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In the article Dieida versicolor sp. nov. is described as a new species based on two specimens, one male and one female, from Okurcalar, Turkey. In this study taxonomic and distributional data available for the new species are also summarized.

Dieida versicolor sp. nov. Locus typicus: Okurcalar, Alanya, Antalya Province, Turkey. Deposition of type material: Museum für Naturkunde Gera. Material examined. Type material. Holotype ♀ (Fig. 3C, D): ‘ SW Türkei / Yaylas Geb. | 85 km SE Antalya, 35 km | Alanya. 15 km nörtlich Okuncalar | Urng. Alarahn / Alana Kalesi Tal | 06. U. 07. Mai 2005 / NN 10- 100 | leg. Alex Steidel, Malte Jänicke’, ‘ Stygioides | ♀ | leg.: |—|. | det.: M. Jänicke ’, ‘SE- 766 ♀ | gen. prep. | S. Erlacher, 2022’, ‘ HOLOTYPE ♀ | Dieida versicolor | Japaridze & Hulsbosch 2023’ Paratype 1 ♁ (Fig. 3A, B): same data as holotype, gen. prep. SE-765. Description Adults (Fig. 3A–3D). Measurements. Wingspan: 17 mm. ♁, 23 mm. ♀; forewing length: 7.5 mm. ♁, 8 mm. ♀; hindwing length: 5 mm. ♁, 5.5 mm. ♀; body length: 12 mm. ♁, 12 mm. ♀. Male (Fig. 3A, B). Antennae bipectinate, black, half length of the forewing; rami short and black. Head, tegula, thorax and abdomen densely hirsute and pale grayish dorsally and black ventrally. Forewings relatively short with rounded apex; ground colour grayish; semitranslucent; edge of costa brownish-black 3/4 from the base, cell has a small white-ivory spot. Fringe brownish-black. Hindwings grayish semitranslucent, fringe brownish-black. White-ivory spots on submedian and apex area of forewings and submedian area and hind margin of hindwings Female (Fig. 3C, D). Antennae bipectinate, rami short, black, half length of the forewing. Head, tegula and thorax densely hirsute golden-brown dorsally and black ventrally. Abdomen hirsute; dorsally 3/5 of the abdomen golden-brown, with 4 black belts, terminal part 2/5 black. Forewings relatively short with rounded apex; ground colour grayish-black, semitranslucent; basal half ventrally blackish, golden-brown spots forming two incomplete fascia 2/5 and 3/5 from base, row of golden-brown smaller spots along termen; fringe brownish-black. Hindwing brownish-black semitranslucent except anal field golden-brown, fringe brownish-black. Wing venation is identical in both sexes. Male genitalia (Fig. 4A, B). Tegumen long and triangular; Uncus small, sclerotized, triangular peak shaped. Socii rounded with setae. Arms of gnathos relatively short, stout; gnathos knob large, oval shaped, membranous. Valvae lanceolate 8 times longer than width, apex roundish, basal half of costal margin convex, apical half concave, dorsal margin 2/3 from base slightly concave, apical part 1/6 membranous, basal part 7/8 sclerotized; margin between membranous and sclerotized parts clear and roundish, dorsally membranous reach end of sacculus. Sacculus clearly separated from valvae, slender, 2/3 length of valvae; base roundish, gradually narrowing towards the outer end. Arms of transtilla relatively short, thin, strongly sclerotized, 45-degree sharp angle in the middle; transtilla knob not well visible, membranous. Lateral juxta lobes digitate. Saccus well developed as long as width, apex rounded, anterior margin strongly sclerotized, slightly concave. Aedeagus gladiate, same length as valvae, without cornutus. Female genitalia (Fig. 4C, D). Ovipostor long. Papilliae analis elongated ellipsoid.Aphophyses posteriores twice longer than apophyses anteriores. Ostium bursae not visible, long lateral sclerotized structures beside ductus bursae; ductus bursae relatively short, posterior half membranous, anterior narrow. Corpus bursae thin, membranous. Diagnosis. Both male and female of D. versicolor sp. nov. wings pattern and colouration is very distinct from any other known species of genus Dieida or similar looking genus Stygioides Bruand, 1853, hence it can not be confused with any other species. Distribution. The holotype and paratype of D. versicolor sp. nov. originate from Okurcalar, Turkey. Biology. Like all of the other congeners, imago of D. versicolor sp. nov. is diurnal. No hostplants or immature stages are known. Etymology. The name of the new species derives from Latin “versicolor” meaning colourful., Published as part of Japaridze, Lasha-Giorgi & Hulsbosch, Ramon, 2023, A new species of Dieida Strand, 1911 from Turkey (Lepidoptera: Cossidae), pp. 169-174 in Zootaxa 5271 (1) on pages 170-173, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/7864479, {"references":["Bruand M. (1853) Remarques sur plusieurs Psychides. Memoires de la Societe d'Emulation du Doubs, Deuxieme Serie 3, Besancon, 17 - 127, pls. I - III. [in French]"]}

Metarbelodes Strand, 1909 Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 22: 119 Type species: Metarbela ? umtaliana Aurivillius, 1901 (Entomologisk Tidskrift 22 (2): 127, Fig. 29), by monotypy. Diagnosis. Metarbelodes is considered monotypic at present. The male genitalia can be distinguished from other metarbelids by a long, hollow, well sclerotized, thorn-like process that originates at the costal margin and is bent strongly downwards towards the ventral edge of valva (autapomorphy). The base of the thorn-like process has a broad, long, open slit dorsally, with a weakly-sclerotized projection attached to it. The forewing has a strong, continuous, tubular CuP fold. Based on the latter, M. umtaliana is likely more closely related to Zambezia than to Lukeniana. Description. Head: Rough-scaled, with light ochre hair-like scales below compound eyes on fronto-clypeus in male; a pair of pits absent from lower fronto-clypeus, a pair of conical projections present on lower fronto-clypeus; pits behind labial palpi ovoid; labial palpi long, almost as long as eye diameter, consisting of three segments, 2 nd segment longest, 1.5–2.3 longer than the basal segment, 3 rd segment shortest, 0.5 length of basal segment; antenna bipectinate in male, branches narrow, 3.5 width of shaft, densely scaled cream; flagellum scaled, cream colored. Thorax: Densely covered with light ochre hair-like scales on patagia and tegulae, slightly glossy, tegulae not pronounced; crest on metathorax small, light ochre. Forelegs and midlegs ochre with long dense hair-like scales. Epiphyses absent. Hindlegs with one pair of narrow tibial spurs, slightly unequal in length (outer spur 1.4 mm, inner spur 1.3 mm); pretarsus with a pair of pulvilli. Forewing upperside with ground colour dark ochre mixed with cream, not glossy, with dark brown, sometimes almost black (= sepia) vertical striae along costa and on the outer half of the forewing upper side; a geometric design is absent (a geometric design was defined by Lehmann 2010b, e.g., the occurrence of any triangular-like or leaf-like patterns); a simple, not contrasting pattern is present and comprises a straight sepia terminal line, not parallel to termen, from near apex to dorsum, strongly bent towards base of wing at M 3; 1A+2A and discocellular vein sepia; CuA 2 is distinctly marked white or cream, narrow edged sepia above. Hindwing cream-coloured, glossy. Fringe long, cilia up to 1.5 mm, cream-coloured, glossy. Forewing venation (Fig. 1d; Fig. 9f) with 1A+2A long forked at base; CuP a strong, tube-like, continuous unsclerotized fold; basal part of CuA 2 originating from two-thirds of lower median; CuA 1 originating from hind margin of posterior cell , M 3 and M 2 originating from apical angle of posterior cell, both are separated at base; M 1 originating from anterior angle of median cell and close to base of a relatively large areole; R 5 originates from posterior angle of areole; R 4 +R 3 +R 2 on a long stalk that is originating from anterior angle of areole close to base of R 5; R 1 originating from anterior part of median cell; Sc more or less parallel to R 1. Hindwing—3A present; 1A+2A rudimentary; CuP present but weak; CuA 2 originating from two-thirds of lower median of posterior cell; CuA 1 originating from hind margin of posterior cell; M 3 and M 2 originating from apical angle of posterior cell, separated; M 1 +Rs originating from apical angle of anterior cell, long-stalked; a short bar present from Rs to Sc+R 1; a discocellular vein on both forewing and hindwing present. Retinaculum and frenulum absent. Abdomen: Externally primarily covered by cream and light ochre, hair-like scales; abdominal tuft cream, short, up to 0.25 length of abdomen. Male genitalia (Fig. 11c) with tegumen fused to vinculum, forming a firm ring. Uncus large, ovoid, comprised of a pair of narrowly rounded lobes, short setae ventrally, basal edge of uncus is not straight but has a crescent-shape in horizontal position at middle. Gnathos short, well above costa, covered with short toothlike processes at distal end, hand-shaped, not connected by a sclerotized band basally. Valva ovoid with broad base, costa lacking setae, inner side of median sector with few setae; large, setose, weakly-sclerotized projection attached to thorn-like process from near base of valva and along costal margin; thorn-like process prominent and hollow; at end of its base with long open slit dorsally where it is connected by a thin membrane to weakly-sclerotized projection; thorn-like process originating from outer side of valva near costa, and strongly bent downwards towards ventral edge of valva. Sacculus strongly reduced to one-third near base of valva. A short emargination (less than 25% length of valva) extending between weakly-sclerotized projection and thorn-like process. Transtilla absent; semi-transtilla short, rectangular with a somewhat leaf-shaped, attached to costa of valva and opposite of vinculum, without setae. Juxta nearly twice as large as saccus with two acuminate tips and a short process at each tip, deeply emargination between tips (90% the length of juxta). Vinculum broad at saccus, twice as large as the saccus, forming a plate-like structure. Saccus digitate, gently rounded caudally. Phallus simple, 1.5 longer than basal width of valva, slightly trumpet-shaped, bilobate, with a cleft at each end. Female postabdominal structure and genitalia unknown. Species richness. As defined herein, the genus includes only the type species, M. umtaliana., Published as part of Lehmann, Ingo, Zahiri, Reza & Husemann, Martin, 2023, Revision of the Metarbelodes Strand, 1909 genus-group (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) with descriptions of two new genera and 33 new species from high elevations of eastern and southern Africa, pp. 1-106 in Zootaxa 5267 (1) on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5267.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7840783, {"references":["Strand, E. (1909) Fam. Metarbelidae (Hollandiidae). In: Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift \" Iris \", 22, 118 - 121.","Aurivillius, C. (1901) Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika. Fam. Hollandiidae. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 22 (2), 126 - 128.","Lehmann, I. (2010 b) s. n. In: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) from southeastcentral and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author, Hamburg & Wismar, pp. 3 - 81, 8 b / w pls., 5 colour pls. Available from http: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / bibliography / 79419 (accessed 30 March 2021)"]}

Lehmann, Ingo, Zahiri, Reza, Husemann, Martin (2023): Revision of the Metarbelodes Strand, 1909 genus-group (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) with descriptions of two new genera and 33 new species from high elevations of eastern and southern Africa. Zootaxa 5267 (1): 1-106, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5267.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5267.1.1

Panau tanimbari sp.nov. (Figs 5−6) Holotype. Male, with labels: “Tenimber / Sunda Ins.”, “Stauding. u. Bang-Haas / Dresden, Ankauf 1961”, “Dresden / Coss 2”, “HOLOTYPUS / Panau tanimbari / Yakovlev & Hulsbosch, 2023 / Yakovlev & Hulsbosch des., 2022” (SNSD). Paratype. 1 male, with same locality and date as for holotype (SNSD). Description. Male. Length of forewing: 24 mm in holotype, 23 mm in paratype. Antenna short, about one-third of forewing in length; basal half of antenna bipectinate, with long setae (2.5−3.0 times as long as diameter of antenna stem); distal half of antenna unipectinate, with very short setae. Tegulae and patagia densely covered with light grey scales. Abdomen basally light grey, in other parts light brown, with light grey spots on dorsal surface. Forewing grey-brown; long light brown stroke from wing base to postdiscal area between veins of cubital stem; light brown stroke in medial area postdiscally; thin undulated longitudinal lines between veins of medial and cubital stems postdiscally; poorly expressed grey reticulated pattern submarginally; fringe dark at veins, light between veins. Hind wing grey-brown, without pattern; fringe dark at veins, light between veins. Male genitalia. Uncus long, with acute beak-like apex, apical third noticeably thickened and deep longitudinal notch on lower surface. Gnathos arms thin, long, belt-like, not fused. Valve long, leaf-like, slightly curved along length, slightly narrowing to apex; outer margin semicircular; costal margin slightly curved; abdominal margin with small notch in proximal third. Juxta saddle-like, robust, with a pair of long leaf-like lateral processes. Saccus small, conical, apically acute. Phallus thick, with longitudinal folding on all surface; lateral surface of vesica with large finger-shaped cornutus almost equal to phallus in length. Female unknown. Comparison. Externally, P. tanimbari sp. nov. is close to P. variegatum, from which it differs in the less expressed light brown pattern on the forewing, thick distal third of the uncus, and less expressed notch on the abdominal margin of the valve in the proximal third. Etymology. The new species is named after the region where it was collected, the Tanimbar Island. Distribution. Indonesia: Tanimbar Island., Published as part of Yakovlev, R. V. & Hulsbosch, R., 2023, Two new species of the genus Panau (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from the Philippines and Indonesia, with the redescription of Panau variegatum, pp. 3-7 in Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) (Zoosyst. Rossica) 32 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2023.32.1.3

Panau variegatum (Roepke, 1957) (Figs 1–2) Xyleutes variegata Roepke, 1957: 28–29, pl. 2, fig. 3, pl. 8, figs 4–4a (“ Xyleutes variegata spec. nov. ”). Panau variegata: Schoorl, 1990: 166; Yakovlev, 2011: 72. Type locality. “Tonsea Lama, North Celebes” [Indonesia, North Sulawesi, Minahasa Regency, 1°19′26.2″N 124°57′17.8″E]. Type material examined. Holotype. Male, with labels: “N. Celebes. / M. Tonsea Lama / 18 Maart 1920 / Mus. Leiden.”, “Typus / Holo / Roepke”, “Museum Leiden / verzameling / W K J Roepke”, “ Panau variegata ” (NBCL). Description of male genitalia. Uncus long, with acute beak-like apex and deep longitudinal notch on lower surface. Gnathos arms thin, short, belt-like, not fused. Valve long, leaf-like, poorly narrowing to apex; outer margin semicircular; costal margin slightly curved, almost smooth; abdominal margin with deep semicircular notch in proximal third. Juxta saddle-like, robust, with a pair of long leaf-like lateral processes. Saccus small, conical, apically semicircular. Phallus thick, with longitudinal folding along all surface; lateral surface of vesica with large finger-shaped cornutus being slightly smaller than phallus. Comparison. Externally, the species is close to P. tanimbari sp. nov., from which it differs in the more expressed light brown pattern on the forewing, uniform thickness of the uncus and more expressed notch on the abdominal margin of the valve in the proximal third. Remarks. Female is unknown. One of the paratypes, kept in NHMUK, was collected in New Guinea without indicating the exact location on the label (Roepke, 1957: 29). Its species affiliation will be checked later. Distribution. Indonesia (Sulawesi Island),? New Guinea. Flight period. The type series was collected from March to July., Published as part of Yakovlev, R. V. & Hulsbosch, R., 2023, Two new species of the genus Panau (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from the Philippines and Indonesia, with the redescription of Panau variegatum, pp. 3-7 in Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) (Zoosyst. Rossica) 32 (1) on page 4, DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2023.32.1.3, {"references":["Roepke W. 1957. The cossids of the Malay Region (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Weterschappen, Afdeling Natuurkunde (Tweede Reeks), 52 (1): 1 - 60.","Schoorl J. W. 1990. A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1 - 295.","Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). Neue entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1 - 129."]}

Panau lourensi sp. nov. (Figs 3–4) Holotype. Male, with labels: “the Philippines N. Luzon / 5 km S Adams / 350 m 6−7 Apr. 2008, N 18°31.338′ E 120°55.690′ / J H Lourens”, “Genitalpräparat / Heterocera / Nr. 25.300 / Museum Witt, Münhen”, “HOLOTYPUS / Panau lourensi / Yakovlev & Hulsbosch, 2023 / Yakovlev & Hulsbosch des., 2022” (MWM). Paratypes. 3 males, with same locality and date as for holotype (MWM); 1 male, Philippines, Occidental Mindoro, Banban Mts, “Bulalacao Brgy Nicolai” [Bulalacao municipality, (?) Nicolai barangay (= district; not located)], 150 m, 12°20′N 121°12′E, 8 Jan. 2005, J.H. Lourens (MWM). Description. Male. Length of forewing: 25.0 mm in holotype, 24.0− 26.5 mm in paratypes. Antenna short, about one-fourth of forewing in length; two-thirds of antenna (basal and middle parts) bipectinate, with long setae (2.5−3.0 times as long as diameter of antenna stem); distal part of antenna unipectinate, with very short setae. Tegulae and patagia densely covered with light grey scales. Abdomen basally light grey, in other parts light brown. Forewing brown; two bright black wide strokes between veins of radial stem postdiscally; thin grey transverse strokes discally; undulated grey strokes postdiscally and submarginally; light brown portion in area of cubital stem discally; fringe dark at veins, light between veins. Hind wing brown, without pattern; fringe dark at veins, light between veins. Male genitalia. Uncus long, with acute beak-like apex and deep longitudinal notch on lower surface. Gnathos arms thin, long, belt-like, not fused. Valve long, leaf-like, slightly curved along all length, slightly narrowing to apex; outer margin semicircular; costal margin slightly curved; abdominal margin with two small notches in proximal and middle thirds. Juxta saddle-like, robust, with a pair of long leaf-like lateral processes. Saccus small, conical, apically acute. Phallus thick, with longitudinal folding along all surface; lateral surface of vesica with large finger-shaped cornutus being twice as small as phallus. Female unknown. Comparison. Externally, P. lourensi sp. nov. clearly differs from two other species considered in this article, in the dark pattern with poorly expressed light brown elements and in two small notches on the abdominal margin of the valve in the proximal and middle thirds. Etymology. The new species is named in honour of the collector, J.H.M. Lourens. Dr Johannes H.M. Lourens has made a significant contribution to the study and conservation of Lepidoptera in the Philippines, as well as to the promotion of knowledge about Lepidoptera in this region. Distribution. The Philippines: Luzon and Mindoro islands., Published as part of Yakovlev, R. V. & Hulsbosch, R., 2023, Two new species of the genus Panau (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) from the Philippines and Indonesia, with the redescription of Panau variegatum, pp. 3-7 in Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) (Zoosyst. Rossica) 32 (1) on pages 4-6, DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2023.32.1.3, {"references":["Roepke W. 1957. The cossids of the Malay Region (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Weterschappen, Afdeling Natuurkunde (Tweede Reeks), 52 (1): 1 - 60."]}