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Strigocossus tandoensis Bethune-Baker 1927

Description

Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)

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Azygophleps tandoensis Bethune-Baker, 1927: 333.

Type locality. N’Dalla Tando, N. Angola

Type material. Syntypes in BMNH, examined.

Distribution. Angola, Malawi, Kenya, Congo (Fletcher 1968; Yakovlev 2011).

Material examined. 2 males, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 5000 ft., 21.11.2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Uzamara Mt., N. Malawi, 6500 ft., 21.04.2001, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 2180 m, 18.01.2009, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Luwawa Rd., S. Viphya, N. Malawi, 3500 ft, 8.02. 2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, Zomba Mt., S. Malawi, 1940 m, 8.02.2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Ruo Riv., Mt. Mulanje, S. Malawi, 925 m, 8– 14.02.2002, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 4 males, E. Africa, C. Malawi, Ntchisi District, 10 km E Ntchisi, Ntchisi Forest Reserve, 13°22'04"S 34°00'40"E, h 1527 m, 17.12.2010, leg. Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P. (RYB).

Notes

Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, pp. 371-393 in Zootaxa 3709 (4) on page 385, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/248967

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