Strigocossus capensis (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 : 385

Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)

( Fig. 34–37 )

Zeuzera capensis Walker, 1856: 1533 .

Type locality. Port Natal [S. Africa, Natal prov.]. Type material: Holotype in BMNH, examined.

= Azygophleps flavitincta Hampson, 1910: 130 . Type locality: BE Africa, Njoro [Central Kenya]. Type material: Holotype in BMNH, examined.

= Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914: 399 , syn. nov. Type locality: Neu-Moschi (Kilimandjaro). Type material: Holotype in MNHN, examined.

Distribution. From Central ( Tanzania) to Southern Africa (Yakovlev 2011).

Host: Cassia bicapsularis L., C. siamea Lam. , C. laevigata Willd. , C. didymobotrya Fresen. , Ricinus communis , Pavonia columella (Pinhey 1979; Schoorl 1990; Kroon 1999).

Material examined. 2 males, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 5500 ft., 15.03.2001, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 2 males, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 24.11.2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Mughese FR, Chitipa distr., N. Malawi, 6000 ft., 28 Dec. 2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, same locality, 18.09.2004, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, same locality, 7.04.1999, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 2140 m, 30.10.2003, leg. P. Schmit (RYB); 1 male, Mt. Mulanje, Lujeri Estate, Mulanje distr., S. Malawi, 1000 m, 19.10.2003, leg. P. Schmit (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.