Thaumetopoea apologetica, Strand, 1909

László, Gyula M., Schintlmeister, Alexander & Vetina, Alvaro A., 2021, A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4965 (2), pp. 201-243 : 239-240

Additional T. apologetica material examined ( Fig. 103 ).

Tanzania. 1 male, Mt. Meru, Momella , 1600–1800m, 1–10.ii.1964, leg. W. Forster ; 1 male, Usambara, Rangroi , 5700 ft., 9.xii.1961 ( ZSM) . Kenya. 1 male, Meru Forest , 10– 22.2.1993, leg. Dr. Politzar, gen. slide No.: RF 134.2018 ( ZSM) . Uganda. 2 males, Mudende District, Kaweri Coffee Plantation , 1290m, 0°37’43.09”N, 31°28’27.34”E, 23–30.ix.2016, Balyegarina, B. leg., ANHRT:2017.36, gen. slide Nos: LG 5311, LG 5320 ( ANHRT) ; 2 males,

Mburo Lake NP, Nshara Gate, Rwakobo Rock Lodge, 1291m, S0°31.671’, E31°00.064’, 31.iii.–01.iv.2013, leg. R. & S. Fiebig and D. Stadie (coll. R. Fiebig).

Figures

FIGURES 94–106: adults (collected in the MSR and deposited in coll. ANHRT except where otherwise indicated). 94, Janthinisca joannoui, ♂; 95, Ibidem, ♂; 96, Ibidem, ♀; 97, Peratodonta heterogyna, ♂; 98, Ibidem, ♀; 99, Clostera lentisignata, ♂; 100, Thaumetopoea latinivea sp. n., holotype, ♂; 101, Ibidem, paratype, ♂; 102, T.apologetica, holotype,Tanzania, Mkalama, ♂ (MFN); 103, Ibidem, Uganda, Mudende District, ♂; 104, Anaphe reticulata, ♂; 105, Ibidem, ♂; 106, Ibidem, ♀.