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237C879E085F3B36FF3F8DEAFDAB194D.text	237C879E085F3B36FF3F8DEAFDAB194D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides Heylaerts 1881	<div><p>Genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881</p> <p>Type species: Psyche inquinata Lederer, 1858</p> <p>= Amictoides Gerasimov, 1937 (a junior homonym to Amictoides Bezzi, 1910 (Diptera) and a subjective junior synonym of Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881.</p> <p>Type species of Amictoides Gerasimov, 1937: Psyche febretta Boyer de Fonscolombe 1835.</p> <p>Oiketicoides was established as a subgenus of Acanthopsyche Heylaerts, 1881 without fixing a type species. Originally, this subgenus includes the following four taxa: Kotochalia doubledayi Westwood 1854, from Sri Lanka, Psyche inquinata Lederer 1858, Acanthopsyche atra (Linnaeus, 1767), and Acanthopsyche zelleri (Mann, 1855). Psyche inquinata Lederer, 1858, became type species of the genus Oiketicoides when it was mentioned by Hampson (1893) (Dierl 1968). Originally, the characteristics given are the decreasing length of the antennal pecten towards the antennal tip, a very long tibial epiphysis on foreleg, and 11 veins on the forewing and 7 veins on the hindwing. Lederer (1858) described Psyche inquinata also bearing 11 veins on forewing and 7 veins on hindwing (9 veins from dc on forewing and 5 veins from dc on hindwing) but this is a mistake. In fact P. inquinata is the only one of the four mentioned species originally included in Acanthopsych e that deviates from the venation described: it shows one supplementary vein each on the forewing and hindwing. This is essential for the current understanding of the genus Oiketicoides. Due to the external morphologic similarities several species of Oiketicoides were described originally in the genus Amicta Heylaerts, 1881 which was also established as subgenus of Acanthopsyche. Beside the above mentioned difference in the wing venation Gerasimov (1937) found on the basis of chaetotaxistic differences of the caterpillars Amicta a very heterogeneous genus. Therefore, he separated two clearly distinguished groups of species, of which one is characterised by 8 setae on the anal shield of the caterpillars, whereas the other group has only 6. For this group he created the genus Amictoides, which is a junior synonym of Oiketicoides. Beside venation and chaetotaxistic differences in their caterpillars Oiketicoides is particularly characterised above all by their unique shape of the male genitalia. Amicta and Acanthopsyche show in general appearance compact genitalia with more or less trapezoid or rectangular tegumen with elongated valvae and short saccus. The genitalia of Oiketicoides figuratively speaking recall an inverted shark. The tegumen is hemispherical, the valvae very short ovoid and the saccus is extremely elongated. This feature is very consistent within the whole genus.</p> <p>Supplementary description of the genus Oiketicoides. Male. Head. Antennae scapus thickened, pedicellus disc-shaped, antennal pecten densely scaled dorsally, ventrally ciliated. The antennae are bipectinate without scales, long ventrally ciliated, decreasing evenly in length towards the apex. Head densely covered with long, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs long and hairy. Foreleg with a long and narrow tibial epiphysis (EI: 0.85–0.95). Tibia of the mid- and hindlegs with tiny spurs distally. Forewings elongated, venation with 10 veins from dc, r3+r4 and m2+m3 mostly short stalked. Dc with a simple mediastam (rarely divided). On hindwing m1+m2 are mostly short stalked, mediastam unforked (rarely divided), sc and rr fused and mostly connected to the dc by a bar.</p> <p>Abdomen. Male genitalia elongated. When closed, valvae reach approximately to posterior end of tegumen; tegumen rounded or tent-like tapered, valvae narrow, sacculus narrower distally, rounded, with several spines of different length. Vinculum narrow, broader in several species, mediolaterally with short extensions, saccus short and broad or slender and elongated, distally somewhat widened and rounded. Phallus tubular, widened distally.</p> <p>Female. Apterous, larviform and wingless. Antennae absent or indicated as tiny bumps. Instead of the eyes mostly small pigment spots are present. The legs are reduced to two segments and bear a pair of claws distally. After the mating procedure the females lay their eggs directly into the larval case. Female genital hardly sclerotized, distally covered with numerous short spines. Opening of the bursa copulatrix semicircular, posterior apophyses reduced, anterior vaginal plate Y-shaped.</p> <p>The females of most species are unknown and no diagnostic features for species delimitation are available.</p> <p>Biology. The early stages are unknown in most species. The larval cases are generally built of silk and they are covered longitudinally with fragments of twigs and leaves, sometimes also with small pebbles or fragments of snail shells. The caterpillars are polyphagous and feed on different herbs and grass. Oiketicoides species are distributed in xerothermic habitats like rocky slopes, semi-deserts or steppes with scarce vegetation. The pupation takes place on the ground, mostly the larval cases are dig in a little bit, or they may also be rarely attached to rocks or boulders. The females remain in their pupal shell in the larval cases and in this manner mating takes place. The males fly mostly by night (except the day-flyers O. febretta, O. lambessa and probably O. oberthueri) and are attracted by artificial light. The Oiketicoides species of North Africa are morphologically in their general appearance quite similar to the North African species of the genus Amicta Heylaerts, 1881, which are syntopic in several areas and also attracted by light. They differ by the veins cup and A1+A2 on forewing which run separately, whereas in Oiketicoides these veins join and run together to the edge.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E085F3B36FF3F8DEAFDAB194D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E085E3B30FF3F8B97FE7E1B98.text	237C879E085E3B30FF3F8B97FE7E1B98.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides gracilis (Turati & Kruger 1936)	<div><p>Oiketicoides gracilis (Turati &amp; Krüger, 1936)</p> <p>(Figs 1, 19, 39, 51)</p> <p>Pachytelia gracilis Turati &amp; Krüger, 1936: 59. Type locality: Libya, Cirene, Faro. Holotype ♂: Recent deposition unknown (Sobczyk 2011).</p> <p>Material examined: • 1 ♂, TUNISIA: vic. Gafsa, Sened Gare, Parc Nationale de Bouhedma, 11.ix.2009, leg. R. Bläsius, GU 018-2020, Sobczyk (CTS).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Middle-sized Oiketicoides species, with finely scaled wings. Wingspan 21.0– 24.0 mm, body length 9.5 mm, forewing length 9.8 mm, FI 2.1.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 4.5 mm, with 30 segments, blackish brown, densely light brownish scaled. The longest pecten are of eight-times antennal segment length.</p> <p>Head densely covered with long light brownish hair-like scales. Frons dorsolateral covered with blackish brown hair-like scales. Eyes large, blackish grey, EI: 0.5.</p> <p>Thorax. Thorax and legs long light brown hairy. Forewings elongated, r3+r4 and m2+m3 stalked for one third. On hindwings m1 and m2 stalked of half length, sc and rr fused, at half length connected with a bar with dc. Wings densely covered with light brownish and very narrow scales, more densely at costal margin and in dc. Scales onepointed (class 2), exceptionally with two dentations (Fig. 19). Fringes narrow (class 1), multi-pointed.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brownish hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (slide GU-018-2020, Sobczyk). Length 1.75 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the posterior end of the tegumen; tegumen tapered, distinctly folded inwards laterally. Valvae broad, sacculus rounded distally, covered with 5 small sharp extensions. Saccus short, slightly broader and roundish distally. Phallus 1.4 mm long, elongated tubular, nearly straight, distally with a hook-shaped extension (Figs 39, 51).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from Libya (Turati &amp; Krüger 1936) and Tunisia (present publication). The type specimen was collected at the lighthouse of Cyrene.</p> <p>Similar species. Oiketicoides gracilis is similar to O. nivellei and O. hampsoni. It can be diagnosed from these two species by external and male genitalia characters: in O. nivellei, thorax and abdomen more narrow, wings broader, sacculus of the valvae with 3 extensions. The genitalia in O. hampsoni are with long and slender saccus.</p> <p>Remark. Oiketicoides gracilis seems to be a very rare species. The here described specimen is the only one known to exist beside the holotype. In the original description O. gracilis was compared with Pachythelia villosella (Ochsenheimer, 1810).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E085E3B30FF3F8B97FE7E1B98	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08583B33FF3F8967FF041884.text	237C879E08583B33FF3F8967FF041884.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides nivellei (Oberthur 1922)	<div><p>Oiketicoides nivellei (Oberthür, 1922)</p> <p>(Figs 2, 21, 43, 55)</p> <p>Amicta nivellei Oberthür, 1922: 141. Type locality: Morocco, Timhadid. Holotype ♂: NHM.</p> <p>Examined Material. MOROCCO: • 2 ♂♂ Hoher Atlas, Prov. Ifrane, Mischliffen, 2000 m, 33.24 N 5.06 W, 28.vii.1998, leg. Dr. Bernd Müller (CTS); • 8 ♂♂ Morocco, Moyen-Atlas, Mischliffen, 29.vii.1993; • 24 ♂♂ Morocco, M-Atlas, Tizi-n-Tretten, 22.vii.1988, leg. W. Pavlas; • 3 ♂♂ Morocco, Middle Atlas, Mischliffen, 1950 m, 2–3. viii.1988, leg. Behounek; ALGERIA: • 1 ♂ Zebch près Sebdou, ix.1907, H. Powell (CWA, MWM).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Medium-sized tiny Oiketicoides species, wings evenly finely scaled. Wingspan 21.5–22.5 mm, body length 9.0– 9.5 mm, forewing length 11.0– 11.5 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0 mm, with 24–25 dark brown segments, densely scaled with yellowish brownish scales. Longest pecten is ten times the length of the antennal segments. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales. Frons ventrally mixed with longer, slightly darker scales, eyes large, blackish-grey, EI: 0.5.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs are long light brown hairy. Thorax long light brown hairy. Wings elongated, r3+r4 and m2+m3 one third stalked. On hindwings m1 and m2 very short stalked or one-point-rising, sc and rr are fused and connected with the dc by a bar at half length. Wings evenly thinly covered with light brown, very narrow scales, slightly more dense at the costal margin. Scales are almost hairy, one-pointed (class 1), exceptionally with two dentations, fringes verynarrow, one-pointedorwithtwodentations (Fig. 21).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (slides GU-021-2020, Sobczyk, GU 2404, Hättenschwiler). Length 1.6 mm, width 0.45 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the posterior end of the tegumen, which is tapered, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. The valvae are broad, the sacculus is rounded distally and shows 3 small, sharp extensions. The vinculum is narrow, mediolaterally with short projections, saccus short, distally hardly widened and rounded. Phallus length 1.0 mm, elongated tubular, almost straight, widened distally with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 43, 55).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from Algeria (present publication) and Morocco (Oberthür 1922; present publication).</p> <p>Similar species. Oiketicoides nivellei is similar to O. gracilis and O. hampsoni. For diagnostic characters see above.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08583B33FF3F8967FF041884	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E085B3B33FF3F8C5BFF041D7B.text	237C879E085B3B33FF3F8C5BFF041D7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides hampsoni (Bethune-Baker 1894)	<div><p>Oiketicoides hampsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1894)</p> <p>(Figs 3, 32, 49, 65)</p> <p>Psyche (Manatha) hampsoni Bethune-Baker, 1894: 36. Type locality: Egypt, Alexandria. Holotype ♂: NHM.</p> <p>Examined Material. • 1 ♂, EGYPT: (Aegyptus), Aboukir, ix., Ing. Vlast Zouhar (MWM).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Medium-sized, tiny Oiketicoides species, wings finely scaled. Wingspan 22.0 mm, Body length 9.5 mm, Forewing length 11.0 mm, FI: 2.2.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 2.5 mm, blackish brown with 37 segments, densely scaled. Pecten bipectinate, densely scaled, ventrally long ventral ciliated. Longest pecten is eight times the length of antennal segments. Head densely covered with long hair-like, light brown scales. Frons ventrally with brown, hairy scales, eyes large, blackish grey, EI: 0.55.</p> <p>Thorax. Long light brown hairy. Wings elongated, r3+r4 and m2+m3 third length stalked. On hindwing, m1+m2 one third stalked, sc and rr fused and connected with dc by a bar at one third. Wings densely covered with light brown, narrow scales, somewhat more dense at the costal margin and in dc. Scales with two dentations (classes 1–2), exceptionally single-pointed, fringes narrowly lanceolate, multi-pointed (Fig. 32).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (slide GP 4059, Arnscheid). Total length 3.0 mm, width 0.8 mm. Tegumen elongated, distally pointed, medially hardly notched, covered with scattered fine setae. Two distinctly large flap-like inwardly directed projections extend beyond the medial region of the tegumen, distal end of the valvae does not reach the posterior edge of the tegumen, distally covered with fine setae. Cucullus elongated, clearly curved inwardly, protruding above the distal end of the sacculus. Clasper of the sacculus short, blunt, slightly curved inwardly, distally covered by a row of 4–6 short and sharply pointed extensions. The flap-shaped anellus is distally covered with scattered very fine setae, mediolaterally with tiny setae. Vinculum short and narrow, laterally with crescent-shaped sclerotized appendages. Saccus long and very slender, distally somewhat widened, rounded. Phallus length 1.5 mm, tubular, slightly curved, clearly constricted below the tapered hammer-like vesica (Figs 49, 65).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from Egypt (Bethune-Baker 1894).</p> <p>Similar species. Oiketicoides hampsoni is similar to O. gracilis and O. nivellei. For diagnostic characters see above.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E085B3B33FF3F8C5BFF041D7B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E085B3B32FF3F8801FA9B1A31.text	237C879E085B3B32FF3F8801FA9B1A31.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides algeriensis Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides algeriensis sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 4, 20, 42, 54)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂: ALGERIA: Prov. El Djelva, Vis. El Djelva, 11.viii.1988, leg. Amar Medaoui, GU 017-2020 Sobczyk (MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after its country of origin, Algeria.</p> <p>Description. ♂. Smaller Oiketicoides species, wings evenly fine scaled. Wingspan 16.5 mm, body length 6.5 mm, forewing length 7.8 mm, FI: 2.0, antennae length 4.0 mm.</p> <p>Head. Antennae blackish brown with 33 segments, densely scaled. Longest pecten of nine times length of the antennal segments. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales. Frons with greyish brown hair-like scales; eyes large, blackish grey, EI: 0.6.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs and thorax with long light brown hair. Forewings elongated, venation on forewing with r3+r4 stalked to a quarter length. M2+m3 stalked to a third length. Hindwing venation with m1+m2 half stalked, sc and rr fused and connected to dc at half length. Wings densely covered with light brown, very narrow single-pointed scales (class 2), occasionally distally notched (class 1), fringes very narrowly lanceolate, mostly with two dentations (Fig. 20).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU-017-2020, Sobczyk). Total length 1.75 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the posterior end of the tegumen. Tegumen roundish, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. The valvae are narrow, the sacculus is narrower distally, rounded, with three distinctly sharp projections. Vinculum narrow, medially with short appendages, saccus elongated and narrow, somewhat widened and rounded distally. Phallus 1.4 mm long, elongated tubular, slightly S-shaped curved, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 42, 54).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from Algeria.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Only the holotype is known. The new species is characterised by the very narrow pointed scales of class which are unique in the genus and only slightly similar to O. gracilis. This scales are extremely narrow and hair-like. The following class 2 scales (Sauter &amp; Hättenschwiler, 1999: 273) have very narrow lanceolate shape which is never the case in class 1.</p> <p>It differs from the latter by its distinctly smaller wingspan and the special shape of the saccus, which is short, broad and roundish distally in O. gracilis and elongated and narrow in O. algeriensis sp. nov. It differs also from the other smaller Oiketicoides species mentioned in this paper by the less elongated and more roundish wing-shape.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E085B3B32FF3F8801FA9B1A31	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E085A3B3DFF3F8FCFFDCB19FD.text	237C879E085A3B3DFF3F8FCFFDCB19FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides oberthueri (Heylaerts 1883)	<div><p>Oiketicoides oberthueri (Heylaerts, 1883)</p> <p>(Figs 5, 18a–c, 22, 40, 52)</p> <p>Acanthopsyche oberthueri Heylaerts, 1883: 93: 59. Type locality: Algeria, Oran and Sebdou. Holotype ♂: Recent deposition unknown (Sobczyk 2011).</p> <p>Examined material. MOROCCO: • 1 ♂, Südlicher Hoher Atlas, Taliouine, 30°32’N, 7°56’W, 07.xi.2011, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂ with case, Moyen Atlas, Ifrane Umg., 11–2.vi.1996, e. l. 24.ix.1996, leg. E. Bettag; • 2 ♂♂, Mittlerer Atlas, Coldu Zad, 2200 m, 08.viii.1997, leg. E. Bettag; • 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀ ♀, Mischliffen, 2036 m, 03–27.vii.1994, leg. Stübinger; 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Tizi-n-Test, 2100 m, 15.viii.1997, leg. E. Bettag (CTS); • 1 ♂, Anti-Atlas, Sidi Ḿzal Village, 1260 m, 29°48´00´Ń; 8°52´11´Ẃ, 30.ix.2005, leg. Gy. M. Lázló &amp; G. Ronkay (MWM); • 1 ♂, Morocco, Casablanca, Sept. 1938, coll. Buckwell (MWM).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Medium-sized Oiketicoides species, wings evenly fine scaled. Wingspan 18.0–21.0 mm (a bred specimen only 14 mm), body length 7.5–9.0 mm, forewing length 9.0–10.0 mm, FI: 2.1.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 4.5 mm, dark brown with 34–41 segments, densely yellowish brown scaled. Longest pecten is ten times the length of the antennal segments. Head densely covered with long hair-like dark grey and scattered light grey scales. Frons ventrally and medially mixed with narrow light grey scales, eyes very small, blackgrey, EI: 2.3.</p> <p>Thorax. Thorax long light brown hairy. Legs long blackish brown hairy. Forewings elongated, r3+r4 of one third length stalked, m2+m3 short stalked. Hindwing m1+m2 stalked third to a quarter length, sc and rr merged. In the distal area of the dc connected to it in one point, then again runs separately. Wings thinly covered with dark grey, broad scales, somewhat more dense at the costal margin. The dc thinly whitish scaled. Scales broad (classes 3–4), predominantly with two dentations, rarely with three dentations, fringes very broad, distally indented with numerous short indentations (Fig. 22). Fringes broader ventrally, whitish, distal fringes dark grey.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long, dark grey-brown, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU 020-2020, 053-2020, Sobczyk). Length 1.95 mm. Tegumen and vinculum elongated elliptically connected, distal end of tegumen sclerotized, rounded, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards, medially notched. Valvae reach the posterior edge of the tegumen, sacculus distally with 2–4 prominent spines. Vinculum narrow, mediolaterally with extensions, saccus short, distally somewhat widened and rounded. Phallus length 1.35 mm, elongated tubular, almost straight, widened distally with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 40, 52).</p> <p>Female (preparation 054-2020, Sobczyk). Length 8 mm, diameter 2 mm, wingless. Head, thoracic segments and the first two abdominal segments distally strongly light brown sclerotized, fused. Head without eyes, mouth parts and antennae. Legs very short, of 2 segments, stocky, with a prominent pair of claws distally. Abdominal segments not sclerotized. Genitalia likewise not sclerotized, with numerous short spines. Bursa copulatrix opening semicircularly curved, posterior apophyses indicated as tiny sclerotized spots, antevaginal plate y-shaped, also more sclerotized than in other known females mentioned in this article.</p> <p>Case. Length 14-27 mm, 5–7 mm in diameter, tubular in cross-section, silky, densely covered with short fragments of twigs or leaves, slightly protruding in the distal third.</p> <p>Distribution. Widely distributed in Morocco and Algeria (Heylaerts 1883; present publication).</p> <p>Similar species. O. oberthueri is characterised especially by its tiny eyes. In this feature it is only comparable withthe West Europeanspecies O. febretta, which isonthewingby daylightandhas alsotinyeyes (EI&gt;2.2–2.6). Within the North African Oiketicoides only O. lambessa (EI: 1.63) shows such traits. The eye index of O. oberthueri is also very high (2.3), but it differs clearly from O. lambessa by the venation of the hindwings which shows the veins m1+m2 stalked whereas these veins are fused in O. lambessa. Due to the thinly whitish scaled dc O. oberthueri is also slightly similar to O. albomaculatus sp. nov. The latter is smaller and shows two whitish scaled areas in the basal and distal part of the dc.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E085A3B3DFF3F8FCFFDCB19FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08553B3DFF3F8C83FA7D1F79.text	237C879E08553B3DFF3F8C83FA7D1F79.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides albomaculatus Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides albomaculatus sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 6, 23, 41, 53)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂, MOROCCO: Souss-Haut Atlas, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-7.9333334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.533333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -7.9333334/lat 30.533333)">Prov. Taroudant</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-7.9333334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.533333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -7.9333334/lat 30.533333)">Taliouine</a>, 30°32 N, 7°56 W, 07.ix.2011, leg. R. Bläsius (MWM).</p> <p>Paratypes: • 22 ♂ ♂, same data like Holotype; • 6 ♂♂, Anti Atlas, Umg. Tafraoute, 1500 m, 4.x.2018, leg. R. Bläsius; 1 ♂ Hoher Atlas, prov. Taroudant, Tamaloukt, 700 m, 9.x.2016; • 4 ♂♂ Hoher Atlas, Tamaloukt, 02.x.2018; • 1 ♂ Hoher Atlas, Tamaloukt, 12. ix.2018; • 2 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Tamaloukt, 14. ix.2018; • 2 ♂♂, Taliouine, 900 m, 16. ix.2018; • 1 larval case, Taliouine, 1200 m, 14.iv.2014; 8 ♂♂, Tamaloukt, 12.ix.2018; 10 ♂♂, Tamaloukt, 2.x.2018, leg. R. Bläsius; 2 ♂ Hoher Atlas, Agadir, vic. Azarag, 300 m, 27.ix.2016 (CTS, CWA).</p> <p>Etymology. Albus (lat.): white, macula (lat.) spot, stain. The two whitish scaled areas in the basal and distal part of the dc characterise the new species.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Small Oiketicoides species, wingspan 17–21 mm, forewing length 7–10 mm, FI 2.25, body length 7–9 mm.</p> <p>Head. Antennae blackish brown with 29–32 segments, densely scaled. Pecten bipectinate, scales absent, long ciliated ventrally. Longest pecten of eleven times of segment length. Head densely covered with long light greyish brown hair-like scales. Frons laterally distinctly darkish, ventrally with longer dark greyish brown hair-like scales. Eyes medium sized, black-grey, EI: 0.9.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs long brown hairy. Thorax covered with long light grey hair. Forewings elongated, forewing venation with r3+r4 stalked to a third length, m2+m3 to a quarter length. Hindwing venation m1+m2 stalked to a third, sc and rr fused and connected to dc from the half vein length on a short distance. Wings densely covered with dark brown scales (classes 1–3), usually with 2 dentations, rarely one-pointed or with 3 dentations (Fig. 23). Whitish scales in the basal half and distal margin of the dc. Fringes very narrow, lanceolate, mostly with 2 dentations, scales lighter ventrally, translucent, slightly longer than the dorsal fringes.</p> <p>Abdomen. Densely covered with dark greyish brown hair-like scales and longer light grey hair-like scales dorsally and ventrally.</p> <p>Male genitalia (GU 019-2020, Sobczyk). Length 1.5 mm. Tegumen and vinculum elongated elliptically connected, distal end of tegumen sclerotized, pointed, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards, medially notched, covered with scattered fine setae. Valvae reach the distal end of tegumen, distally covered with fine long setae. Sacculus distally with 4-6 small, sharp projections. Vinculum laterally almost straight, lateral edges somewhat approaching the saccus, lateral bulges there, saccus very short, distally widened and blunt at distal end. Phallus length 1.15 m, elongated tubular, almost straight, widened distally with a prominent hook-shaped projection (Figs. 41, 53).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the High Atlas in Morocco.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The species is characterised by the whitish scaled field in the basal area of the dc and its outer margin. Only O. oberthueri and O. lambessa stat. rev. show such extensive but less prominent brightening of the whole dc. Both species fly by day and show a high EI (2.2–2.6) whereas O. albomaculatus sp. nov. fly by night (EI: 0.9).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08553B3DFF3F8C83FA7D1F79	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08573B3FFF3F8F39FCA41E19.text	237C879E08573B3FFF3F8F39FCA41E19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides chottella (Lucas 1934)	<div><p>Oiketicoides chottella (Lucas, 1934)</p> <p>(Figs 7, 27, 36, 61)</p> <p>Amicta chottella Lucas, 1934: 122. Type locality: Tunisia, Kébilli. Holotype ♂: MNHN.</p> <p>Examined Material. TUNISIA centr.: • 4 ♂♂, WNW Kasserine, m NP Jebel Chambi, 1150–1500 m, N 35°06‘ E 08°43‘, LF, 26.vii.2006, leg. L. Lehmann &amp; T. Lange; 4 ♂♂, WNW Kasserine, m NP Jebel Chambi, 1500 m, N 35°06‘ E 08°43‘, LF, 21.vii.2006, leg. L. Lehmann &amp; T. Lange (CTS, CWA).</p> <p>Supplementary description. Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with uniformly grey-brown scaled wings. Wingspan 25.0– 27.7 mm, body length 12.0–13.0 mm, forewing length 11.8– 12.8 mm, FI: 2.0–2.1.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.7–6.3 mm, with 36–42 segments, dorsally densely brownish scaled. Longest pecten of twelve times length of antennal segment. Frons straw-coloured hairy, vertex dark grey long hairy, densely covered with scales. Eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.67–0.71.</p> <p>Thorax. Forewings elongated, venation r3+r4 one third length stalked, emanating in combination with r5 from one point or separated, m2+m3 short stalked. Venation on hindwing m1+m2 very short stalked or separated, sc and rr fused and at a quarter length connected to dc by a bar. Wings densely covered with medium brown narrow scales. Scales distally undulated or notched (classes 2–3), scattered scales one-pointed, fringes narrowly lanceolate, multipointed (Fig. 27).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long brownish yellow, hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU-25-1993, Sobczyk). Total length 2.6 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen which is rounded, distally hardly notched, with scattered setae. The anellus is wider than the width of the valvae, distally covered with fine setae. Valvae broad, sacculus narrower distally, rounded, covered with 4-6 short spines arranged in two rows. Saccus short, laterally widened where attached at the vinculum, drop-shaped. Phallus length 1.65 mm, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct thorn-shaped extension (Figs 36, 61).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from central Tunisia (Lucas 1934; present publication).</p> <p>Similar species. O. hurei, O. pseudochottella sp. nov. and O. maroccensis sp. nov. q.v.</p> <p>Remark. The here examined specimen was erroneously treated as O. tedaldii in our previous paper (Sobczyk et al. 2014) but corrected later (Arnscheid &amp; Sobczyk 2020).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08573B3FFF3F8F39FCA41E19	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08573B3EFF3F8BE6FCEE1D5C.text	237C879E08573B3EFF3F8BE6FCEE1D5C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides hurei (Lucas 1934)	<div><p>Oiketicoides hurei (Lucas, 1934)</p> <p>(Figs 8, 31, 46, 64)</p> <p>Amicta hurei Lucas, 1934: 122. Type locality: Morocco, Tiznit, Sud-Bani. Holotype ♂: MNHN.</p> <p>Examined Material. MOROCCO: • 35 ♂♂, M-Atlas, Zedern forest, Umg. Ifrane, 1750 m, 23.vii.–1.viii.1988, leg. Pavlas; • 1 ♂, Middle Atlas, Tizi-n-Tretten, 1900 m, near Ifrane, 22.vii.1988, leg. Pavlas; • 1 ♂, M. Atlas, Mischliffen, 1950 m, 2–3.viii.1988, leg. Pavlas; • 4 ♂♂ Middle Atlas, Mischliffen, 1950, near Ifrane, 2–3.viii.1988, leg. G. Behounek; • 1 ♂ H. Atlas, Toubkal Massiv, Okeimeden, 1400–2800 m, 24–30.vii.82, leg. Pavlas (MWM, CWA, CTS).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Medium-sized Oiketicoides -species, uniformly brown coloured, wingspan 18.0–20.0 mm. Body length 9.2–10.5 mm, forewing length 10.4–10.8 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 4.0– 4.6 mm, with 29–30 segments. Eyes large, round; EI: 0.77 (n=4). Frons and vertex covered with grey, hair-like scales, darker laterally. Scapus ventrally and distally densely covered with dark brown, lanceolate scales, antennal segments dorsally covered with dark brown, lanceolate scales. Longest pecten reached 12–14 times the length of the antennal segments.</p> <p>Thorax. Narrow, slender, covered with dark brown scales. Legs covered with brown hair-like scales. Forewings venation r3+r4 and m2+ m3 short stalked. Dc partly with an intercalated cell formed by the divided mediastam. Ground colour dull dark brown, uniformly thinly scaled. Cloaking scales wider than in the other species listed here, shorter, stalked, with 2–3 dentations (classes 2–3) median only slightly indented (Fig. 31). Fringes light yellowbrown with a silky shine, distinctly longer than other wing scales, lanceolate, distally with 2–3 dentations. Hindwings venation with m2 and m3 distinctly long stalked.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally covered with long brownish yellow hair-like scales, lighter than on thorax.</p> <p>Male genitalia (GP 4068, Arnscheid; 49–2020, 50–2020, 51–2020, Sobczyk). Total length 2.3–2.5 mm, 0.6–0.7 mm wide. The tegumen and vinculum are connected in an elongated elliptical shape, the distal end of the tegumen is sclerotized, elliptical, rounded distally, and laterally folded inwards on both sides. Medially hardly noticeable notches, covered with scattered fine setae. Valvae clearly protrude beyond the distal end of the tegumen, distally covered with fine long setae. The distal end of the sacculus is covered with 4–5 (exceptionally up to 8) small inwardly pointed curved projections. Vinculum narrow, distally slightly widened, medially with broad drop-shaped projections. Saccus very long, reaching about a quarter of the total genital length, distally pointed. Phallus length 1.7–2.0 mm, about two thirds of the total genital length, elongated tubular, slightly curved medially, vesica widened distally and hook-shaped pointed (Figs 46, 64).</p> <p>Distribution. Occurs in the Middle and High Atlas of Morocco (Lucas 1934; present publication).</p> <p>Diagnosis. In Central Morocco the species occurs often in great numbers, especially in the Middle Atlas. This small and relatively broad-winged species cannot be confused with any other Oiketicoides species in North Africa, except for O. chottella and O. pseudochottella sp. nov., which differ clearly in size and genital structure. The wings of O. chottella and O. pseudochottella sp. nov. are more elongated, the wingspan is 22.0– 27.7 mm. The male genitalia differs in the tegumen and saccus. The tegumen of both species mentioned are rounded, not elliptical and the sacci are short, laterally widened where attached at the vinculum, drop-shaped, while in O. hurei the tegumen is elliptical and the saccus is very long, reaching about a quarter of the total genital length, distally pointed. The phalli in O. chottella and O. pseudochottella sp. nov. are also shorter than in O. hurei, as long as 1.65 mm, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct thorn-shaped extension.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08573B3EFF3F8BE6FCEE1D5C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08563B39FF3F8823FD2A1A6D.text	237C879E08563B39FF3F8823FD2A1A6D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides atlanticum Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides atlanticum sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 9, 25, 44, 57)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂: MOROCCO: occ. Sidi Bouk-nadel-Tankstelle, zw. Kenitra und Rabat, 50 m, 15.x.2004, leg. L. Lehmann (barcoding Psy-0147- Sobczyk) (MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. Atlanticus (lat., adj.): in old Latin: belonging to the Atlas Mountains.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species, wings evenly finely scaled. Wingspan 19.0 mm, body length 10.0 mm, forewing length 9.2 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0 mm, light brown with 36 segments, densely scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten of thirteen times length of the antennal segments. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales. Frons laterally with dark grey-brown hair-like scales, eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.6.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs and thoraxlong light brownhairy. Forewings elongated, venation r3+r4 very short stalked, m2+m3 one quarter length stalked. Hindwings venation m1 and m2 one third length stalked, sc and rr fused and connected with the dc at a third length. Wings are densely covered with medium brownish narrow scales, with 2 or rarely 3 dentations. Exceptionally multi-pointed (usually class 3, fig. 25). Fringes very narrowly lanceolate, predominantly with 2 dentations.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (GU-018–2020, Sobczyk). Total length 1.75 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen. Tegumen roundish distally, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. The valvae are narrow, sacculus is narrower distally, rounded, with four prominent sharp projections. Vinculum narrow, medially with short appendages, saccus short, distally somewhat widened and rounded. Phallus length 1.4 mm, elongated tubular, slightly s-shaped curved, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 44, 57).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality.</p> <p>Remark. This easily recognisable species seems to be very rare. Beside the holotype no other specimen have been collected.</p> <p>Diagnosis. O. atlanticum sp. nov. differs from the other species by the relatively wide, distally notched scales of the forewings in connection with likewise narrow, distally notched fringes. The species resembles O. oberthueri, but differs from this species by much longer antennae, wider wings and genital structure. Tegumen and vinculum of O. oberthueri are elongated elliptically connected.</p> <p>Oiketicoides pseudochottella sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 10, 30, 45, 56)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂: TUNISIA: Siliana <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=6.205833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.860554" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 6.205833/lat 35.860554)">Gov. Maktar</a>, 35°51’38’’ N 06°12’21’’ E, 30.vii.1993, leg. Hoppe (MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. Pseudo (lat.: false) and chottella, species of the genus Oiketicoides. The species is named for its similarity to O. chottella, with which it was confused originally.</p> <p>Description. ♂. Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with evenly brown scaled wings. Wingspan 22.0 mm, body length 11.0 mm, forewing length 10.0 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0 mm, with 36 segments, dorsally light brown densely scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten is the twelvefold length of the antennal segment. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales, around the eyes a narrow border of dark brown scales, eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.7.</p> <p>Thorax. Forewings elongated, venation with r3+r4 stalked to a fifth and m2+m3 to a quarter length. Hindwings venation with m1 and m2 very short stalked, sc and rr fused and connected after 1/4 length with dc by a bar. Wings densely covered with medium brown scales. Front edge of forewings clearly darker brown scaled. Scales spatulate, distally undulated or notched (classes 2–3), fringes narrowly lanceolate, multi-pointed (Fig. 30).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU-251993, Sobczyk). Total length 2.6 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach the distal end of the tegumen, which is rounded and laterally folded inwards on both sides. Anellus wider than the width of the valvae, distally with fine spines. Valvae broad, sacculus narrower distally, rounded, with approximate eight short spines arranged in two rows. Vinculum mediolaterally bulging, saccus short, distal drop-shaped. Phallus 1.65 mm long, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 45, 56).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Tunisia.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The specimen was listed in a series of eight specimens from Kasserine in Tunisia by Sobczyk et al. (2014) (in this paper mentioned as O. chottella) under O. tedaldii. Remarkable are the relatively broad scales. None of the North African Oiketicoides -species studied shows such broad scales, which are also hardly notched. Resembles slightly O. chottella in general appearance but differs beside the broad scales by the tegumen, which is rounded, distally hardly notched, with scattered setae in O. chottella and more rounded and laterally folded in O. pseudochottella sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08563B39FF3F8823FD2A1A6D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08513B39FF3F8F3BFE4F1E01.text	237C879E08513B39FF3F8F3BFE4F1E01.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides pseudochottella Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides pseudochottella sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 10, 30, 45, 56)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂: TUNISIA: Siliana <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=6.205833&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.860554" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 6.205833/lat 35.860554)">Gov. Maktar</a>, 35°51’38’’ N 06°12’21’’ E, 30.vii.1993, leg. Hoppe (MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. Pseudo (lat.: false) and chottella, species of the genus Oiketicoides. The species is named for its similarity to O. chottella, with which it was confused originally.</p> <p>Description. ♂. Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with evenly brown scaled wings. Wingspan 22.0 mm, body length 11.0 mm, forewing length 10.0 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0 mm, with 36 segments, dorsally light brown densely scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten is the twelvefold length of the antennal segment. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales, around the eyes a narrow border of dark brown scales, eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.7.</p> <p>Thorax. Forewings elongated, venation with r3+r4 stalked to a fifth and m2+m3 to a quarter length. Hindwings venation with m1 and m2 very short stalked, sc and rr fused and connected after 1/4 length with dc by a bar. Wings densely covered with medium brown scales. Front edge of forewings clearly darker brown scaled. Scales spatulate, distally undulated or notched (classes 2–3), fringes narrowly lanceolate, multi-pointed (Fig. 30).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long light brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU-251993, Sobczyk). Total length 2.6 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach the distal end of the tegumen, which is rounded and laterally folded inwards on both sides. Anellus wider than the width of the valvae, distally with fine spines. Valvae broad, sacculus narrower distally, rounded, with approximate eight short spines arranged in two rows. Vinculum mediolaterally bulging, saccus short, distal drop-shaped. Phallus 1.65 mm long, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 45, 56).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Tunisia.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The specimen was listed in a series of eight specimens from Kasserine in Tunisia by Sobczyk et al. (2014) (in this paper mentioned as O. chottella) under O. tedaldii. Remarkable are the relatively broad scales. None of the North African Oiketicoides -species studied shows such broad scales, which are also hardly notched. Resembles slightly O. chottella in general appearance but differs beside the broad scales by the tegumen, which is rounded, distally hardly notched, with scattered setae in O. chottella and more rounded and laterally folded in O. pseudochottella sp. nov.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08513B39FF3F8F3BFE4F1E01	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08513B38FF3F8BDFFCC61B99.text	237C879E08513B38FF3F8BDFFCC61B99.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides numidicum Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides numidicum sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 11, 33, 47, 58)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂, TUNISIA: Bou Hebma, iii (?).1929, Dr. H. Bytinski-Salz, Slg. Daniel (slide GP 4068, Arnscheid, MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. Numidicus (lat.: originating from Numidia). Numidia was an ancient berber kingdom that occupied the modern-day territories of Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and parts of Morocco.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with evenly light brown scaled wings. Wingspan 24.0 mm, forewing length 11.5 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length approx. 5.2 mm with probably about 37–38 segments (34 present, tip broken off), dorsally densely light brown scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten is twelve times the length of the antennal segments’ length. Frons densely covered with hair-like light brown scales, vertex laterally and ventrally markedly darker grey-brown. Eyes very large, round; EI: 0.45.</p> <p>Thorax. Very narrow, slender, covered with yellowish brown scales. Legs with brownish yellow hair-like scales. R3+r4 at one third length and m2+ m3 at half length stalked. Ground colour yellow-brown, evenly densely scaled, costal margin slightly darker. Scales are narrow, mainly double-pointed, deeply indented (class 2, Fig. 33). Fringes lanceolate to spatulate, distally mainly 3–5 pointed, light, translucent. The rear-side coloured uniformly. Hindwings m2 and m3 one third stalked. Wing colour as on forewings but scales of hindwings narrower, with one or two dentations. Fringes are a bright, yellowish-white.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally covered with long, hair-like brownish yellow scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GP 4068, Arnscheid). Tegumen and vinculum elongated and connected in an elliptical shape, distal end of tegumen sclerotized, pointed, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards, medially notched, covered with scattered fine setae. Valvae reach the distal end of tegumen, distally covered with fine long setae, sacculus distally covered with 5 small, sharp projections. Vinculum very narrow, medially with short appendages, saccus very short, distally widened and fishtail-shape rounded. Phallus slightly shorter than total genital length, elongated tubular, almost straight, widened distally with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 47, 58).</p> <p>Distribution. Seems to be distributed only in the semi-desert areas of central Tunisia. Beside the holotype no other specimen have been collected.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The species differs from the quite similar O. hurei by the broader wings, the lighter wing colour, the distinctly narrower scales and the different shape of the male genitalia. In O. hurei the tegumen is rounded, the saccus distinctly longer and reaching about a quarter of the genital length, distally pointed. The saccus of O. numidicum is very short, distally widened and fishtail-shape rounded.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08513B38FF3F8BDFFCC61B99	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08503B3BFF3F8967FC4E1C2D.text	237C879E08503B3BFF3F8967FC4E1C2D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides maghrebensis Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides maghrebensis sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 12, 28, 38, 60)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂, MOROCCO: ‘Maroc’, High Atlas, Toubkal Massiv, Oukeïmeden, 2400–2800 m, 24–30.vii.1988, leg. G. Behounek (MWM).</p> <p>Paratypes: • 26 ♂♂, High Atlas, Toubkal Massiv, Oukeïmeden, 2400–2800 m, 24–30. vii.1988, leg. G. Behounek; • 5 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Oukeïmeden, 2650 m, 12.viii.1997, Lichtfang, leg. E. Bettag; • 3 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Telouet, M. forestiere, 11.viii.1997, lux, 1.800 m, leg. E. Bettag; • 5 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Oukeïmeden, 2650 m, 12.viii.1997, Lichtfang, leg. E. Bettag; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Ibel bou Iblane/Taffert, 05.viii.1997, 2000 m, leg. E. Bettag; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Tizi-n-Test, 11.viii.2013, 2.090 m, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Oukeïmeden, 2300 m, 28.vii.2008, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Oukeïmeden, 2620 m, 17.viii.2013, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Oukeïmeden, 2300 m, 14.vii.2008, leg. L. Lehmann; • 8 ♂♂, Haut-Atlas, Oukaimeden, 2000 m, 4.viii.1993, leg. D. Stengel; • 1 ♂, Oukaimeden, Hoher Atlas, 2600 m, 28.vii.77, leg. Battenfeld; • 27 ♂♂, Haute Atlas, 3,5 km sso Oukaimeden, 2700 m, 20.vii.1994, leg. Stengel; • 22 ♂♂, Haute Atlas, 1 km sso Oukaimeden, 2600 m, 9.vii.1994, leg. Stengel; • 16 ♂♂, Haute Atlas, Rhiraia-Tal, 10 km sso Asni, 1650 m, 14.vii.1994, leg. Stengel; • 19 ♂♂, Haut Atlas, s Tizi-n-Tichka, 2200 m, 19.vii.1994, leg. Stengel; • 16 ♂♂, Haut Atlas, Oukaimeden, 2400–2700 m, 5.vii. 21.vii.1972, leg. G. Friedel; • 5 ♂♂, Oukaimeden, 8–22.vii.1982, leg. Ströhle; • 48 ♂♂, H. Atlas, Toubkal Massiv, Okaimeden, 2400–2800 m, 24–30.vii.88, leg. W. Pavlas (MWM, CTS, CWA, ZSM).</p> <p>Etymology. Maghreb: Region of the North West African states.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with evenly brown scaled wings. Wingspan 24.0–26.0 mm, body length 12.0– 13.5 mm, forewing length 12.0– 12.5 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 6.0– 6.5 mm, densely light brown scaled, with 34–42 segments. Pecten dark brown, scales absent, ventrally long ciliated. Longest pecten of twelvefold antennal segment length. Head densely covered with long hair-like light brown scales, around the eyes a narrow border of dark brown scales, eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.60–0.75.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs and thorax long light brown hairy. Forewings are elongated, venation r3+r4 two-thirds length stalked, m2+m3 one-quarter length stalked. Hindwings venation m1 and m2 variable (from one third length stalked to divided), mediastam partially forked distally, sc and rr fused and connected with dc at a quarter length. Wings densely covered with medium brown, narrow scales. Scales two-pointed (classes 1–2), rarely single-pointed (class 2), fringes very narrowly lanceolate, predominantly with 2 dentations (Fig. 28).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long, light brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU-029-2020, Sobczyk, GP 4075, 4076, 4091, 4092, Arnscheid). Total length 2.6 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen. Tegumen roundish distally, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. Valvae and sacculus narrow, rounded, distally covered with 5–6 very short spines. Vinculum narrow, medially with short extensions, saccus short, distally spoon-like widened and rounded. Phallus length 2.0 mm, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 38, 60).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the High Atlas in Morocco.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Differs from the sympatric O. imazigheni sp. nov. by its much lighter ground colour. O. maghrebensis sp. nov. shows a smaller number of antennal segments and the diameter of the pecten is smaller (0.3 mm to 0.45 mm for O. imazigheni sp. nov.). The pecten appear almost contiguous, while those of O. imazigheni sp. nov. are more protruding and therefore considerably wider. The head is covered with light brown scales and show a narrow dark hem around the eyes. The head of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. shows a strongly contrasting straw colour and the frons are laterally broadly covered with dark greyish brown scales. The male genitalia of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. is elongated, the lateral edges almost parallel and the sacculus is covered with 5–6 very short spines. O. imazigheni sp. nov. on the other hand, has a long oval genitalia in general appearance and the sacculus shows distally four very prominent inwardly directed spines.</p> <p>O. maghrebensis sp. nov. differs from O. maroccensis sp. nov. by the higher EI (O. maghrebensis sp. nov.: 0.6–0.75, O. maroccensis sp. nov.: 0.75–1.0), the mostly two-dentated scales (O. maroccensis sp. nov. have mostly narrower scales with one, rarely two dentations) and the fringe scales with mostly two dentations. The fringe scales of O. maroccensis sp. nov. show mostly four dentations. O. marrocensis sp. nov. is mostly slightly smaller, the termen is often oblique whereas the termen of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. is mostly roundish. The male genitalia of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. is elongated in general appearance, the lateral edges are almost parallel and the sacculus is covered with 5–6 very short spines. O. maroccensis sp. nov. on the other hand, has a long oval genitalia in general appearance and the sacculus shows distally 5–10 short pointed spines.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08503B3BFF3F8967FC4E1C2D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08533B3AFF3F89B3FD811A49.text	237C879E08533B3AFF3F89B3FD811A49.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides imazigheni Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides imazigheni sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 13, 29, 37, 59)</p> <p>Holotype: • ♂, MOROCCO: High Atlas, Oukeïmeden, NW slopes, 2000–2300 m, 11–20.viii.2012, leg. G. Müller, L. Ronkay (MWM).</p> <p>Paratypes: • 99 ♂♂, same data as holotype (CWA, CTS, MWM); • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Imlil, 1800 m, M.- E. viii.1980, Pavlas Walter (MWM); • 4 ♂♂ High Atlas, Ait El Qaq, 1800–2000 m, 1–10.viii.2012, leg. G. Müller, L. Ronkay (MWM).</p> <p>Etymology. Imazighen (plural) is the romanized name of Berbers, an ethnic group native to an extensive territory of North and West Africa.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with finely scaled wings. Wingspan 23.0–25.0 mm, body length 11.0–12.0 mm, forewing length 10.5–11.5 mm, FI: 2.0,</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0– 5.6 mm with 36–41 segments, light brown, densely scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten is 14 times the length of the antennal segments’ length. Scapus and pedicellus covered with long straw-coloured scales. Head densely covered with long hair-like straw-coloured scales. Frons laterally broad covered with long dark grey, hair-like scales. Eyes large, black-grey, EI: 0.7.</p> <p>Thorax. Legs are long light brown hairy. Thorax covered with long, dark grey-brown hair. Forewings are elongated, venation with r3+r4 on half length stalked, m2+m3 a quarter length stalked. Hindwing m1+m2 of one third length stalked, sc and rr fused and connected with dc at a third length. Wings are densely covered with dark greybrown, narrow scales with mostly 2 dentations, rarely one-pointed (Fig. 29). Fringes very narrowly lanceolate, predominantly with 2 dentations.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long dark grey-brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia (GU-030-2020, Sobczyk, GP 4073, 4074, 4089, 4090, Arnscheid). Total length 2.7 mm, width 0.7 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen, which is rounded, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. Valvae narrow, the distal end of the sacculus narrow, rounded and covered with 4–5 inwardly curved prominent sharp projections. Vinculum is narrow, medially with short appendages, saccus short, distally spoon-like widened and rounded. Phallus length 2.0 mm, elongated tubular, distally widened with a prominent hook-shaped projection (Figs 37, 59).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the High Atlas in Morocco.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species occur partially syntopic and synchronic with O. maghrebensis sp. nov. but it seems to be more local. It is easily distinguished from the latter by its darker wing colour and for the differences listed in the diagnosis section for O. maghrebensis sp. nov. It is also quite similar to O. maroccensis sp. nov., but it differs by its broader scales with 2–4 dentations.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08533B3AFF3F89B3FD811A49	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E08523B25FF3F8F17FC8C19D9.text	237C879E08523B25FF3F8F17FC8C19D9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides maroccensis Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides maroccensis sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 14, 24, 50, 63)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype: • ♂, MOROCCO: Hoher Atlas, Ait Tamlil, 20.viii.2009, leg. R. Bläsius (MWM).</p> <p>Paratypes: • 11 ♂♂, same data like holotype; • 7 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Toufrine, 7 km S, 13.ix.2013, leg. Bläsius; • 8 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, Ait Tamlil vic., Taglest, 1700 m, 12.viii.2013, leg. Bläsius; • 2 ♂ ♂, Hoher Atlas, Tachdirt, 13–14.viii.2009, leg. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Ait Ali n’ Ito, 1850 m, 10 km östl. Toufrine, 21.vii.2019, leg. R. Bläsius; • 2 ♂♂, Hoher Atlas, S Demnate, Tizi-n-Outfi, 1900 m, 18.viii.2009, leg. Bläsius (CTS); • 1 ♂, Marrakesch, Tensift-Al Haouz, Ait Tamlil, Taglest, 1700 m, LF, 14.viii.2013, leg. A. Werno (coll. A. Werno); • 4 ♂♂, Marrakesch, Tensift-Al Haouz, 7 km S Toufrine, 2100 m, LF, 13.viii.2013, leg. A. Werno (coll. A. Werno).</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after its country of origin: Morocco.</p> <p>Description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with finely scaled wings. Wingspan 21.5–24.5 mm, body length 11.0–12.0 mm, forewing length 10.0–11.0 mm, FI: 2.0, Scapus and pedicellus covered with long straw-coloured scales.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 5.0 mm. Head. Antennae with 35–39 segments, light brown, densely scaled. Pecten dark brown. Longest pecten of twelvefold length of antennal segment. Head densely covered with long hair-like straw coloured scales. Vertex covered with long dark grey hair-like scales, medially underlaid with distinctly shorter straw coloured scales, eyes medium in size, black-grey, EI: 0.75–1.0.</p> <p>Thorax. Densely covered with long light brown hair-like scales. Legs covered with darker brown scales. Thorax long dark greyish-brown hairy. Wings are elongated, termen mostly oblique, venation with r3+r4 and m2+m3 one third length stalked. Hindwing venation m1+m2 stalked to a third length, sc and rr fused and a short section connected to distal part of anterior margin of the dc. Wings are dense and evenly covered with dark greyish brown narrow scales, rarely double-pointed, fringes spatulate, predominantly with 2–4 dentations (Fig. 24).</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long brown hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU 016-2020, 43-2020, Sobczyk) Total length 2.5–2.7 mm, 0.7 mm wide. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen, which is pointed and laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. Valvae broad, sacculus distally rounded, covered with 5–10 short pointed spines. Vinculum narrow, medially with short extensions, saccus short, distally hardly widened and rounded. Phallus length ca. 2.0 mm, elongated tubular, almost straight, distally widened with a distinct hook-shaped projection (Figs 50, 63).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the High Atlas in Morocco.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Differs from the quite similar O. maghrebensis sp. nov. by its darker greyish brown colour. The scales of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. are two-pointed (classes 1–2), rarely single-pointed (class 2) and the fringes are very narrowly lanceolate, predominantly with 2 dentations. The scales of O. maroccensis sp. nov. are narrow, rarely double-pointed, the fringes spatulate and predominantly with 2–4 dentations. The male genitalia of O. maghrebensis sp. nov. show only 5–6 spines on the sacculus whereas the sacculus of O. maroccensis sp. nov. has 5–10. It is also distinguished from O. chottella by the darker groundcolour and the higher EI (0.67–0.71 in O. chottella). The scales of O. chottella are distally undulated or notched (classes 2–3), scattered scales one-pointed and the fringes narrowly lanceolate and multi-pointed whereas the scales of O. maroccensis sp. nov. are narrow, rarely double-pointed and the fringes spatulate and predominantly with 2–4 dentations. Slightly similar is also O. pseudochottella sp. nov. The species is distinctly lighter brown scaled and the front edge of forewings is clearly darker brown. Scales spatulate, distally undulated or notched (classes 2–3), fringes narrowly lanceolate, multi-pointed. The vinculum of O. pseudochottella sp. nov. is mediolaterally bulging and the saccus short, distal drop-shaped.</p> <p>Variation. One specimenfrom Ait Tamlil (20.viii.2009, leg. R. Bläsius) isstrikingbecause of its differentshape of scales. It shows long oval scales and scales with a distal notch are only occasionally present. Moreover, it has a lower eye index (0.65). Further characteristics are consistent with O. maroccensis sp. nov. Because of the differences mentioned this specimen is not included in the type series.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E08523B25FF3F8F17FC8C19D9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E084D3B25FF3F8CA7FE5D1F17.text	237C879E084D3B25FF3F8CA7FE5D1F17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides lefevrei (Oberthur 1922)	<div><p>Oiketicoides lefevrei (Oberthür, 1922)</p> <p>(Figs 15, 26, 35, 62)</p> <p>= Amicta lyauteyi Lucas, 1934: 122. Type locality: Morocco, Timhadid. Holotype ♂: BMNH.</p> <p>Examined Material. MOROCCO:• 8♂♂,Ifrane, 16.ix.1956; • 16 ♂ Moyen-Atlas, Mischliffen, 2000 m, 29.vii.1993, leg. Stengel; 1 ♂, Middle Atlas, Zeder-forest, 1750 m, near Ifrane, 23.vii. 1.viii.1988, leg. G. Behounek; • 2 ♂♂, Moyen Atlas, Zedern forest, Umg. Ifrane, 1750 m, 23.vii.–1.viii.1988, leg. Pavlas; • 1 ♂, Middle Atlas, Tizi-n-Tretten, 1900 m, near Ifrane, 22.vii.1988, leg. Pavlas (MWM, CWA); • 1 ♂, Moyen Atlas, Provinz Ifrane, Mischliffen bei Ifrane, 2000 m, 33.24 N 5.06 W, 28.vii.1998, leg. B. Müller; • 5 ♂♂, Agadir, Vallée du Paradis, Tifrit, 635 m, 22.ix.2011, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Demnate vic., 1.100 m, 18.09.2018, leg. R. Bläsius; • 1 ♂, Hoher Atlas, Ait Bougemaz-Tal, Tizi-n-Ait-Imi, 2850 m, leg. R. Bläsius (CTS).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂ Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with finely scaled wings. Wingspan 23.0– 28.0 mm, body length 11.5–13.4 mm, forewing length 12.0– 13.3 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Eyes large and round, EI: 0.54 (n=4). Frons and vertex covered with light brown hair-like scales, darker laterally. Antennae length is 7.0– 8.1 mm with 35–36 segments, pecten dorsally covered with light brown lanceolate scales. The longest pecten reach 10–12 times the length of the antennal segment. Scapus ventrally and distally densely covered with light brown lanceolate scales.</p> <p>Thorax. Broad, robust and densely covered with woolly hair-like dark brown scales. Legs covered with light brown hair-like scales. Forewing venation with r3+r4 free emanating or short stalked and m2+ m3 from one point rising or free emanating. Wings light, greyish-brown to dark brown, evenly relatively thinly scaled. Scales partly one-pointed (class 2), more often double-pointed (mainly class 2, Fig. 35). Fringes bright brown, clearly longer than other wing scales, lanceolate, distal with 3–5 dentations. Hindwing venation: sc+rr with a bar after half length to the anterior margin of the dc, m2 and m3 free running, rising from one point or very short stalked. Hindwings more thinly scaled, with smaller scales than on forewings, with one or two dentations. Fringes like on forewings.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsal and ventral covered with long hair-like brownish yellow scales. Distinctly brighter than the thoracic scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (40-2020, 41-2020, 42-2020, Sobczyk, GP4068, 4071, Arnscheid). Tegumen and vinculum elongated elliptically connected, distal end of tegumen sclerotized, trapezoidally rounded, laterally on both sides clearly folded inwards. Medially notched, covered with scattered fine setae. Valvae reach the distal end of tegumen, distally covered with fine long setae, sacculus distally covered with 7–10 sharp spines. Vinculum narrow, distally clearly widened, medially with short hemispherical extensions, saccus very long, reaching about a quarter of the total genital length, distally slightly widened and rounded. Partially medially with edge-like folding. Phallus about two thirds of the total genital length, elongated tubular, slightly curved, vesica distally widened with distally slightly pointed hammer-shaped projection (Figs 35, 62).</p> <p>Distribution. Widespread in Morocco (Oberthür 1922; present publication), Tunisia (Chnéour 1947).</p> <p>Similar species. The robust and woolly shape of O. lefevrei is unique in the whole genus. It could, therefore, not be confused with any other Oiketicoides species.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Distinctive, easily recognizable by its broad, robust and densely with woolly hair-like scales covered thorax and abdomen.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E084D3B25FF3F8CA7FE5D1F17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E084F3B27FF3F8DEAFD601E72.text	237C879E084F3B27FF3F8DEAFD601E72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides lambessa (Heylaerts 1889) Sobczyk & Arnscheid 2021	<div><p>Oiketicoides lambessa (Heylaerts, 1889) stat. rev.</p> <p>(Figs 16, 34, 48, 66)</p> <p>Oiketicoides febretta var. lambessa Heylaerts, 1889. Lectotype ♂: (herewith designated): ALGERIA: Prov. Batna, Tazoult-Lambèse, 1887, ex coll. Staudinger (MFNB).</p> <p>Supplementary description. ♂. Medium-sized Oiketicoides species with evenly light grey-brown scaled wings. Wingspan 21.5 mm, body length unknown, because the abdomen is only preserved as a fragment, forewing length 10.0 mm, FI: 2.0.</p> <p>Head. Antennae length 4.8 mm with 39 segments, dorsally densely beige scaled. Longest pecten reaches ten times the length of the antennal segment’s length. Frons and vertex beige scaled. Broader scaled laterally with grey scales. Eyes small, black-grey, EI: 1.63.</p> <p>Thorax. Forewing elongated, termen rounded. Venation on forewing with r3+r4 one quarter length stalked, m2+m3 more than half length stalked. On the hindwing vein m2 is missing, therefore only 5 veins from dc, sc and rr fused and after about a half length connected to dc by a short bar. Wing evenly covered with light grey-brown, narrow scales. Within dc mixed with whitish scales and in the distal half thinner scaled and therefore lighter in ground colour. From the costal margin the basal half is darker scaled. Scales distally rounded, exceptionally notched (classes 1–2, Fig. 34), fringes broadly lanceolate, distally wavy.</p> <p>Abdomen. Dorsally and ventrally densely covered with long brownish yellow hair-like scales.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (GU 342, Dierl, MfN). Total length 2.3 mm, width 0.6 mm. When closed, the valvae reach approximately the distal end of the tegumen, which is rounded, distally hardly notched, with scattered setae. The anellus is broader than the width of the valvae, distally covered with fine setae. Valvae wide, sacculus narrower distally, rounded, covered with 4 prominent, inwardly curved spines. Saccus laterally widened at the base of the vinculum, distally short, drop-shaped. Phallus length 1.95 mm, elongated tubular, distally widened with a distinct spiky extension (Figs 48, 54).</p> <p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Algeria (Heylaerts 1889).</p> <p>Diagnosis. O. febretta isonthewingbydaylight and, therefore, hastinyeyes (EI&gt;2.2–2.6). Withinthe North African Oiketicoides only O. oberthueri (EI: 2.3) shows such values. The eye index of O. lambessa stat. rev. is also very high (1.63), but it differs clearly from O. febretta and O. oberthueri. Probably O. lambessa stat. rev. is also a diurnal species. The index of the other North African species of the genus is below 1.0. Moreover, O. lambessa stat. rev. shares the striking brightening in the area of the forewing dc with O. oberthueri. But the venation of the hindwings of O. oberthueri show the veins m1+m2 stalked whereas these veins are fused in O. lambessa stat. rev.</p> <p>Remarks. The two syntypes in MfN have been collected by Staudinger in 1887 in North East Algeria and were sent to Heylaerts. The latter described Amicta febretta var. lambessa (Heylaerts, 1889) very briefly on the base of the differences to O. febretta: more slender, and the venation of the hindwings show five instead of six veins. Because the description is actually based on two specimens, it can be assumed that the venation is not an anomaly. In 1972, Dierl examined the specimen in MfN (“specimen 342 Dierl” MfN) and labelled one specimen as lectotype. He also already recognised the taxonomic status as a separate species (he labelled it “ Oiketicoides lambessa ”) but, unfortunately, he did not publish his results. The designation of the lectotype and the revision of the taxonomic status as a separate species is hereby formally updated.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E084F3B27FF3F8DEAFD601E72	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
237C879E084F3B2DFF3F8B09FB771C09.text	237C879E084F3B2DFF3F8B09FB771C09.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oiketicoides tedaldii (Heylaerts 1882)	<div><p>Oiketicoides tedaldii (Heylaerts, 1882)</p> <p>(Fig. 17)</p> <p>Acanthopsyche tedaldii Heylaerts, 1882: 139. Type locality: Italy, Sicilia, Ficuzza. Neotype, designated by Arnscheid et al. (2021: 6), in MWM.</p> <p>Examined material. Material proven to originate from North Africa was not examined. The supplementary description refers to moth from Sicily and Malta.</p> <p>Supplementary description. Medium sized Oiketicoides species with evenly light brown scaled wings. Wingspan 20-24.5 mm, forewing length 8-10 mm, width 5 mm, FI 1.8–1.9.</p> <p>Head. Head dorsolaterally long, yellowish brown, hair-shaped scaled. Eyes ovoid, AI: 0.54–0.55. Antennae bipectinate with 29–30 pecten. Pecten scaled and long ciliated. Antennae length 5 mm.</p> <p>Thorax. Wings light brown, forewings costa straight, apex roundish, termen oblique. Underside equally coloured. Wingspan 20–24.5 mm. Forewing with 10 veins from discal cell, r3+r4 and m2+m3 stalked. Junction of vein m1 to dc complete. Hindwing with 7 veins from dc. Veins m2+m3 stalked. Sometimes with small, intercalated cells at the base with the dc, FI: 1.8–1.9.</p> <p>Male genitalia. Tegumen and vinculum fused. Tegumen ovoid, folded laterally. Valvae short and broad, of tegumen length. Distinctly indented above vinculum laterally. Vinculum stretched, triangle shaped. Clasper of sacculus short and slender, covered distally with 6 short spines. Saccus long and stretched, of tegumen length. Phallus very long, thick, weakly curved, vesica without cornuti but with a broad pointed process laterally.</p> <p>Larval case. Male length 20–25 mm, diameter 5.5–6 mm. Cylindrical, slightly curved with circular cross section, covered with fine particles of soil and bits of broken snail shells, twigs, mineral debris and dry plants matter. Front opening covered with smaller plant material and soil.</p> <p>Distribution. The confirmed distribution of O. tedaldii with both specimens and cases is thus from Italy: Sicily [Ficuzza, Madonie, Caltanisetta], Malta [Imtaħleb, Binġemma, Naxxar Gap, Għargħur: Ġebel San Pietru, Mellieħa] (Arnscheid et al. 2021). As has been shown below, there are hints that this species also occurs in Algeria and Tunisia (Arnscheid et al. 2021).</p> <p>Similar species. Closest to O. lutea, which is not distributed in North Africa. Wings more roundish, AI higher (0.67–0.68), in male genitalia of O. lutea tegumen distinctly roundish, not ovoid as in O. tedaldii. Saccus short and more or less spoon-shaped in O. lutea, not long and stretched as it is in O. tedaldii.</p> <p>Remarks. More than any other species, O. tedaldii plays a central role in the clarification of the North African species complex of the genus Oiketicoides. It is the first species of the genus which have possibly also been described from North Africa. But from today’s view it is doubtful whether the specimens on which the description is based belong to only one single species. Both the Oiketicoides species from the Near East, as well the European and North African ones, have a rather local distribution and were never found on different continents so far. Heylaertś description of O. tedaldii based on several larval cases collected on Sicily (without adult specimens!), one male from Syria without a larval case, originally labelled “ lutea var.” by Staudinger, and another male with its larval case from Algeria. From the latter specimen Heylaerts probably made the description. During our studies we found a specimen in the Staudinger Collection (MfN) from the Jordan Valley which is actually labelled as “ lutea var.”, but this cannot be the type specimen of O. tedaldii because it was collected in [18]95. In fact it belongs to O. jordana (Staudinger, 1899). The type specimen (the only adult male) could not be found, despite an intensive search, and must be considered lost. The mentioned larval cases in the Heylaerts collection, which are assumed as syntypes of O. tedaldii, belong to O. lutea. In his monograph, Heylaerts (1881) listed under the genus Amicta the taxon Amicta tedaldii as a separate species alongside Psyche heylaertsii Millière, 1878. Psyche sera Wiskott, 1880 is listed as synonym to Psyche heylaertsii. Psyche lutea as well as other species are also listed under Amicta. Psyche heylaertsii and Psyche sera are currently mentioned as synonyms of Oiketicoides lutea (Staudinger, 1871). For P. heylaertsii no type locality is mentioned, but for Psyche sera: Sicily (“Litus septentrionale”, the northern coast). It can be doubtless recognised that Heylaerts knew two different psychid species from Sicily, which according to current understanding are O. tedaldii and O. lutea (respectively its synonym O. sera). By excluding O. lutea and the evidently presence of another Oiketicoides species in Sicily, at least the identity of this species with O. tedaldii could be reconstructed as shown in another paper of the authors (Arnscheid et al. 2021). Unfortunately, a reconstruction like this is not possible to declare the taxonomic relationship of the North African and Near Eastern species of the genus due to their much higher diversity and insufficient original descriptions.Altogether it was impossible to verify true O. tedaldii specimens neither from the Near East nor from North Africa. However, based on records of the very characteristic and unmistakable larval cases from Tunisia (in MWM, CTS, CWA) (Sobczyk et al. 2014), and under consideration of the mentioned adult specimen from Algeria with the corresponding larval case, it can be safely assumed that O. tedaldii is part of the North African fauna. Current records are not available.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/237C879E084F3B2DFF3F8B09FB771C09	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sobczyk, Thomas;Arnscheid, Wilfried R.	Sobczyk, Thomas, Arnscheid, Wilfried R. (2021): Taxonomic revision of the North-African species of the genus Oiketicoides Heylaerts, 1881 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae). Zootaxa 4975 (3): 483-508, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4975.3.3
