Mirocossus badiala ( Fletcher, 1968 )

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3709 (4), pp. 371-393 : 374

Mirocossus badiala ( Fletcher, 1968)

( Figs. 7–8 )

Brachylia badiala Fletcher, 1968: 328 –329, fig. 6.

Type locality. Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River [ Uganda]

Type material. Holotype in BMNH, examined.

Distribution. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi ( Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011).

Material examined. 1 male, lake Kazuni, Vwaza marsh game reserve, Rumphii distr., N. Malawi, 24.04.2010, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, Nkhorongo Mzuzu, Mzimba distr., N. Malawi, 1375 m, 12 June 2009, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM).

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 15. 4, Macrocossus toluminus (Druce), male, Malawi (RMM). 5, Macrocossus grebennikovi Yakovlev, sp. nov., holotype. 6, Macrocossus grebennikovi Yakovlev, sp. nov., paratype, female. 7, Mirocossus badiala (Fletcher), male, Malawi (RYB). 8, Mirocossus badiala (Fletcher), female, Malawi (RYB). 9, Mirocossus kibwezi Yakovlev. 10, Brachylia nussi Yakovlev. 11, Brachylia rectangulata (Wichgraf). 12, Brachylia rectangulata (Wichgraf). 13, Brachylia reussi (Strand). 14, Phragmataecia fuscifusa Hampson. 15, Phragmataecia okovangae Clench.