Meharia semilactea (Warren et Rothschild, 1905)

Yakovlev, Roman V., 2014, A new species of Meharia Chrétien, 1915 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from the United Arab Emirates, with a world catalogue of the genus, Zootaxa 3895 (3), pp. 401-410 : 409

Meharia semilactea (Warren et Rothschild, 1905) ( Figs 10 , 35−37)

Alavona semilactea Warren et Rothschild, 1905: 32 .

Type locality: Nakheila, R. Atbara [NW Sudan].

Type material (holotype) in BMNH, examined.

Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, United Arabian Emirates, Egypt (Sinai peninsula), Morocco, N. Sudan, Mauritania ( Rungs 1979; Wiltshire 1982, 1990; Legrain & Wiltshire 1998; Hacker 1999; Hacker et al. 1999, 2001; Yakovlev & Saldaitis 2008; Yakovlev & Breithaupt 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 13. Distribution maps of Meharia species. 8 — M. philbyi; 9 — M. scythica; 10 — M. semilactea; 11 — M. tancredii; 12 — M. tanganyikae; 13 — M. yakovlevi.