Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) Meyrick, 1932

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Zootaxa 3847 (4), pp. 451-494 : 481

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C1F94BC0-BE4B-42A9-9FE0-1F700D384B48

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6144575

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF137930-FF97-FF85-FF48-939EBDACFF30

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
status

comb. nov.

Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) View in CoL comb. nov. ( Figs. 38 View FIGURE 38 )

Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932: 335 View in CoL . (Type locality: Uganda). Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994: 450 View in CoL . (Type locality: Kenya). Syn. nov. Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932) View in CoL . (Gielis, 2003, 2011).

Material examined: 1 ♂ Juniper Forest, 8.10.2009; Nyika N.P.; 1 ♂ 7.08.2009; 1 ♀ Mugesse Forest, 9.04.2010, 1 ♀ Ntchisi Forest, 3.11.2012, R. Murphy .

Distribution: Uganda, Kenya, Malawi.

Notes. During a study of the holotype of Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 it was found that the species in question belongs to the genus Crassuncus . Further comparison of Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1994 , described from Kenya, with Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932 established their identity as synonyms. New for Malawi.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Crassuncus

Loc

Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014
2014
Loc

Crassuncus chappuisi

Gibeaux 1994: 450
1994
Loc

Pterophorus ecstaticus

Meyrick 1932: 335
1932
Loc

ecstaticus

Meyrick 1932
1932
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