Амурский зоологический журнал (Jun 2013)
ON THE FAUNA OF PLUME MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA, PTEROPHORIDAE) OF ZIMBABWE
Abstract
The list of Zimbabwean Pterophoridae includes 56 species, with 48 species first recorded from Zimbabwe. The descriptions of 2 new species are given: Walsinghamiella selinda Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. and Platyptilia swynnertoni Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich sp. nov. New synonyms are established for 4 species: Platyptilia periacta Meyrick, 1910, syn. nov., junior synonym to Platyptila farfarella Zeller, 1867; Platyptilia claripicta Fletcher, 1910, syn. nov., junior synonym to Platyptila farfarella Zeller, 1867; Marasmarcha pavidus (Meyrick, 1908), syn. nov., junior synonym to Marasmarcha bonaespei (Walsingham, 1881); Hellinsia purus (Meyrick, 1913), syn. nov., junior synonym to Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911). New combinations are given for 3 species: Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) comb. nov.; Marasmarcha locharcha (Meyrick, 1924) comb. nov.; Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911) comb. nov.