Namibiocossus punctifera ( Gaede, 1929 )

Yakovlev, Roman V., Sulak, Harald & Witt, Thomas J., 2019, Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae & Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species, Zootaxa 4586 (3), pp. 445-460 : 449

Namibiocossus punctifera ( Gaede, 1929)

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Arctiocossus punctifera Gaede, 1929: 543 . Combination Namibiocossus punctifera ( Gaede, 1929) was established by Mey (2015).

Type locality: [ Angola, Namibe], “Coroque R.[iver] 60 miles from coast (Penrice).

Distribution: Namibia, Angola.

Material examined. Holotype, ♂, Coroque R. [iver] 60 miles from coast (Penrice) ( NHMUK); examined; 1♂, [ Angola], Huila District., J. Balfour-Browne/ B.M. 1954–797, Karakul , ca. 20 mi E of Mocamedes [now Namibe], 19.VI.1954 at light ( NHMUK); 1♂, Angola, Bahiha das Pipas, Haus, Dezember [19]23, leg. Brühl ( MNKB).

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FIGURES 2‒8. Cossidae, adult specimens: 2. Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887), ♂, Angola, Prov. Huambo, 6 km N Chnigenge, Serra do Dembi (MWM); 3. Mirocossus sombo Yakovlev, 2011, ♂, holotype (ZSM); 4. Namibiocossus punctifer (Gaede, 1929), [Angola], Huila District. (NHMUK); 5. Aethalopteryx atriplaga (Le Cerf, 1919), ♀, holotype (MNHN); 6. Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959), ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 17 km NWN Ndongwe (MWM); 7. Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874, ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., 65 km S Lubango (MWM); 8. Alophonotus rauana (Strand, 1909), ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., 10 km SW Cacula (MSW).