Meganola patricia (van Son, 1933 )

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 : 235

Meganola patricia (van Son, 1933)

( Figs 28, 29 , 58 , 78 )

Nola patricia van Son, 1933 , Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 212. Type locality: [ RSA] Transvaal, Marieps Mountain. Holotype female, in coll. TMSA.

Material examined: Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve. 2 ♂, 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 No.: LGNA 348 ♂; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 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 350 ♂, LGNA 349 ♀; 1♂, 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 Nos: LGNA 353 ♂, LGNA 351 ♀; 6 ♂, 4 ♀, 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. ; 6 ♂, 2 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 13–15.II.2018, Actinic and MV Light Traps , Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg. ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same site and collectors, but collected at 21–22.II.2018; 3 ♂, 2 ♀, 17m, Futi Corridor, Sand Forest Woodland Mosaic, 26°32’10.1”S, 32°43’09.7”E, 23– 24.II.2018, Actinic and MV Light Traps, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney , J., Smith, L. leg. (coll. ANHRT and MHNM) .

Remark. The externally characteristic Meganola patricia is supposedly endemic to Southern Africa, at least there are no data of the species known from north of Maputaland. 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 76–83. Meganola and Hampsonola spp.: male genitalia (coll. ANHRT). 76, M. argyrolepis marleyi, Mozambique, slide LGNA 320; 77, M. bipartita, Mozambique, slide LGNA 346; 78, M. patricia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 349; 79, M. lucia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 352; 80, M. bispermutata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 521; 81, M. infuscata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 384; 82, Hampsonola elachistomorpha, Mozambique, slide LGNA 441; 83, ’Hampsonola’ elachistonana, Mozambique, slide LGNA 508.