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
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6AF181F0-F659-44CC-A381-F996B4338DEC
Azygophleps boisduvalii
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
(
Fig. 43
)
Zeuzera boisduvalii
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854: 58
, Taf. 35: 167.
FIGURES 34–39. 34,
Strigocossus
capensis
(Walker, 1856)
, holotype, BMNH.
35,
Strigocossus
capensis
(Walker, 1856)
, type of
Azygophleps
flavitincta
Hampson, 1910
.
36,
Strigocossus
capensis
(Walker, 1856)
, type of
Azygophleps kilimandjarae
Le Cerf, 1914
.
37,
Strigocossus capensis
(Walker, 1856)
, female, Malawi.
38,
Strigocossus tandoensis
(Bethune-Baker, 1927)
, male, Malawi.
39,
Strigocossus
ochricosta
(Fletcher, 1968)
, male, Malawi.
FIGURES 40–50. 40,
Oreocossus kilimanjarensis
(Holland, 1892)
, male, Malawi.
41,
Azygophleps inclusa
(Walker, 1856)
, male.
42,
Azygophleps inclusa
(Walker, 1856)
, female.
43,
Azygophleps boisduvalii
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
.
44,
Azygophleps
nubilosa
Hampson, 1910
.
45,
Azygophleps
aburae
(Plotz, 1880)
.
46,
Azygophleps
leopardina
Distant, 1902
.
47,
Azygophleps
scalaris
(Fabricius, 1775)
.
48,
Azygophleps
atrifasciata
Hampson, 1910
.
49,
Azygophleps
atrifasciata
Hampson, 1910
.
50,
Meharia murphyi
Yakovlev
et al
., 2013
.
FIGURES 51–53. 51,
Genitalia of male
Macrocossus grebennikovi
Yakovlev
,
sp. nov.
52,
Genitalia of female
Macrocossus grebennikovi
Yakovlev
,
sp. nov.
53,
Genitalia of male
Strigocossus elephas
Yakovlev
sp. nov.
Type
locality.
Gatam (
Sierra Leone
)
Type
material.
Holotype
in
MNHN
, examined.
Distribution.
Africa (
Guinea
,
Sierra Leone
,
Ghana
,
Cameroon
,
Nigeria
,
Sudan
,
Ethiopia
,
Kenya
,
Uganda
,
Congo
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
,
Senegal
,
Malawi
,
Côte d’Ivoire
) (Fletcher 1968; Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011).
Material examined.
2 females
, N.
Malawi
, Nkhata Bay, Kolwe Forest Reserve,
11°36'39"S
34°14'60"E
, h
540 m
,
19.04.2011
, leg. R. Yakovlev (RYB).