Description of a new endemic genus of the Namib Desert and adjacent biomes in Namibia (Tineoidea: Tineidae: Hapsiferinae)

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Mey, Wolfram, Léger, Théo (2021): Description of a new endemic genus of the Namib Desert and adjacent biomes in Namibia (Tineoidea: Tineidae: Hapsiferinae). Metamorphosis 32 (1): 36-42, DOI: 10.4314/met.v32i1.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v32i1.7

Abstract: The genus Rooiklipia gen. nov. is established to accommodate four species, collected in the Namibia: R. michaelmeyi spec. nov., R. neufferae spec. nov., and R. vanbiljoni spec. nov. Described from the Namib, R. mirabib (Mey, 2011) comb. nov. is the type species and is transferred from Rhodobates Ragonot, 1895 to the new taxon. The male and female genitalia, wing venation, adult moths, and distribution are illustrated. The species can be distinguished by small but constant differences in the male and female genitalia. The validity of the species is supported by molecular studies. Rooiklipia gen. nov. is placed in Hapsiferinae.

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