Lecithocera namizimuensis Park & Heppner 2023

Lecithocera namizimuensis Park & Heppner, 2023 (Fig. 6) Lecithocera namizimuensis Park & Heppner, 2023: 68. Type locality: Malawi, Mangoche Dist., Namizimu Forest. Type specimen deposited in MGCL. Material examined. 1♂, Tanzania, Morogoro Distr. & Town 550−600 m, 7 i 1992, leg. L. Aarvik, gen. slide no. CIS-7179; 1♀, same locality, 22 xii 1992, leg. L. Aarvik, gen. slide no. CIS-7172, in MNHO. Diagnosis. Wingspan 15.5–16.0 mm. For further diagnostic characters see the diagnosis of Lecithocera majorella Park, sp. nov. Remark. The species was described from Malawi, based on males only. The female of this species is reported for the first time and its female genitalia are newly described and illustrated (Fig. 10) in the present article. Male genitalia. See Park & Heppner (2023: 71, figs 8a−c). Female genitalia (Fig. 10): abdominal sternite VIII nearly flat on caudal margin medially.Apophyses anteriores thick, forked apically, about half the length of apophyses posteriores. Antrum large, rectangular tube-like, weakly sclerotised, about 1/4 the length of ductus bursae. Ductus bursae as wide as antrum; ductus seminalis broad, arising from distal 1/4 of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae ovate, about half the length of ductus bursae; signum rather small, with narrow membranous upper and lower plates, central ridge consisting of 5−6 heavily sclerotised, conical particles. Distribution. Malawi, Tanzania (new record).