A newly discovered biodiversity hotspot of many-plumed moths in the Mount Cameroon area: first report on species diversity, with description of nine new species (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae)

Fifteen species of many-plumed moths are recorded from the Mount Cameroon area, SW Cameroon, West Africa. Nine species:AlucitalongipenisUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.lidiyaUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.ludmilaUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.escobariUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.mischeniniUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.fokamiUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.janecekiUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n.,A.besongiUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n., andA.olgaUstjuzhanin & Kovtunovich,sp. n., are described as new for science. Four species are recorded as new from Cameroon:A.acalyptra,A.chloracta,A.coffeina, andA.spicifera. By these records, the Mount Cameroon area has become the richest known Afrotropical locality for the Alucitidae, highlighting its tremendous value for biodiversity conservation.