Meganola leucalea ( Hampson, 1907 )

László, Gyula M. & Vetina, Alvaro A., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge of the Nolini of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), Zootaxa 4571 (2), pp. 225-246 : 233

Meganola leucalea ( Hampson, 1907)

( Figs 21, 22 , 55 , 75 )

Nola leucalea Hampson, 1907 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 19: 229. Type locality: [ RSA] Transvaal, Piet Retief. Holotype female, in coll. NHMUK.

Material examined: Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve. 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Thicket , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 21–30.XI.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide No.: LGNA 333 ♀; 3 ♂, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 3–13.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 330 ♂, LGNA 336 ♂, LGNA 339 ♂; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Thicket , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 3–13.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 334 ♀, LGNA 340 ♂; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 30.V.–9. VI .2017, Actinic and MV Light Traps, Aristophanous, M., Laszlo , G., Miles, W., Vetina, A. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 378 ♂, LGNA 379 ♀; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 18m, Hygrophilous Grass- Sand Forest Ecotone, 26°28'32.6"S, 32°45'7.7"E, 10.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 331 ♂, LGNA 332 ♂, LGNA 338 ♀; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 13–15.II.2018, Actinic Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg. ; 1 ♀, same locality and collectors but collected in Sand Thicket at 24–25.II.2018 ; 1 ♀, 17m, Futi Corridor ( Sand Forest Woodland Mosaic), 26°32'10.1"S, 32°43'09.7"E, 23–24.II.2018, Actinic Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg. (coll. ANHRT and MHNM) .

Remark. The species was found to be relatively frequent in the Maputo Special Reserve. New country record for Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURES 17–30. Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: adults (all in coll. ANHRT except where otherwise indicated) 17, Mecothrix maputuana László sp. n., paratype, ♀, Mozambique; 18, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, ♀, Mozambique;19, M. omphalota Lectotype, ♂, Nigeria (©NHMUK); 20, M. omphalota, ♀, Gambia; 21, Meganola leucalea, ♂, Mozambique; 22, M. leucalea, ♀, Mozambique; 23, M. argyrolepis marleyi, ♂, Mozambique; 24, M. argyrolepis marleyi, ♀, Mozambique; 25, M. bipartita, ♂, Mozambique; 26, M. bipartita, ♀, Mozambique; 27, M. bipartita, ♀, Mozambique; 28, M. patricia, ♂, Mozambique; 29, M. patricia, ♀, Mozambique; 30, M. lucia, ♂, Mozambique.

FIGURES 53–61. Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: male genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT except where otherwise indicated). 53, Mecothrix maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 303; 54, M. omphalota lectotype, Nigeria, slide BM Arctiidae 452 (©NHMUK); 55, Meganola leucalea, Mozambique, slide LGNA 330; 56, M. argyrolepis marleyi, Mozambique, slide LGNA 341; 57, M. bipartita, Mozambique, slide LGNA 345; 58, M. patricia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 348; 59, M. lucia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 447; 60, M. bispermutata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 358; 61, M. monofascia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 354.

FIGURES 67–75. Nola, Nolidia, Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: female genitalia (coll. ANHRT). 67, Nola socotrensis vansoni, Mozambique, slide LGNA 323; 68, N. politzari, Mozambique, slide LGNA 510; 69, Nolidia transitoria, Mozambique, slide LGNA 443; 70, Mecothrix aegyptiaca cana, Mozambique, slide LGNA 308; 71, M. mineti, Mozambique, slide LGNA 299; 72, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 307; 73, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 310; 74, M. omphalota, Gambia, slide LGNA 212; 75, Meganola leucalea, Mozambique, slide LGNA 338.