@article {23050, title = {Sonitha adetoun {\textendash} a new species from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {72}, year = {2024}, month = {27/03/2024}, pages = {71-80}, chapter = {71}, abstract = {

\"A new species Sonitha adetoun sp. n. is described from the Congolian lowland forests. It is compared with closely related Sonitha lila Zolotuhin \& Prozorov, 2010 and Sonitha integra Zolotuhin \& Prozorov, 2010. Adults, genitalia and maps with collecting sites are illustrated.\"

}, keywords = {ANGOLA, CATALOGUE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SONITHA, TANZANIA}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.72.6}, author = {Tejuoso, O. and Friend, H.L. and Prozorov, A.M. and Yakovlev, R.V. and Saldaitis, A. and Prozorova, T.A. and Sulak, H. and Volkova, J.S. and Murphy, R.J. and Revay, E.E. and M{\"u}ller, G.C.} } @article {23011, title = {Two new species for Gonotrichidia from West and East Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina}, volume = {69}, year = {2023}, month = {11/2023}, pages = {107-116}, chapter = {107}, abstract = {

\"Two new species of the genus Gonotrichidia Berio, 1937 (type species Gonotrichidia modestissima Berio, 1937 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo) are described: Gonotrichidia braedan sp. n. from Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, and Gonotrichidia eponine sp. n. from Ivory coast.\"

}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, FEMALE GENITALIA, GONOTRICHIDIA, IVORY COAST, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.7}, author = {Prozorov, A.M. and Revay, E.E. and Yakovlev, R.V. and Volkova, J.S. and Murphy, R.J. and Prozorova, T.A. and Saldaitis, A. and Petr{\'a}nyi, G. and Sulak, H. and Traore, M.M. and M{\"u}ller, G.C.} } @article {23010, title = {Two new species of the genus Rhynchobombyx from Central and East Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae)}, journal = {Ecologica Montenegrina }, volume = {70}, year = {2023}, month = {11/2023}, pages = {24-37}, chapter = {24}, abstract = {

\"Two new species of the genus Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 (type-species Rhynchobombyx nasuta Aurivillius, 1909): Rhynchobombyx levi sp. n. from Tanzania, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; and Rhynchobombyx maddox sp. n. from Angola are described. Rhynchobombyx nasuta Aurivillius, 1909 is recorded for the first time for Central African Republic. The new species are compared with all known species of the genus.\"

}, keywords = {ANGOLA, CATALOGUE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, FEMALE GENITALIA, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, RHYNCHOBOMBYX, SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, ZIMBABWE}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.70.4}, author = {Prozorov, A.M. and Saldaitis, A. and Sulak, H. and Yakovlev, R.V. and Murphy, R.J. and Petr{\'a}nyi, G. and Revay, E.E. and Volkova, J.S. and Prozorova, T.A. and M{\"u}ller, G.C.} } @article {22398, title = {Description de nouvelles sous-esp{\`e}ces d{\textquoteright}Atemnora westermannii (Boisduval, 1875) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Macroglossinae)}, journal = {Entomologia Africana}, volume = {26}, year = {2021}, month = {10/2021}, pages = {25-32}, chapter = {25}, abstract = {

\"Atemnora westermannii (Boisduval, 1875) is here divided into three subspecies. The nominotypical subspecies, Atemnora westermannii westermannii (Boisduval, 1875) occurs in the Central and Occidental African forests. A second subspecies occurs in Eastern Africa, in at least Malawi, Tanzania and the eastern part of Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo: Atemnora westermannii eastermanni n. ssp., while a third, is restricted to the island of Madagascar: Atemnora westermannii malgermanni n. ssp. The three subspecies are easily distinguished and occur each in a particular biogeographic zone.\"

}, keywords = {ATEMNORA, BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MTDNA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, SPHINGIDAE, WING PATTERN, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Bouyer, T.} } @article {22383, title = {Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der afrikanischen Lasiocampide Bombycopsis venosa Butler, 1895 (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)}, journal = {Atalanta}, volume = {52}, year = {2021}, month = {04/2021}, pages = {62-70}, chapter = {62}, keywords = {BOMBYCOPSIS, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE STAGES, LASIOCAMPIDAE, LIFE HISTORY, MALAWI}, author = {Ihle, S. and K{\"u}ppers, P.V.} } @article {22125, title = {Notes on the taxonomy of the genus Praedora Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Sphinginae, Sphingini), with descriptions of five new subspecies}, journal = {The European Entomologist}, volume = {11}, year = {2020}, month = {10/2019}, pages = {45-97}, chapter = {45}, abstract = {

\"The genus Praedora Rothschild \& Jordan, 1903 is reviewed and five new subspecies are described: Praedora marshalli trevisanae ssp. nov., Praedora plagiata kitonga ssp. nov., Praedora plagiata bilineata ssp. nov., Praedora plagiata iringensis ssp. nov. and Praedora tropicalis dolnyi ssp. nov. In addition, Praedora marshalli australis Clark, 1930 stat. rev. is reinstated as a valid subspecies from synonymy with Praedora marshalli.\"

}, keywords = {BARCODING, CATALOGUE, DNA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, PRAEDORA, RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE}, issn = {1803-1366}, author = {Melichar, T. and {\v R}ez{\'a}{\v c}, M. and Hode{\v c}ek, J.} } @article {21828, title = {The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3709}, year = {2013}, month = {09/2013}, pages = {371-393}, chapter = {371}, abstract = {

\"An annotated list of Cossidae of Malawi including 30 species from 13 genera and 3 subfamilies is presented for the first time. Two new species are described: Macrocossus grebennikovi Yakovlev, sp. nov. and Strigocossus elephas Yakovlev, sp. nov. Three new synonyms are established: Strigocossus moderatus (Walker, 1856) = Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert, 1916, syn. nov. = Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930, syn. nov. and Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) = Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914, syn. nov.\"

}, keywords = {COSSIDAE, GAZETTEER, MALAWI}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.5}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.5}, author = {Yakovlev, R.V. and Murphy, R.J.} } @article {21761, title = {Contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Polyptychus H{\"u}bner, 1819 from Africa}, journal = {The European Entomologist}, volume = {9}, year = {2018}, month = {01/2018}, pages = {79-87}, chapter = {79}, abstract = {

\"A new species of the genus Polyptychus H\übner, 1819 is described from East Africa under the name Polyptychus fractus sp. n. In addition, the taxon Polyptychus ferroseus stat. rev. is accepted as valid. Polyptychus baxteri jansei Clark, 1936 is elevated to a distinct species bearing the name Polyptychus jansei stat. nov. The establishment of the new species is based upon comparisons with Polyptychus aurora Clark, 1936 and Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild \& Jordan, 1908.\"

}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, POLYPTYCHUS, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE}, author = {Melichar, T. and {\v R}ez{\'a}{\v c}, M.} } @article {21456, title = {{\'E}tude sur le genre Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1901, avec description d{\textquoteright}esp{\`e}ces nouvelles (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Saturniinae, Bunaeini)}, journal = {Saturnafrica}, volume = {17}, year = {2014}, month = {03/2014}, pages = {3-13}, chapter = {3}, keywords = {ANGOLA, BARCODING, CAMEROON, CINABRA, COI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, DNA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SATURNIIDAE, TANZANIA, UGANDA, WORLDMAP1, ZAMBIA}, author = {Darge, P.} } @article {21440, title = {Deux nouveaux Adafroptilum originaires de Tanzanie et du Malawi (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae)}, journal = {Lambillionea}, volume = {106}, year = {2006}, month = {12/2006}, pages = {726-729}, chapter = {726}, keywords = {ADAFROPTILUM, CATALOGUE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SATURNIIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Darge, P.} } @article {21114, title = {Haplopacha (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) reviewed: four new species, first descriptions of the genitalia of both sexes, and unique alar scale organs}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4109}, year = {2016}, month = {05/2016}, pages = {445-457}, chapter = {445}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, FEMALE GENITALIA, HAPLOPACHA, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, VENATION, WING SCALES, ZIMBABWE}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4109.4.3}, author = {Dupont, S. and Simonsen, T.J. and Zilli, A.} } @article {21085, title = {Revision und Neugliederung aller Arten, die momentan in der Gattung Macropoliana auct. (nec Carcasson, 1968) vereint, zusammengefa{\ss}t sind (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)}, journal = {Neue Entomologische Nachrichten}, volume = {71}, year = {2016}, month = {03/2016}, pages = {1-639}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

\"All species in the genus Macropoliana auct. are revised and are partly transferred into new genera. Moreover a lot of new species are descibed as new to science. Into Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968 M. buchholzi (Pl\ötz, 1880) comb nov. has to be transferred, and M. natalensis (Butler, 1875) stays there as genus type. New species are added to Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968: carcassoni spec. nov., chrismonika spec. nov., haileselassiei spec. nov., joannoui spec. nov., kingstoni spec. nov., kuchleri spec. nov., pinheyi spec. nov., ploetzi spec. nov., politzari spec. nov., schaarschmidti spec. nov., stevecollinsi spec. nov. und stroehlei spec. nov. Into the new genus Covelliana gen. nov. are transferred: ferax (Rothschild \& Jordan, 1916) comb nov. as genus type, afarorum (Rougeot, 1975) comb nov., cadioui (Haxaire \& Camiade, 2008) comb nov., and gessi (Schmit, 2006) comb nov. As new in the genus Covelliana gen. nov. are described the following species: aarviki spec. nov., adriani spec. nov., alessandroi spec. nov., anna spec. nov., berioi spec. nov., bertii spec. nov., bouyeri spec. nov., carmen spec. nov., dargei spec. nov., defreinai spec. nov., felix spec. nov., giustii spec. nov., kernbachi spec. nov., kingstoni spec. nov., kuchleri spec. nov., maximus spec. nov., michali spec. nov., moosburgi spec. nov., morettoi spec. nov., nikolae spec. nov., ottofeldneri spec. nov., politzari spec. nov., roesslerorum spec. nov., robertbecki spec. nov., seidleinorum spec. nov., staudei spec. nov., tobii spec. nov., torbenlarseni spec. nov., and wolframmeyi spec. nov. Into two new genera, two known species, hitherto in Macropoliana auct., are placed in Afrogramma asirensis (Wiltshire, 1980) gen. et comb. nov. and in Carcassonia scheveni (Carcasson, 1972) gen. et comb. nov.\"

}, keywords = {CAMEROON, CATALOGUE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, FEMALE GENITALIA, GABON, IVORY COAST, KENYA, MACROPOLIANA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, PANTOPHAEA, POLIANA, PSILOGRAMMA, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, TABORIBIA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, WORLDMAP1, YEMEN}, url = {https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Neue-Entomologische-Nachrichten_71_0001-0639.pdf}, author = {Eitschberger, U. and Melichar, T.} } @article {20893, title = {A revision of the Temnora scitula (Holland, 1889) species group (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)}, journal = {The European Entomologist}, volume = {6}, year = {2014}, month = {12/2014}, pages = {167-180}, chapter = {167}, keywords = {BARCODING, CAMEROON, CATALOGUE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, COI, CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, DNA, GABON, GUINEA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, TEMNORA, WORLDMAP1, ZAMBIA}, author = {Melichar, T. and {\v R}ez{\'a}{\v c}, M.} } @article {19916, title = {Premi{\`e}re note sur les Sphingides du Malawi. Description d{\textquoteright}une nouvelle esp{\`e}ce du genre Hippotion H{\"u}bner [1819]: Hippotion adelinae n. sp. (Lepidoptrea, Sphingidae)}, journal = {Bulletin des L{\'e}pidopt{\'e}ristes Parisiens}, volume = {14}, year = {2005}, month = {05/2005}, pages = {36-38}, chapter = {36}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, HIPPOTION, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Schmit, P.} } @article {19172, title = {A new species of the genus Theretra H{\"u}bner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) from east Africa}, journal = {The European Entomologist}, volume = {5}, year = {2014}, month = {2014}, pages = {77-82}, chapter = {77}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, THERETRA, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Melichar, T. and {\v R}ez{\'a}{\v c}, M.} } @article {18655, title = {On Polyptychus pygarga and some allied species (Lep., Sphingidae)}, journal = {Novitates Zoologicae}, volume = {35}, year = {1929}, month = {1929}, pages = {187-191}, chapter = {187}, keywords = {CAMEROON, CATALOGUE, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GHANA, GUINEA, IVORY COAST, MALAWI, NEOPOLYPTYCHUS, NIGERIA, SPHINGIDAE, SUDAN, TANZANIA, ZAIRE, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE}, url = {https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22617$\#$page/225/mode/1up}, author = {Jordan, K.} } @article {18641, title = {The status of Platysphinx bourkei Trimen (1910)}, journal = {Novitates Zoologicae}, volume = {27}, year = {1920}, month = {1920}, pages = {163-166}, chapter = {163}, keywords = {ANGOLA, CATALOGUE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, GHANA, IVORY COAST, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGERIA, PLATYSPHINX, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE}, author = {Jordan, K.} } @article {18626, title = {Entomological mission to Malawi}, journal = {Lambillionea}, volume = {105}, year = {2005}, month = {2005}, pages = {1-31}, chapter = {1}, keywords = {FOODPLANT, HIPPOTION, MALAWI, PSEUDOCLANIS, SATURNIIDAE, SPHINGIDAE, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Joly, C. and Bernaud, D. and Pierre, J.} } @article {18224, title = {Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums f{\"u}r Naturkunde Berlin - ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schw{\"a}rmerfauna des s{\"u}dlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {Entomologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {108}, year = {1998}, month = {1998}, pages = {377-384}, chapter = {377}, keywords = {MALAWI, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPHINGIDAE, ZIMBABWE}, author = {H{\"a}ndel, J.} } @article {17470, title = {Apport de l{\textquoteright}ADN mitochondrial {\`a} l{\textquoteright}{\'e}tude de la sp{\'e}ciation chez les L{\'e}pidopt{\`e}res tropicaux: nouvelles donn{\'e}es sur le complexe de Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild et Jordan 1903. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)}, journal = {Entomologia Africana}, volume = {13}, year = {2008}, month = {2008}, pages = {23-32}, chapter = {23}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, CHAEROCINA, COI, DNA, EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS, MALAWI, NEIGHBOR-JOINING, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Darge, P. and Basquin, P.} } @article {17455, title = {D{\'e}membrement de l{\textquoteright}esp{\`e}ce Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild et Jordan, 1903 et description de nouvelles sous-esp{\`e}ces. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)}, journal = {Lambillionea}, volume = {106}, year = {2006}, month = {2006}, pages = {308-313}, chapter = {308}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, CHAEROCINA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, KENYA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA, RWANDA, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1}, author = {Darge, P.} } @article {17447, title = {Contribution {\`a} l{\textquoteright}{\'e}tude du genre Polyptychoides Carcasson, avec la description de nouveaux taxons (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)}, journal = {Bulletin de la Soci{\'e}t{\'e} Entomologique de Mulhouse}, volume = {60}, year = {2004}, month = {2004}, pages = {19-25}, chapter = {19}, keywords = {BIOKO, CATALOGUE, DJIBOUTI, KENYA, MALAWI, NAMIBIA, POLYPTYCHUS, SPHINGIDAE, TANZANIA, WORLDMAP1, ZIMBABWE}, author = {Darge, P.} } @article {17116, title = {On two collections of Lepidoptera made by Mr. R. Crawshay in Nyasa-land}, journal = {Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London}, volume = {1896}, year = {1897}, month = {1897}, pages = {817-855}, keywords = {CATALOGUE, MALAWI, SPHINGIDAE}, author = {Butler, A. G.} }