Hyperlais xanthomista Mey, 2011

Agassiz, David, 2022, The tribe Cybalomiini (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Glaphyrinae) of sub-Saharan Africa, Zootaxa 5174 (2), pp. 101-156 : 105

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scientific name	Hyperlais xanthomista Mey, 2011
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Hyperlais xanthomista Mey, 2011: 244 .

Imago (fig. 2): Wingspan 12–18 mm. Described by Mey (2011). Head pale buff, maxillary palpus less than diameter of eye, concolorous with head, labial palpus of male 2× diameter of eye, antenna pale buff. Thorax and tegulae pale straw. Forewing straw, two small dots in disc, termen with a series of black dots, fringe shining fuscous, with distinct fringe line. Hindwing very pale fuscous.

Male genitalia (fig. 49): Described by Mey (2011). Uncus tapered, gnathos almost as long as uncus, valva gradually tapered and curved backwards, sacculus combrising a sclerotised bar from just before halfway almost to apex of valva; saccus extended to a point. Aedeagus as long as armature with two cornuti.

Female genitalia (fig. 83): Described by Mey (2011).

Diagnosis: Distinguished by the yellowish colour of the forewings.

Life history: Not known.

Distribution: Kenya, Somalia, Namibia, Mozambique, Madagascar.

Holotype: ♂ Namibia ( NMNW).

Material examined: SOMALIA: 1♀ Mugdisho 23.vii.1986 A.G. Parker; ZIMBABWE 1♂ Chirisa S.A. S.W.R.I. 3.i.1992 P.G. Haynes; MOZAMBIQUE: 2♂ Delagoa Bay, S. Africa, J. 1887 Meyrick Coll.; KENYA: 1♀ Namanga 4500 ft iii.1951 E. Pinhey ( NHMUK) ; KENYA: 1 specimen Nakuru 27.ix.1948 A. Townsend ( NMK) ; Rift Valley : L. Baringo 3000ft 0° 36’ 20” N 36° 01’ 10” E 1♀ 23.i.1999; GoogleMaps 1♂ 1♀; Lake Bogoria 3000ft 0° 20’ 36” N 36° 04’ E 1♂ 1♀ 6.ii.1999 slides DJLA 910, 909; GoogleMaps 1♂ 1♀; 19.ii.1999; 2♂ 3.vii.1999; 1♂ 16.xi.2006, 1♂ 20.xi.2006; 1♀ Rumuruti 20.x.1999, 1♀ 26.xi.2008 ; 1♂ Gilgil 210m 0° 37’ S 36° 22’ E 1.xii.2008; GoogleMaps Central: Naro Moru 1960m 0° 9’ 5” S 37° 0’ 40” E 3♂ 1.xii.2008; GoogleMaps 1♂ 1♀ 2.xii.2008; Eastern: 1♀ Embu 5000ft 28.v.2000; Lewa 2000m 0° 8’ 25” N 37° 27’ 24” E 10-12.xii.2015; GoogleMaps Coast: 1♂ Rukinga Estate GoogleMaps 500m 3° 42’ 22” S 38° 461’ 34” E 12.xi.2012 ( DJLA); 1♂ 1♀ Rift Vallley, 23.4 km E of Lodwar to Kapachol 03° 17’ 36.5” N 35° 42’ 56.9” E 512 m 24.xi.2002 K. Maes, GoogleMaps 1 specimen Lake Bogoria 0° 15’ N 36° 06’ E 1050 m 4.vii.1999 K. Maes, GoogleMaps 1♂ Samburu Nat. Res. near Uaso Nyiro river Intrepid Camp 0° 34’ 34.8” N 37° 39’ 36” E 910 m 14.xii.2002 K. Maes; GoogleMaps 1♀ Coast, Taita Discovery Centre 500 m 03° 42’ S 38° 46’ E 1.iv.2001 leg J & W De Prins; GoogleMaps 4 specimens Tana River Primate Reserve, Mchelelo Camp Riverine Forest 251 m 01° 52’ 59” S 40° 08’ 20” E 14.xii.2002 K. Maes ( ABSRC) GoogleMaps ; MADAGASCAR 1 ♂ Diego Suarez 12–15.ix.1917 (G. Melou) BM Pyralidae Genitalia slide No. 23243 NHMUK 010919118 ( NHMUK) .