Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) Meyrick, 1932

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Zootaxa 3847 (4), pp. 451-494 : 481

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C1F94BC0-BE4B-42A9-9FE0-1F700D384B48
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144575
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF137930-FF97-FF85-FF48-939EBDACFF30
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
status	comb. nov.

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Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) View in CoL comb. nov. ( Figs. 38 View FIGURE 38 )

Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932: 335 View in CoL . (Type locality: Uganda). Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994: 450 View in CoL . (Type locality: Kenya). Syn. nov. Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) View in CoL . (Gielis, 2003, 2011).

Material examined: 1 ♂ Juniper Forest, 8.10.2009; Nyika N.P.; 1 ♂ 7.08.2009; 1 ♀ Mugesse Forest, 9.04.2010, 1 ♀ Ntchisi Forest, 3.11.2012, R. Murphy .

Distribution: Uganda, Kenya, Malawi.

Notes. During a study of the holotype of Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 it was found that the species in question belongs to the genus Crassuncus . Further comparison of Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994 , described from Kenya, with Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 established their identity as synonyms. New for Malawi.