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

Abstract

One new genus (Inuncus) and nineteen new species are described: 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. Females were described for the first time from Epermenia (Calotripis) malawica Gaedike, 2004, and E. (C.) bulbosa Gaedike, 2004. There are established new country records for seven species (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]). Recenty are known 41 species from the Afrotropical Region.

Nomenclatural Acts

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.