Melidia claudiae Massa, 2015

Material examined. Zambia: Redcliff Zambezi Lodge, Luangwa 15°38’34.2”S 30°16’32.9”E Actinic Light Trap 11-17.III.2019, V . Dérozier, M. Imakando, W. Miles, L. Mulvaney (9♂, 1♀) (ANHRT, 1♂ in BMPC) .

Measurements (in mm). Males. Body length: 14.9- 17.5; length of pronotum: 3.2-3.5; height of pronotum: 2.7-2.9; length of tegmina: 21.9-22.8; width of tegmina: 3.5-4.0; length of hind femora: 16.4-17.1. Females. Body length: 16.9; length of pronotum: 3.2; height of pronotum: 2.7; length of tegmina: 26.3; width of tegmina: 4.0; length of hind femora: 19.6; length of ovipositor: 5.0.

Remarks. M. claudiae (Figs 10c, 10d, 11b, 11g, 11l) was described from Democratic Republic of Congo from two males (Massa 2015); further measurements of this species taken at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences have been reported by Massa (2017); the new series from Zambia allowed a new comparison with M. brunneri and with the new species below described.