Abstract
The family Lecithoceridae is reviewed with descriptions of nine new species from Ivory Coast (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire): four new species of Thubdora Park, 2018 (T. ivoryensis Park & Karisch, sp. nov., T. pulchella Park & Karisch, sp. nov., T. tonkpiensis Park & Karisch, sp. nov., and T. cuneiformis Park & Karisch, sp. nov.); and four new species of Dragmatucha Meyrick, 1908 (D. polystriana Park & Karisch, sp. nov., D. mediolinea Park & Karisch, sp. nov., D. ovartiella Park & Karisch, sp. nov., and D. flavoaurea Park & Karisch, sp. nov.) of the subfamily Torodorinae, and one new species of Pectinimura Park, 2008 (P. paraliberalis Park & Karisch, sp. nov.) of the subfamily Lecithocerinae. In addition, Thubdora barbata (Meyrick, 1933) and Thubdora vernaculella Park & Karisch, 2021 are reported for the first time from Ivory Coast, and the female of T. barbata is described for the first time. Images for adults and the genitalia of all species are provided.
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