Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856)

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3709 (4), pp. 371-393 : 381

Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856)

( Fig. 30–33 )

Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856: 1533 .

Type locality. Sierra Leone.

Type material. Holotype in BMNH, examined.

= Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert, 1916: 84 . Syn. nov. Type locality: „Johann-Albrechts-Hohe, Kamerun “. Type material. Holotype in MNHN, examined.

= Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930: 546 . Syn. nov. Type locality: Moschi, D. O. Africa [ Tanzania]. Type material. Holotype in MHUB, examined.

Distribution. South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Cameroun, Gabon etc. (Pinhey 1979; Vári et al. 2002).

Host: Cassia , Pterolobium (Pinhey 1979) .

Material examined. 1 male, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 5000 ft., 24.11– 2.12.2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Likhubula, Mulanje Mts., Malawi, 600 m, 9.10.2004, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, same locality, 27.11.2008, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, same locality, 24.01.2009, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Ntchisi 10 km E., Ntchisi Forest Reserve, C. Malawi, 13°22’S; 34°00’E, 15.01.2009, leg. V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin (RYB).

Figures

FIGURES 30 – 33. 30, Strigocossus moderata (Walker), holotype. 31, Strigocossus moderata (Walker), holotype of Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert. 32, Strigocossus moderata (Walker), holotype of Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede. 33, Strigocossus moderata (Walker), male, Malawi.