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 ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) comb. nov. ( Figs. 38 ) Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932: 335 . ( Type locality: Uganda ). Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994 : 450 . ( Type locality: Kenya ). Syn. nov. Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) . (Gielis, 2003, 2011). Material examined: 1 ♂ Juniper Forest, 8.10.2009 ; Nyika N.P.; 1 ♂ 7.08.2009; 1 ♀ Mugesse Forest, 9.04.2010, 1 ♀ Ntchisi Forest, 3.11.2012 , R. Murphy . Distribution: Uganda , Kenya , Malawi . Notes. During a study of the holotype of Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 it was found that the species in question belongs to the genus Crassuncus . Further comparison of Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994 , described from Kenya , with Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 established their identity as synonyms. New for Malawi .