange white on outer surface, with dark brown scale-tufts at middle and at end dorsally; tarsi orange white ( Figure 2(d)). Fore wing elongate, ground colour orange white, scattered with pale yellowish-brown scales irregularly; discal spot at middle of cell weakly developed but large, rounded; costa slightly arched in basal 1/3, slightly concave medially, oblique beyond 3/4; apex more or less acute; termen oblique; fringe on termen concolorous with ground colour; venation with R 3connate with R 4+5, arising near upper corner of cell; R 4and R 5stalked from beyond 2/3; R 5to termen; M 1remote from R 4+5, nearly parallel to M 2; M 3closer to CuA 1at base; CuA 1free. Hind wing yellowish white, covered with pale yellowish-brown scales in lower 1/3; apex acute; fringe concolorous; venation with M 2present, M 3and CuA 1coincident. Abdomen: Abdomen with zones of deciduous minute spines on tergites; segments VI and VII with a pair of heavily sclerotised, slender sclerites; segment VII with long hair-pencils laterally.  Male genitalia ( Figure 2(e–i)).Basal lobes of uncus broad, combined together, forming fan shapes, with dense setae. Gnathos small; median process weakly developed, shorter than basal lobe of uncus. Tegumen broad, rectangular; dorsal surface deeply incised at middle, both plates rounded on caudal margin. Costal bar connecting tegumen and valva narrow, band-shaped, without median angle. Valva extremely broad basally, ventral margin abruptly oblique beyond near end of sacculus; cucullus elongate, as long as basal part of valva, dilated distally, densely setose; apex rounded, with long scales but no peg-like scales along apical margin; sacculus broad at base, sclerotised, narrowed distally. Vinculum broadly developed, with round apices. Juxta weakly sclerotised, narrowed distally. Aedeagus very stout, as long as valva, with numerous minute spinules.  Femaleunknown.    Holotype   Male, Ghana, Bia National Park,  170–640 m, Camp No.15 ( 6°33ʹ34.84”N, 3°5ʹ56.73”W), 21 January, leg. U. Dall’Asta, gen. slide no. CIS-7135/ Park, deposited in RMCA.   Etymology  The specific epithet is derived from the typelocality, Bia, Ghana.   Distribution Afrotropical: Ghana. RMCA Camp No. & January & U. Dall'Asta & Park Ghana 405 6.559678 Male 1 -3.0990915 Bia National Park 6 2902 1 holotype [160,881,1599,1624] Ghana Bia 6 2902 1