Marasmarcha bengtssoni (Gielis, 2009) Gielis, 2009

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Zootaxa 3847 (4), pp. 451-494 : 471

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.6144510

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF137930-FF9D-FF8E-FF48-95D8B8D0FC1D

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Marasmarcha bengtssoni (Gielis, 2009)
status

comb. nov.

Marasmarcha bengtssoni (Gielis, 2009) View in CoL comb. nov. ( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 )

Hellinsia bengtssoni Gielis, 2009: 248 View in CoL . (Type locality: Haut-Katanga, Congo).

Material examined: 1 ♀ Mt. Mulanje , 6.02.1914, S.A. Neave; 11 ex. Mpatamanga, 16–17. 0 1.2008, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♀ Tambani, 7.12.2010; 1 ♂, 2 ♀ Kasungu, 0 4.01.2012, Kovtunovich V. Distribution: Congo, Malawi.

Notes. By the structure of genitalia this species is closer to the genus Marasmarcha than to Hellinsia . The female genitalia are figured for the first time. New for Malawi.

Marasmarcha locharcha (Meyrick, 1924) comb. nov.

Platyptilia locharcha Meyrick, 1924: 94 View in CoL . (Type locality: Zimbabwe).

Material examined: 1 ♀ Mt. Mulanje , Luchenia, 6.02.1914, S. A. Neave; 1 ♀ Nkhorongo, 29.01.2000; 2 ♂ Ifisa Hill, 13. 0 4. 2007, R. Murphy ; 1 ♂ Mpatamanga, 26.12.2008, 1 ex. 16– 17. 01.2009; 2 ♂ Uzuzu Hill, 0 2.01.2009, 1 ♂ 23– 25.12.2011, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♀ Nkhorongo, 7.01.2009, 1 ♀ 11– 24.06.2011, R. Murphy ; 2 ♀ Ifisa Hill, 10.01.2009; 1 ♀ Kasungu, 14.01.2009, 1 ♂,1 ♀ 04.01.2012; 4 ♂ Uzuzu Hill, 17– 18.04.2011, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.

Distribution: Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia.

Note. By the structure of genitalia this species is closer to the genus Marasmarcha than Platyptilia . New for Malawi.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Marasmarcha

Loc

Marasmarcha bengtssoni (Gielis, 2009)

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

Hellinsia bengtssoni

Gielis 2009: 248
2009
Loc

Platyptilia locharcha

Meyrick 1924: 94
1924
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