ON THE FAUNA OF PTEROPHORIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA, PTEROPHORIDAE HÜBNER) OF SWAZILAND

Authors

  • V. N. Kovtunovich Moscow Society of Nature Explorers
  • P. Ja. Ustjuzhanin Siberian division of the Russian Entomological Society

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2012-4-2-160-163

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, plume moths, Swaziland, new combinations, new status, new records

Abstract

The data on the fauna of Pterophoridae of Swaziland is presented for the first time. 32 Pterophoridae species (26 from which are unknown in the country) are reported. The species status of Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909) is restored, a new combination for Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916) comb.n. is determined.

References

Gielis C., 2003. World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 4: Pterophoroidea, Alucitoidea. 198 pp.

Ustjuzhanin P.Ya., Kovtunovich V.K, 2010. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic) // Euroasian entomological journal, 9(4): 689-719, Figs.1-88.

Обложка издания "Амурский зоологический журнал" (т. IV, №2 )

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Published

2012-06-25

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2012)

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