Athalia obsoleta Benson, 1962

(Fig. 12 A–D)

Athalia himantopus obsoleta Benson, 1962: 378 . Locus typicus: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa [Adis Abeba]. Holotype: ♀. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa [09°00'N 038°45'E], 7500 ft, 30.IX.1945, K. M. Guichard (BMNH). Athalia obsoleta: Koch, 2007: 95 .

Additional Ethiopian material. Scioa, Let-Marefià [09°38'N 039°45'E], VI–VII.1880 (MCSN); IV–VII.1881 (1 ♀), leg. Antinori (UZMT); Scioa, L. Cialabaka [= L. Cheleleka, 09°N 040°E], VI.1885 (1 ♀), leg. Ragazzi (MCSN); Bahar Dar [Baher Dar, 11°36'N 037°23'E], 27.X.1968 (1 ♂), leg. K.W. & H. Harde; VI–VII.1969 (1 ♀), leg. Schäuffele (SMNS); Jimma [07°40'N 036°50'E], 26.X–01.XI.1969, leg. R. H. Cobben (1 ♀) (WUPS); Sebeta, 08°54’N 038°35’E, 2165 m, 03.X.2010, P3413 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé (RBINS); Debre Zeyit, 08°45'N 038°59'E, 1920 m, 06.X.2010, flying just above the ground of a vegetable garden, P3421 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé (RBINS); Ineseno (Fig. 6 B), 08°02’N 038°31’E, 1800 m, 14.IX.2012, on Brassicaceae crop, P3615 (1 ♀), leg. J.-L. Boevé & A. Pauly (RBINS); Ineseno, 08°02’N 038°31'E, 1835 m, 14.IX.2012, on Brassicaceae crop mixed with Caspicum, P3616, P3618 (2 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé & A. Pauly (RBINS); Abijata Shala N. P., 07°29’N 038°39’E, 1620 m, 16.IX.2012, flying during light rain, P3621 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé & A. Pauly (RBINS); near Senkele N. P., 07°13’N 038°16’E, ≈ 2000 m, 17.IX.2012, on Vernonia auriculifera (Asteraceae) flowers, P3629 (1 ♂), leg. J.-L. Boevé & A. Pauly (RBINS); Tarmaber Pass, 09°50'13"N 039°44'30"E, 3160 m, 29.IX.2012, on Ajuga integrifolia, P3639Ba_01 (1 ♀), leg. Z. A. Hora, K. Amberbir & J.-L. Boevé (RBINS); Oromia, Ghedo (Fig. 6 C), 09°01’N 037°27’E, 2400 m, 25.IX.2013, with yellow pan traps, P3811 (1 ♀), leg. Z. A. Hora & A. Pauly (RBINS); Holeta, 09°04'N 038°30'E, 2450 m, with yellow pan traps, 10.VII.2012, P3690a (1 ♀), 14.IX.2012, P3646 (1 ♂), 19.IX.2012, P3665 (1 ♀), 20.IX.2012, P3647 (1 ♂), 21.IX.2012, P3648, P3666_1 (2 ♀), 05.X.2012, P3649_1 (1 ♂), 05.X.2012, P3649_2 (1 ♀), 06.X.2012, P3650_1 (1 ♂), 07.X.2012, P3651 (1 ♀), 09.X.2012, P3652_1 (1 ♂), 11.X.2012, P3654 (1 ♀), 12.X.2012, P3655_1 (1 ♂; MFN), 13.X.2012, P3656 (1 ♀), 19.X.2012, P3657 (1 ♂), 24.XI.2012, P3662 (1 ♀), leg. Z. A. Hora, J.-L. Boevé & A. Pauly (RBINS).

Distribution. Ethiopia (Fig. 8 C), Kenya.

Host plant. Brassicaceae (Opitz et al. 2012) .

Remarks. Benson (1962) distinguished three geographical races (or subspecies) of Athalia himantopus: the nominotypical form A. himantopus himantopus, as well as A. himantopus truncata and A. himantopus obsoleta . All these subspecies are recognized as valid species of the A. himantopus species group (Koch 2007).