Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965

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Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965 stat. n.

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Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson, 1965 . Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 27(2): 263. Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Albany District . Holotype, ♂, in coll. NHMUK.

Figures

Figures 9–14: adults (all ©NHMUK). 9, Aethiopsestis austrina, holotype, ♂, Zimbabwe; 10, Ibidem, paratype, ♀, Zimbabwe; 11, A. nebulosa, holotype, ♂, RSA; 12, Ibidem, ♀, RSA; 13, A. echinata, holotype, ♂, Zimbabwe; 14, A. mufindiae, holotype, ♂, Tanzania.

Figures 19–25. Male genitalia. 19, Marplena designina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 259 (©NHMUK); 20, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., holotype, gen. slide No. LG 5749 (ANHRT); 21, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. LG 5630 (RCAK); 22, Aethiopsestis austrina, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 196 (©NHMUK); 23, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 1 (©NHMUK); 24, A. nebulosa, holotype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 3 (©NHMUK); 25, Ibidem, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 38 (©NHMUK).

Figures 30–34. Female genitalia. 30, Marplena designina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 260 (©NHMUK); 31, Watsonopsestis smithi sp. n., paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 195 (©NHMUK); 32, Aethiopsestis austrina, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 41 (©NHMUK); 33, A. nebulosa, paratype, gen. slide No. BM Thyatiridae 39 (©NHMUK); 34, A. mufindiae, gen. slide No. LG 5628 (ANHRT).