Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae amp; Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species

Roman V Yakovlev; Harald Sulak; Thomas J Witt

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.3

Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae amp; Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species

Zootaxa. 2019 Apr 18;4586(3):zootaxa.4586.3.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.3.

Authors

Roman V Yakovlev¹, Harald Sulak, Thomas J Witt

Affiliation

¹ Altai State University (South Siberian Botanical Garden), Lenina pr. 61, Barnaul, 656049, Russia Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology, Lenina pr. 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russia.. yakovlev_asu@mail.ru.

PMID: 31716116
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.3

Abstract

An annotated list of the Cossidae of the Republic of Angola, including 24 species from 12 genera in two subfamilies, is presented. Thirteen species of Cossidae are reported for the first time from Angola. Strigocossus otti is described as a new species, sp. nov.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Carpenter-Moths, Cossidae, fauna, Africa, Strigocossus.

MeSH terms

Angola
Animal Distribution
Animals
Lepidoptera*
Moths*