Diversity of the tussock moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) of the wider Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, with special reference to the fauna of Mozambique

By

Rindoš, Michal
Schintlmeister, Alexander
Fric, Zdenek Faltýnek

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-1-21

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

45

Pages

87--99

Subjects

Afrotropics , Biodiversity , Checklist , Distribution patterns , faunal inventory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.45.61588

 

Abstract

Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, one of the African biodiversity hotspots, is defined by a high diversity of its fauna and flora. Despite numerous studies published about the Lepidoptera of this region, our knowledge of diversity and distributional patterns of moths still remains inadequate. Our study evaluates the tussock moth richness and endemism of the wider Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany region. We describe for the first time the variety of the tussock moth fauna of Mozambique, with seven newly recorded genera (EuproctoidesBethune-Baker, 1911;HeteronygmiaHolland, 1893;LeucomaHübner, 1822;OgoaWalker, 1856;ParaproctisBethune-Baker, 1911;PolymonaWalker, 1855;TamsitaKiriakoff, 1954).