Melidia brunneri Stål, 1876

Material examined. Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, Sand Forest, MV Light Trap 13-15. II.2018, G. Laszlo, J. Mulvaney, L. Smith (2♂) ; Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, Sand Forest, MV Light Trap 24.II.2018, G. Laszlo, J. Mulvaney, L. Smith (1♂) ; Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, Sand Forest, Actinic Light Trap 13-15.II.2018, G. Laszlo, J. Mulvaney, L. Smith (1♂) (ANHRT) ; Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, Sand Forest, Actinic Light Trap 21-22.II.2018, G. Laszlo, J. Mulvaney, L. Smith (2♂) (BMPC) ; Mozambique: Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta Milibangalala, Dune Grassland, MV Light Trap 17-21. II.2018, G. Laszlo, J. Mulvaney, L. Smith (2♂) (ANHRT) .

Remarks. M. brunneri (Figs 10a, 10b, 11a, 11f, 11i) is the most widespread species of the genus Melidia in

tropical Africa, known from Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique, and Nigeria (Ragge 1980; Naskrecki & Guta 2019).