Abstract
The family Lecithoceridae is still one of the poorly known groups in the Afrotropical Region. In Ghana, only eight species of the family have been known so far. In this article, six new species of Lecithoceridae are described from Ghana: four species of the subfamily Lecithocerinae: Lecithocera minutiella Park, sp. nov.; Homaloxestis dallastai Park, sp. nov.; H. nuriana Park, sp. nov., and Pectinimura bongoensis Park, sp. nov.; and two species of the subfamily Torodorinae: Thubdora laticucullusa Park, sp. nov. and T. nubidiella Park, sp. nov. In addition, T. ambliodes Park, 2018 which was described from Cameroon is reported for the first time from Ghana. Images of adults and the genitalia of all known species are provided.
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