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Megalorrhipida tessmanni Strand 1912

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Megalorrhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1912)

Oxyptilus tessmanni Strand, 1912: 66. (Type locality: Cameroon). Oxyptilus aguessei Bigot, 1964: 178. (Type locality: Guinee).

Antarches luqueti Gibeaux, 1994: 77. (Type locality: Madagascar).

Material examined: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ Ruo River, 27– 29.12.2008, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ex. Nkhorongo, 12.03.2009, 2 ♂ 20.04. 2009, 1 ♂ 25.07.2009, 2 ex. 21.08.2009, 2 ex. 16.02.2010, 2 ♀ 29.08.2011, R. Murphy. Distribution: Cameroon, Guienee, Ghana, Rep. S. Africa, Madagascar, Reunion Isl., Yemen, Zimbabwe, Malawi.

Notes. New for Malawi.

Notes

Published as part of Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), pp. 451-494 in Zootaxa 3847 (4) on page 478, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/250050

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References

  • Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lepidopteres: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar, 81, 1 - 176, 316 figs. Gielis, C. (2003) Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 4, 1 - 198. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 20030500211