Abstract
A new genus, Spiniola Park, gen. nov., is described from Malawi, based on the type species, S. hanaro Park, sp. nov., and three new species of Torodora Meyrick, 1894 are described: T. batillana Park & Koo, sp. nov. from Kenya, and T. chrysotes Park & Koo, sp. nov. and T. manalis Park & Koo, sp. nov. from Uganda. Images of adults and genitalia of the new species are provided.
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