New or poorly known Epermeniidae of the Afrotropis (Lepidoptera, Epermenioidea).

Abstract

Es werden eine neue Gattung (Inuncus) und neunzehn neue Arten beschrieben: Phaulernis montuosa, P. africana, Inuncus juratae, Epermenia (Calotripis) paramalawica, E. (C.) karurucola, E. (C.) formosa, E. (C.) dallastai, E. (C.) costomaculata, E. (C.) turicola, E. (C.) hamata, E. (C.) aarviki, E. (C.) ruwenzorica, E. (C.) tenuipennella, E. (Epermenia s. str.) agassizi, E. (Cataplectica) kenyacola, E. (C.) triacuta, Gnathifera punctata, Ochromolopis sagittella, O. cana. Erstmals werden die Weibchen von Epermenia (Calotripis) malawica Gaedike, 2004 und E. (C.) bulbosa Gaedike, 2004 beschrieben. Für sieben Arten (Africepermenia tanzanica Gaedike, 2004, Epermenia (Calotripis) criticodes Meyrick, 1913, E. (C.) conioptila Meyrick, 1921, E. (C.) meyi Gaedike, 2004, E. (C.) malawica Gaedike, 2004, E. (C.) bulbosa Gaedike, 2004, E. (C.) iniquella (Wocke, 1867) [= ochrodesma Meyrick, 1913]) erfolgen Erstnachweise für einzelne Länder. Gegenwärtig sind 41 Arten aus der afrotropischen Region bekannt.

Nomenklatorische Handlungen

aarviki Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
costomaculata Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
dallastai Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
formosa Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
karurucola Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
paramalawica Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
ruwenzorica Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
tenuipennella Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
turicola Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
kenyacola Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Cataplectica)), spec. nov.
triacuta Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Cataplectica)), spec. nov.
agassizi Gaedike, 2013 (Epermenia (Epermenia s. str.)), spec. nov.
Inuncus Gaedike, 2013 (Epermeniidae), gen. nov.
punctata Gaedike, 2013 (Gnathifera), spec. nov.
juratae Gaedike, 2013 (Inuncus), spec. nov.
cana Gaedike, 2013 (Ochromolopis), spec. nov.
sagittella Gaedike, 2013 (Ochromolopis), spec. nov.
africana Gaedike, 2013 (Phaulernis), spec. nov.
montuosa Gaedike, 2013 (Phaulernis), spec. nov.