title: New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) from southern Africa. 7.
abstract: Four new species of Agdistis (Pterophoridae) are described from Southern Africa: Agdistis sergeii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Agdistis wolframi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov., Agdistis pseudomeyi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov. and Agdistis ruhanga Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov. In addition, descriptions and images of the previously unknown female genitalia of three species are given: A. insolitus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010, A. meyi Arenberger, 2008 and A. toliarensis Bigot, 1987. The male is described to a species possibly A. piccolo Gielis, 1990, of which only female was previously known.
authors.affiliation: Moscow Society of Nature Explorers. Home address: Malaya Filevskaya str., 24/1, app. 20, Moscow, 121433, Russia.; Email: vasko-69@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Vasily
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kovtunovich
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, Lenina 61, Barnaul, 656049, Russia.; Email: petrust@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ustjuzhanin
mesh_terms: D000353:Africa, Southern; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size