Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Author Kovtunovich, V. Author Ustjuzhanin, P. Author Murphy, R. text Zootaxa 2014 3847 4 451 494 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1 f18438f9-7043-45af-b603-3a12ee96e884 1175-5326 250050 C1F94BC0-BE4B-42A9-9FE0-1F700D384B48 Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911) Marasmarcha pacifica Meyrick, 1911: 220 . ( Type locality: Moorddrift, Limpopo, Rep. S. Africa). Pterophorus ambitiosus Meyrick, 1911: 220 . ( Type locality: Pretoria, Rep. S. Africa). Pterophorus purus Meyrick, 1913: 268 . ( Type locality: Barberton, Mpumalanga, Rep. South Africa ). Syn. nov. Material examined: 1 ♂ Juniper Rd, 22.12.2012 ; 1 ♀ Kaseramba Forest, 25. 12.2012 , R. Murphy . Distribution : Rep. S. Africa, Swaziland , Zimbabwe , Malawi . Notes. Comparison of the type material of Marasmarcha pacifica BMNH (London) with Pterophorus purus DNMNH (former TM, Pretoria) confirmed that Pterophorus purus Meyrick, 1913 is the junior synonym of Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911) . New for Malawi .