Cosmorrhyncha microcosma Aarvik, 2004

Razowski, Józef, Aarvik, Leif & Prins, Jurate De, 2010, 2469, Zootaxa 2469, pp. 1-77 : 18-19

Cosmorrhyncha microcosma Aarvik, 2004 ( Figs 27, 72, 102)

Cosmorrhyncha microcosma Aarvik, 2004 . Norwegian Journal of Entomology 51: 93, figs. 32–34. Brown 2005. World Catalogue of Insects 5: 218.

Holotype male. Label data (4): "Musée du Congo, Eala, viii.1936, J. Ghesquière "; " Holotype, Cosmorryncha microcosma, Aarvik ”; Genital prep. 21003 ♂, L. Aarvik "; " R. Dét., 4515"; " MRAC / KMMA 00037 "; specimen ID: RMCA ENT 000004979 ( Fig. 27).

Paratype female. Label data (4): " Coll. Mus. Congo, Eala, viii.1936, J. Ghesquière "; " R. Dét. A, 4514"; " Paratype, Cosmorrhyncha microcosma, Aarvik, Genital prep. 21004 ♀, L. Aarvik "; " MRAC / KMMA 00038 "; specimen ID: RMCA ENT 000004980 .

Male genitalia ( Fig. 72). Uncus large, broadened and spiny terminally; socius large; valva rather uniformly broad throughout with small neck and ventral incision deepest at ventroproximal lobe of cucullus; cucullus long, slender; fold long, oblique, spiny reaching base of dorsal process; the latter small; sacculus long, convex near middle; aedeagus small.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 102). Proximal part of papilla analis slender; apophyses slender; sterigma broad, tapered proximally; sclerite of antrum rather short, expanded towards ostium bursae; weak sclerite in median part of ductus bursae (anteriorly to base of ductus seminalis); signum with one large blade and two small processes.

Remarks. Described from 4 males and 2 females, of which the male holotype and a female paratype are in the collection of RMCA. Three male and 2 female paratypes are in the collection of BMNH.