Dollmania lola Prozorov, Saldaitis, Prozorova, Yakovlev, Volkova, Sulak, Tujuba, Revay & Müller, 2024, sp. n.
Creators: name: Prozorov, Alexey M.
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
name: Tatianaa. Prozorova
name: V. Yakovlev, Roman
name: Volkova, Julia S.
name: Sulak, Harald
name: Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa
name: Revay, Edita E.
name: Müller, Günter C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lasiocampidae
Dollmania
Dollmania lola

description: Dollmania lola sp. n.
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(Figs 1–3, 21, 23–24, 53)
Holotype: ♂, Ivory Coast, Sassandra-Marahoué District, Vavoua, 7.37506N, 6.47698W, 260 m, 4.IV.1981, leg. H. Politzar, GS 2011-059 (ex coll. Kuchler, CGM / USTTB). Paratypes, Ivory Coast (4♂, ex coll. Kuchler, CGM / USTTB): as HT, GS 0339; Taï National Park, 6–7.VIII.1985, leg. H. Politzar, GS 09-013; Sassandra-Marahoué District, Daniafla, 7.139N, 6.8514W, 290 m, 20–23.III.1984, leg. H. Politzar.
Description. Male (Figs 1–3). Flagellum covered with brown scales, rami brown. Head and prothorax dark brown, mesothorax brown with reddish brown or purplish tegula. Abdomen brown. Forewing. Forewing length: 26–29 mm; wingspan: 49–54 mm. Somewhat oval, elongated. Ground color reddish brown. Pattern consist of triple wavy blurred dark antemedial and postmedial lines of purplish, green and brown colors, c-shaped creamy discal mark with dark brown contour, and dark brown and creamy wavy external line. Fringe dark brown. Hindwing. Oval. Ground color dark brown, blurred dark medial and external lines may be pronounced. Fringe brown. Genitalia (Figs 21, 23–24). Tegumen a narrow band; dorsolaterally bears a pair of socii. Socii triangle, ventrally more sclerotized, covered with setae. Vinculum a narrow band with laterodistal somewhat trapezoid outgrowths. Cucullus elongated, finger shaped with rounded apex, basally covered with setae, dorsal margin indented. Sacculus very compact, somewhat trapezoid, covered with setae. Juxta stem-like, fused with aedeagus. Aedeagus claw shaped without basal apodemes. Vesica very short but broad, covered with minute cornuti. The eighth sternite somewhat trapezoid with short apodemes, distal margin concave, more sclerotized, indented. The eight tergite somewhat trapezoid with barely pronounced apodemes. Female remains unknown but expected to be similar to male in coloration but larger in size.
Variability. Specimen may be overall paler (Fig. 2) or darker (Fig. 3). Discal mark may be smaller (Fig. 1) or bigger (Fig. 2). Dark lines on hindwing may be almost unnoticeable (Fig. 3) or well pronounced (Fig. 2). Distal indents of the eighth sternite may be smaller (Fig. 23) or bigger (Fig. 24).
Diagnosis. Adult males of D. lola sp. n. are bigger and overall darker (Figs 1–3), have shorter socii, slightly c-shaped cucullus, broader extensions of vinculum, short apodemes of the eighth sternite (Figs 21, 23–24), distributed in West Africa (Fig. 53); whereas adult males of D. flavia are smaller and overall paler (Figs 8–11), have elongated socii, c-shaped cucullus, relatively narrow extensions of vinculum, elongated apodemes of the eight sternite (Figs 31–32), known from Kenya only (Fig. 54).
Adult males of D. lola sp. n. are overall darker and stable in coloration with better pronounced discal mark (Figs 1–3), have shorter socii, rounded apex of cucullus, broader extensions of vinculum, shorter aedeagus with wider base, caudal margin of the eighth sternite with no big dents, apodemes short (Figs 21, 23–24), distributed in West Africa (Fig. 53); whereas adult males of D. reussi or D. marwitzi are not so dark and broadly vary in coloration from orangish red to purplish green, have duller discal mark (Figs 12–15), elongated socii, almost pointed apex of cucullus, narrower extensions of vinculum, slender elongated aedeagus, well pronounced pair of big dents on caudal margin of the eighth sternite, apodemes elongated (Figs 27–30), known from Tanzania only (Fig. 54).
Adult males of D. lola sp. n. are mainly darker and stable in coloration with better pronounced discal mark (Figs 1–3), have shorter socii, broader extensions of vinculum, short apodemes of the eighth sternite (Figs 21, 23–24), distributed in West Africa (Fig. 53); whereas adult males of D. cuprea are mainly paler and broadly vary in color from orangish brown to greenish purple and have duller discal mark (Figs 16–20), have elongated socii, narrower extensions of vinculum, elongated apodemes of the eighth sternite (Figs 33–34), known from RSA, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and DRC (Fig. 55).
Adult males of D. lola sp. n. are larger and overall darker with more contrasting medial lines (Figs 1–3), have shorter socii, slightly c-shaped cucullus, broader extensions of vinculum, short apodemes of the eighth sternite (Figs 21, 23–24), distributed in West Africa (Fig. 53); whereas adult males of D. reggie sp. n. are smaller and paler with less contrasting medial lines (Figs 4–7), have elongated socii, c-shaped valvae, narrower extensions of vinculum, elongated apodemes of the eight sternite (Figs 25–26), known from Somalia only (Fig. 55).
Distribution (Fig. 53). Westwards from the Dahomey Gap: western Guinean lowland forests and eastern Guinean forests in eastern and southeastern Ivory Coast.
Biology. Adults were collected in March and April from an altitude of 260 to 290 meters a.s.l. Preimaginal stages are unknown.
Etymology. The species is named in honour of Lola James Svarc (Melbourne, Australia).
description: Published as part of Prozorov, Alexey M., Saldaitis, Aidas, Tatianaa. Prozorova, V. Yakovlev, Roman, Volkova, Julia S., Sulak, Harald, Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa, Revay, Edita E. & Müller, Günter C., 2024, Description of two new species of the genus Dollmania (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae), pp. 55-71 in Zootaxa 5493 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5493.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13269159