Abstract
The tussock moth genus Neoliparina Schultze, 1934, has been regarded as monotypic since its erection 90 years ago, however, investigation into material housed in the Lymantriinae collections of the African Natural History Research Trust revealed a further three species belonging to this genus, which are described in this paper: Neoliparina smithi sp. n., N. schultzei sp. n. and N. nyonie sp. n. Schultze’s (1934) original descriptions of Neoliparina and its type species N. paradoxa Schultze, 1934 were based upon a single female specimen, and as such a detailed morphological examination of both sexes is provided in this paper. All four species show remarkably strong divergence in genitalia morphology and external habitus perhaps unusual for the Lymantriinae. The paper is illustrated with 12 diagnostic figures of adults and genitalia of both sexes of each species.
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