Azygophleps aburae (Plotz, 1880)

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3709 (4), pp. 371-393 : 390

Azygophleps aburae (Plotz, 1880)

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Zeuzera aburae Plotz, 1880: 77 .

Type locality. Bei Aburi [ Ghana].

Type material. location unknown; lost?

Distribution. Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, Malawi, Sudan (Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011).

Material examined. 2 males, Dzalanyama forest, Lilongwe distr., C. Malawi, 1300 m, 21.04.2006, leg. R. Murphy (RMM); 2 males, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 1600 m, 10– 17.05.2002, leg. R. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, C. Malawi, Kasungu N.P., Lifupa Lodge, 13°05'12"S 33°08'17"E, h 1035 m, 22.04.2011, leg. R. Yakovlev (RYB).

Figures

FIGURES 40 – 50. 40, Oreocossus kilimanjarensis (Holland, 1892), male, Malawi. 41, Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856), male. 42, Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856), female. 43, Azygophleps boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854). 44, Azygophleps nubilosa Hampson, 1910. 45, Azygophleps aburae (Plotz, 1880). 46, Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902. 47, Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775). 48, Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910. 49, Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910. 50, Meharia murphyi Yakovlev et al., 2013.