The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species Author Yakovlev, Roman V. Author Murphy, Raymond J. text Zootaxa 2013 3709 4 371 393 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.5 1a85af30-e9c8-4c20-95a7-3d4117152f29 1175-5326 248967 6AF181F0-F659-44CC-A381-F996B4338DEC Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856) ( Fig. 30–33 ) Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856: 1533 . Type locality. Sierra Leone . Type material. Holotype in BMNH , examined. = Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert, 1916: 84 . Syn. nov. Type locality: „Johann-Albrechts-Hohe, Kamerun “. Type material. Holotype in MNHN, examined. = Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930: 546 . Syn. nov. Type locality: Moschi, D. O. Africa [ Tanzania ]. Type material. Holotype in MHUB, examined. Distribution. South Africa , Mozambique , Zambia , Malawi , Tanzania , Kenya , Cameroun , Gabon etc. (Pinhey 1979; Vári et al. 2002). Host: Cassia , Pterolobium (Pinhey 1979) . Material examined. 1 male , Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi , 5000 ft ., 24.11– 2.12.2000 , leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male , Likhubula, Mulanje Mts., Malawi , 600 m , 9.10.2004 , leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male , same locality, 27.11.2008 , leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male , same locality, 24.01.2009 , leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male , Ntchisi 10 km E., Ntchisi Forest Reserve, C. Malawi , 13°22’S ; 34°00’E , 15.01.2009 , leg. V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin (RYB).