Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

Seven new species of the Afrotropic Lasiocampidae genus Rhynchobombyx are described and illustrated: Rh. gavinfilippone Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. avadomenicarocchio Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. julianjameseaton Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. anthonychristophereaton Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. nicolasroberteaton Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. arijakefriend Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n., Rh. madisonellafriend Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller sp. n. All species originate from the poorly studied Congolian lowland forests ecoregion of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lectotype and paralectotype of Rh. nasuta Aurivillius, 1909 are designated here, the species type locality is specified

Figures 20–22 in Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

Figures 20–22. Genitalia of Rh. avadomenicarocchio, all DRC, Kasaï Prov. 20. Holotype male, genitalia slide 0615 (CGM/BUM). 21. Paratype female, genitalia slide 0618 (CGM/BUM). 22. Paratype male, genitalia slide 0617 (CGM/BUM).Published as part of Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49 on page 41, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, http://zenodo.org/record/804412

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Figures 53–55. View on the one hectare grassland patch (53) surrounded by forest (54) near the Ekongo camp, Mai- Ndombe Prov., DRC (55).Published as part of Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49 on page 52, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, http://zenodo.org/record/804412

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Figures 47–52. Collecting areas of Rhynchobombyx spp. 47. Congo, Cuvette-Ouest Dept., Odzala-Kakoua Nat. Park, 400–500 m, 0°23'N, 14°50'E. 48. DRC, Haut-Uele Prov., Isiro. 49. DRC, Tshuapa Prov., Lomela River, Gombe- Isongo. 50. DRC, Mai-Ndombe Prov., Ekongo camp, 02°45'23.09"S, 20°18'55.37"E. 51. DRC, Kasaï Prov., NE Ilebo and Kasai River. 52. Angola, Benguela Prov., rd. Londengo –Sumbe, ca. 80 km S Sumbe, 10 km rd. to Bumba, 280 m, 11°47'33.1"S, 14°02'17.4"E. Available from: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1meQVkKsMY8Qvp5cJBC2dwi_clX6l-cOD&usp=sharing [Accessed 10.XII.2021].Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 51, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

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Figures 40–42. Male genitalia of Rh. nicolasroberteaton, all DRC, Kasaï Prov. 40. Holotype, genitalia slide 0634 (CGM/BUM). 41. Paratype, genitalia slide 0633 (CGM/BUM). 42. Paratype, genitalia slide 0632 (CGM/BUM).Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 47, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

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Figures 17–19. Adults of Rh. avadomenicarocchio, all DRC, Kasaï Prov. 17. Male holotype, genitalia slide 0615 (CGM/BUM). 18. Female paratype, genitalia slide 0618 (CGM/BUM). 19. Male paratype, genitalia slide 0619 (CGM/BUM).Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 40, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

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Figure 43. Adult of Rh. arijakefriend, male holotype, DRC, Haut-Uele Prov., genitalia slide GU 2011-152 (RMCA).Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 48, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

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Figure 45. Adult of Rh. madisonellafriend, female holotype, DRC, Kasaï Prov., genitalia slide 0630 (CGM/BUM).Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 49, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

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Figures 26–30. Genitalia of Rh. julianjameseaton, all DRC, Kasaï Prov. 26. Male holotype, genitalia slide 0620 (CGM/BUM). 27. Male paratype, genitalia slide 0623 (CGM/BUM). 28. Male paratype, genitalia slide 0622 (CGM/BUM). 29. Male paratype, genitalia slide 0621 (CGM/BUM). 30. Female paratype, genitalia slide 0624 (CGM/BUM).Published as part of <i>Prozorov, Alexey M., Prozorova, Tatiana A., Mapilanga, Jean Joseph, Volkova, Julia S., Yakovlev, Roman V., Traore, Mohamed M., Saldaitis, Aidas & Müller, Günter C., 2021, Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), pp. 35-53 in Ecologica Montenegrina 49</i> on page 43, DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8044124">http://zenodo.org/record/8044124</a&gt

A new species of Typhonoya Prozorov (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini) from the moist broadleaf forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The second species of the genus Typhonoya Prozorov 2011T. kravchenkoi Prozorov, Mller Zolotuhin sp. n. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is described. A previously monotypic genus becomes bitypic. One paratype specimen was collected in the buffer zone of the southern part of the Salonga National Park during a one year-long stationary expedition (June 2017June 2018). Spread imagoes, heads, legs, venations and genitalia of both species are figured and compared. Additional notes on the genus description and previously known species are adde