Conopomorphina aptata
Creators: name: Triberti, Paolo
name: Staude, Hermann
name: Sharp, Ian
name: Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Gracillariidae
Conopomorphina
Conopomorphina aptata

description: 11. Conopomorphina aptata (Meyrick, 1914)
(Figs 9, 67)
Acrocercops aptata Meyrick, 1914, 4: 202.
Acrocercops acmophanes Meyrick, 1928, 3: 409.
Conopomorphina aptata Vári, 1961: 108.
Material. 1♂, 1♀, South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, Casketts farm, mn 26/viii/2014, pup 27/viii/2014, em 06/ ix/2014, Schotia brachypetala, (rearing: M869), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7573, slide TRB4393 ♂, TRB4447 ♀.
Additional material. 1♀, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 15km NE Pietermaritzburg, Cumberland NR, A. Hausmann and H. Staude leg., 02/i/2020, (light trap), BC ZSM Lep 110835, slide TRB4487 ♀. We include 373 Malaise trapped specimens as follows:
nine adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Crocodile Bridge, leg. Lufund Chantal Muthelu, 22/v/2018; 09/vi/2018, BIOUG43348 -B07, BIOUG43350 -F08, BIOUG43480 -G12, BIOUG43488 -D09, BIOUG43508 -B08, BIOUG43512 -H09, BIOUG43520 -D10, BIOUG43673 -H03, BIOUG43673 -H09; one adult, South Africa, Gauteng, Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, Golden valley, leg. H. Staude, 18/x/2012, BIOUG09491 -G02; 27 adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Houtboshrand, leg. James Belebes, 22/v/2018, 05/vi/2018, 29/vi/2018, 22/ix/2018, 04/x/2018, 16/x/2018, 28/x/2018, 21/xi/2018, 03/xii/2018, 15/xii/2018, BIOUG43390 -F08, BIOUG43408 -C11, BIOUG43409 -A08, BIOUG43409 -H11, BIOUG43445 -A08, BIOUG45750 -H07, BIOUG45882 - E05, BIOUG45883 -E12, BIOUG45883 -F05, BIOUG45883 -F07, BIOUG45884 -E12, BIOUG45884 -F06, BIOUG45884 -F07, BIOUG45884 -F12, BIOUG45884 -G07, BIOUG45884 -G09, BIOUG45887 -G04, BIOUG45887 - G07, BIOUG47727 -G09, BIOUG47727 -H02, BIOUG47873 -D01, BIOUG47873 -D11, BIOUG47873 -E02, BIOUG47873 -E03, BIOUG47873 -E05, BIOUG47873 -E09, BIOUG47879 -H03; 12adults, SouthAfrica, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Kingfisherspruit, leg. Eddie Sibuyi, 30/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 25/xii/2018, BIOUG45571 -G10, BIOUG45571 -G11, BIOUG45571 -H01, BIOUG45571 -H07, BIOUG45571 -H08, BIOUG45571 -H09, BIOUG45571 - H10, BIOUG45571 -H11, BIOUG45626 -D11, BIOUG45661 -A02, BIOUG46525 -F10, BIOUG47000 -E05; three adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Letaba, leg. Sbonelo Mathebula, 13/vi/2018, 19/ix/2018, BIOUG42508 -B11, BIOUG45410 -G05, BIOUG45410 -G11; 31 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Lower Sabie, leg. Constance Mathoho, 23/v/2018, 09/vi/2018, 03/xi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 12/xii/2018, 07/iii/2019, 18/iv/2019, BIOUG42416 -G02, BIOUG43208 -B12, BIOUG43565 -A04, BIOUG43695 -G08, BIOUG43696 -C02, BIOUG43696 -F01, BIOUG43699 -B05, BIOUG45836 -B01, BIOUG45836 -B07, BIOUG45836 -B10, BIOUG45836 - B11, BIOUG45836 -C01, BIOUG45840 -A08, BIOUG45860 -F09, BIOUG45861 -B05, BIOUG45861 -B12, BIOUG47803 -A02, BIOUG47803 -B12, BIOUG47803 -D10, BIOUG47803 -E03, BIOUG47803 -E04, BIOUG47821 - B10, BIOUG47821 -C12, BIOUG47821 -D08, BIOUG47821 -E05, BIOUG47821 -E06, BIOUG47821 -E10, BIOUG47821 -F09, BIOUG47821 -F11, BIOUG48272 -E03, BIOUG48272 -E06; five adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mahlangeni,leg. Jarry Mathebula, 14/vi/2018, 30/vii/2018, 10/x/2018, 23/x/2018, BIOUG42526 - C01, BIOUG46007 -A10, BIOUG46033 -D09, BIOUG46033 -D11, BIOUG46120 -G05; seven adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger NationalPark, Malelane, leg. Albert Smith, 18/viii/2018, 03/xi/2018, 08/xii/2018, BIOUG47363 - H08, BIOUG47364 -C11, BIOUG48740 -H03, BIOUG48764 -F02, BIOUG48767 -E03, BIOUG48767 -F07, BIOUG48767 -H01; 30 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Mooiplaas, leg. Joe Nkuna, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 09/viii/2018, 21/ix/2018, 02/xi/2018, 16/xi/2018, 30/xi/2018, 14/xii/2018, 11/i/2019, BIOUG43411 -B06, BIOUG43449 -G02, BIOUG45426 -B11, BIOUG45658 -D07, BIOUG45658 -E07, BIOUG45803 -D08, BIOUG45803 - E02, BIOUG46704 -E01, BIOUG46704 -E03, BIOUG46704 -E04, BIOUG46704 -E09, BIOUG48070 -C06, BIOUG48070 -E06, BIOUG48075 -B12, BIOUG48075 -C01, BIOUG48076 -D12, BIOUG48076 -E02, BIOUG48076 - E04, BIOUG48076 -E05, BIOUG48076 -E08, BIOUG48076 -E11, BIOUG48076 -F02, BIOUG48076 -F06, BIOUG48076 -F07, BIOUG48076 -F09, BIOUG48076 -G04, BIOUG48090 -F11, BIOUG48102 -E03, BIOUG48151 - A09, BIOUG48230 -F01; 25 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Nwanetsi, leg. Robert Bryden, 28/v/2018, 12/xi/2018, 01/x/2018, 29/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, BIOUG43360 -F01, BIOUG43361 -B09, BIOUG44929 -H09, BIOUG45124 -A01, BIOUG45124 -B01, BIOUG45124 -D02, BIOUG45124 -E01, BIOUG45124 - E02, BIOUG45124 -G02, BIOUG45124 -H01, BIOUG45133 -G11, BIOUG45133 -H01, BIOUG45133 -H02, BIOUG45133 -H04, BIOUG45137 -C05, BIOUG45137 -C06, BIOUG45137 -C08, BIOUG45137 -C10, BIOUG45137 - D01, BIOUG45137 -D05, BIOUG45137 -D08, BIOUG45137 -D09, BIOUG45320 -H03, BIOUG45413 -E12, BIOUG46589 -E03; eight adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Olifants, leg. Nkateko Rikhotso & Rangani Tsanwani, 24/vii/2018, 04/ix/2018, 02/x/2018, 11/xii/2018, 16/iv/2019, BIOUG43123 -C05, BIOUG45421 - D05, BIOUG45686 -C11, BIOUG45688 -A07, BIOUG45698 -A07, BIOUG47463 -A04, BIOUG47463 -C02, BIOUG48310 -C01; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Pafuri, leg. Sandra Visage; Godfrey Baloyi, 30/vii/2018, 13/xi/2018, BIOUG45657 -E12, BIOUG46442 -F07; two adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Phalaborwa, leg. Verah, 12/xi/2018, 31/xii/2018, BIOUG45940 -E10, BIOUG47755 -C02; four adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Pretoriuskop, leg. Zodwa Sibuyi, 29/x/2018, 11/xi/2018, 26/ xi/2018, 24/xii/2018, BIOUG45114 -C02, BIOUG45223 -C07, BIOUG46854 -A08, BIOUG47022 -H08; 41 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Satara, leg. Agnes Tibane, 04/vi/2018, 02/vii/2018, 16/vii/2018, 05/xi/2018, 25/ix/2018, 08/x/2018, 22/x/2018, 10/xi/2018, 26/xi/2018, 21/i/2019, 04/ii/2019, BIOUG42522 -A09, BIOUG43140 -G11, BIOUG46054 -D02, BIOUG46054 -D03, BIOUG46054 -D10, BIOUG46054 -D12, BIOUG46132 - C12, BIOUG46194 -C04, BIOUG46194 -D02, BIOUG46194 -E06, BIOUG46211 -A07, BIOUG46211 -A08, BIOUG46211 -A10, BIOUG46211 -B02, BIOUG46211 -B03, BIOUG46211 -B07, BIOUG46211 -B08, BIOUG46211 - B09, BIOUG46211 -C07, BIOUG46211 -C09, BIOUG46211 -D03, BIOUG46211 -D06, BIOUG46211 -D07, BIOUG46211 -D09, BIOUG46211 -D11, BIOUG46211 -E06, BIOUG46211 -E07, BIOUG46211 -E09, BIOUG46211 - E10, BIOUG46258 -D08, BIOUG46958 -A04, BIOUG46958 -C09, BIOUG46958 -E05, BIOUG46958 -G10, BIOUG46958 -H11, BIOUG47015 -F08, BIOUG47039 -C09, BIOUG47039 -D01, BIOUG47039 -D04, BIOUG47087 - A01, BIOUG47094 -H07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shangoni, leg. Ndwakhulu Mutobvu, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 10/viii/2018, 04/x/2018, 20/ix/2018, 15/xi/2018, 29/xi/2018, BIOUG42528 -D04, BIOUG42528 -F11, BIOUG43592 -C04, BIOUG46320 -B01, BIOUG46320 -B05, BIOUG46340 -F09, BIOUG46460 - C12, BIOUG46706 -E01, BIOUG46706 -E06, BIOUG46706 -E10, BIOUG48224 -A04, BIOUG48224 -A07, BIOUG48224 -A10, BIOUG48224 -A11, BIOUG48224 -B01, BIOUG48224 -B03, BIOUG48224 -B05, BIOUG48224 - B06, BIOUG48242 -H04; 21 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Shingwedzi, 15/xii/2018, leg. Rendani Nethengwe, 18/v/2018, 19/v/2018, 16/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 20/x/2018, 03/xi/2018, 17/xi/2018, 01/xii/2018, BIOUG42515 -A11, BIOUG43238 -G03, BIOUG43397 -F04, BIOUG45563 -G06, BIOUG45563 -G09, BIOUG45563 - G11, BIOUG45563 -G12, BIOUG45587 -D03, BIOUG45587 -D05, BIOUG45587 -D07, BIOUG45587 -D08, BIOUG45587 -D10, BIOUG46729 -D04, BIOUG46729 -D07, BIOUG47303 -H03, BIOUG47303 -H04, BIOUG47303 - H09, BIOUG47416 - F06, BIOUG47432 -C05, BIOUG47432 -D02, BIOUG48279 -D03; 78 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Skukuza camp, leg. Lindokuhle Gumede, Kally Ubisi, Meurel Baloyi, 05/vi/2018, 07/vi/2018, 19/vi/2018, 20/vi/2018, 27/vi/2018, 03/vii/2018, 09/vii/2018, 17/vii/2018, 31/vii/2018, 14/viii/2018, 11/ ix/2018, 25/ix/2018, 09/x/2018, 23/x/2018, 06/xi/2018, BIOUG42981 -D03, BIOUG42981 -F05, BIOUG42982 -G03, BIOUG42983 -G02, BIOUG42983 -G09, BIOUG43082 -D04, BIOUG43085 -B04, BIOUG43085 -D02, BIOUG43085 - E02, BIOUG43085 -F02, BIOUG43086 -B05, BIOUG43086 -B08, BIOUG43086 -H10, BIOUG43087 -B03, BIOUG43087 -B12, BIOUG43087 -F01, BIOUG43088 -A06, BIOUG43088 -B02, BIOUG43089 -F11, BIOUG43092 - D04, BIOUG43092 -F04, BIOUG43093 -E08, BIOUG43093 -G03, BIOUG43094 -A04, BIOUG43094 -C05, BIOUG43094 -E01, BIOUG43094 -E03, BIOUG43094 -G07, BIOUG43095 -F01, BIOUG43095 -G06, BIOUG43145 - H02, BIOUG43150 -G06, BIOUG43150 -G11, BIOUG43153 -B10, BIOUG43153 -E07, BIOUG43153 -H09, BIOUG43154 -D12, BIOUG43155 -B11, BIOUG43155 -G05, BIOUG43156 -B07, BIOUG43156 -G07, BIOUG43156 - H09, BIOUG43157 -C05, BIOUG43157 -D12, BIOUG43157 -F03, BIOUG43157 -H06, BIOUG43158 -A09, BIOUG43158 -E03, BIOUG43158 -G03, BIOUG43160 -A04, BIOUG43216 -A12, BIOUG43216 -B01, BIOUG43216 - G04, BIOUG43217 -F10, BIOUG43217 -H07, BIOUG43218 -C03, BIOUG43426 -D08, BIOUG43497 -G01, BIOUG43928 -G07, BIOUG43937 -H04, BIOUG44915 -A04, BIOUG44915 -B01, BIOUG44920 -E05, BIOUG44920 - E09, BIOUG44931 -G06, BIOUG44945 -E08, BIOUG44953 -A09, BIOUG44953 -D09, BIOUG44964 -A08, BIOUG44980 -F04, BIOUG44991 -A08, BIOUG44991 -A09, BIOUG44991 -A10, BIOUG45795 -H02, BIOUG45897 - D12, BIOUG45966 -D10, BIOUG45977 -G10, BIOUG46005 -G01; 18 adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Stolznek, leg. Marius Snyders, 20/vi/2018, 29/ix/2018, 27/x/2018, 12/xi/2018, 19/xii/2018, 27/xii/2018, BIOUG42985 -C08, BIOUG45111 -B04, BIOUG45183 -D09, BIOUG45183 -E01, BIOUG45183 -E02, BIOUG45183 - E04, BIOUG45183 -E06, BIOUG45183 -E07, BIOUG45183 -E09, BIOUG45189 -F02, BIOUG45189 -F08, BIOUG45189 -F12, BIOUG45189 -G02, BIOUG45189 -G05, BIOUG45189 -G06, BIOUG46932 -C08, BIOUG46932 - D05, BIOUG46944 -F10; five adults, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Tshokwane, leg. Vusi Sambo, 30/x/2018, 27/xi/2018, 05/i/2019, BIOUG44928 -F12, BIOUG46588 -D08, BIOUG48154 -D11, BIOUG48154 -E07, BIOUG48158 -C11; six adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Vlakteplaas, leg. Tomas Ramabulana, 02/vi/2018, 30/vi/2018, 06/x/2018, 20/x/2018, BIOUG43446 -F11, BIOUG43447 -F09, BIOUG45537 -C06, BIOUG45538 -E08, BIOUG45538 -E12, BIOUG45538 -F07; 19 adults, South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, Nxanatseni North woodlands, leg. Philile Dlamini, 31/v/2018, 14/vi/2018, 28/vi/2018, 21/ix/2018, 01/ii/2019, BIOUG43337 -F05, BIOUG43340 -B04, BIOUG43340 -B10, BIOUG43340 -F10, BIOUG43345 -C07, BIOUG43345 - C09, BIOUG43345 -E08, BIOUG43346 -F01, BIOUG43347 -B06, BIOUG43347 -C06, BIOUG43402 -C03, BIOUG43402 -E01, BIOUG43458 -C11, BIOUG46183 -C05, BIOUG46183 -C12, BIOUG46183 -F04, BIOUG46189 - A08, BIOUG46189 -G01, BIOUG47646 -F07.
Biology. Vári (1961) pointed to Randia rudis E. Mey. (Rubiaceae) as hostplant. However, his report is dubious. Infact he adds:” Only one caterpillar found on this plant which is most likely the foodplant”.The adults studied in this research were reared from mines collected on Schotia brachypetala Sond. (Fabaceae) (Fig. 67).
Distribution. South Africa (Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal) and we record it here for the first time for both Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
DNA barcodes. DNA amplification of the reared specimen failed (CLV7573), but we have one barcode of a light trapped specimen (BC ZSM Lep 110835) and a staggering 373 barcodes from Malaise traps. All barcodes form a unique BIN (BOLD:ACK7793) which is 6.6% to the nearest BIN formed by a Malaise trapped specimen from Gabon (Table S1).
Remarks. Species not related to C. ochnivora for the valva, long and narrow, without serrate margins (see plate 58, fig. 1 in Vári 1961). Similar to C. gypsochroma but distinguishable by the subrectangular shape of valva, which is triangular in the latter.
description: Published as part of Triberti, Paolo, Staude, Hermann, Sharp, Ian & Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos, 2024, Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species, pp. 1-51 in Zootaxa 5529 (1) on pages 11-14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14021754