Yanga heathi (Distant, 1899)

Platypleura heathi Distant 1899: 475. (Madagascar)

Remarks.—The third of four species with the hind wings piceous or piceous-brown. It can be distinguished from Y. antiopa by the lack of lighter distal apical cells, and from the lack of white apical areas found in Y. brancsiki and Y. hova. Body length is 32–38 mm, wingspan is about 97–115 mm (Distant 1899; specimens in hand).

Distribution.—The species is only known from Madagascar (Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2013). Jacobi (1917) reported the species from Tulear, southwestern Madagascar.

Material examined.—“ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Province, Parc National de / Namoroka, 16.9 km 317º NW / Vilanandro elev 100m / 12–16 Nov 2002 // 16º 24’ 24” S 045º 18’ 36” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF6585 // CASENT / 3007922” one male (AFSC); “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004687” one male (AFSC); “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004690” one male (AFSC); “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004676” one female (AFSC); “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Province, Parc National de / Namoroka, 16.9 km 317º NW / Vilanandro elev 100m / 12–16 Nov 2002 // 16º 24’ 24” S 045º 18’ 36” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF6585 // CASENT / 3008082” one female (AFSC); “ Madagascar: Toliara Prov. / Forêt de Kirindy, 15.5 km 64º / ENE Marofandilia, elev 100m / 20º 2’ 42”S 44º 39’ 44” E / 28 Nov.—3 Dec. 2001 // coll: Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / at light—in tropical dry forest / collection code: BLF4603 // CASENT / 3004661” one female (AFSC).