The Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea) of Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique: a provisional checklist with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic notes Author Takano, Hitoshi African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, HR 6 9 QA, UK. Author László, Gyula M. 0000-0001-9862-8290 African Natural History Research Trust, Street Court, Leominster, HR 6 9 QA, UK. gyula.laszlo@anhrt.org.uk text Zootaxa 2024 2024-08-05 5492 2 231 259 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.2.5 1175-5326 13219306 4EBF5CFE-4C49-4D87-A4B2-514640ACED97 Bombycopsis (Bufoidia) nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1927 ( Figs 49–53 ) [3B]— 1♂ ; [3C]— 1♂ ; [3D]— 1♂ ; [4A]— 3♂♂ ; [4B]— 1♀ ; [4C]— 6♂♂ ; [4D]— 17♂♂ ; [4G]— 1♂ ; [4H]— 4♂♂ ; [4I]— 5♂♂ . Remarks . In Joannou & Krüger’s (2009) revision of Bombycopsis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874 , B. (Bufoidia) pallida Joannou & Krüger, 2009 , a sympatric new species allied to B. nigrovittata , was described based mainly on phenotypic differences despite noting the latter was very variable in colouration. Prozorov et al . (2023) found barcodes of both phenotypes to be almost identical (maximum PWD of 0.3%) and yet they maintained that “stable morphological differences” were not supported by the genetics in spite of the aforementioned variability of B. nigrovittata and the identical genitalia. Numerous specimens in ANHRT of B. nigrovittata (including insects with the pallida phenotype) from throughout its range ( South Africa , Tanzania and Zambia ) were recently barcoded and it is apparent that B. pallida is merely a pale form of B. nigrovittata and the former is synonymised with the latter, thus: Bombycopsis (Bufoidia) nigrovittata Aurivillius, 1927 = B. (Bufoidia) pallida Joannou & Krüger, 2009 syn. n. (junior subjective synonymy).