Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3709 (4), pp. 371-393 : 385

Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)

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Azygophleps tandoensis Bethune-Baker, 1927: 333 .

Type locality. N’Dalla Tando, N. Angola

Type material. Syntypes in BMNH, examined.

Distribution. Angola, Malawi, Kenya, Congo (Fletcher 1968; Yakovlev 2011).

Material examined. 2 males, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 5000 ft., 21.11.2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Uzamara Mt., N. Malawi, 6500 ft., 21.04.2001, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 2180 m, 18.01.2009, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Luwawa Rd., S. Viphya, N. Malawi, 3500 ft, 8.02. 2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, Zomba Mt., S. Malawi, 1940 m, 8.02.2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Ruo Riv., Mt. Mulanje, S. Malawi, 925 m, 8– 14.02.2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 4 males, E. Africa, C. Malawi, Ntchisi District, 10 km E Ntchisi, Ntchisi Forest Reserve, 13°22'04"S 34°00'40"E, h 1527 m, 17.12.2010, leg. Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P. (RYB).

Figures

FIGURES 34 – 39. 34, Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856), holotype, BMNH. 35, Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856), type of Azygophleps flavitincta Hampson, 1910. 36, Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856), type of Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914. 37, Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856), female, Malawi. 38, Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927), male, Malawi. 39, Strigocossus ochricosta (Fletcher, 1968), male, Malawi.