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
.