Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775)

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Phalaena (Hepialus) scalaris Fabricius, 1775: 590 . The combination Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775) was established by Hampson (1892).

Type locality. China .

Type material. Probably lost (Yakovlev 2011).

Distribution. Pakistan, India, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Somali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Kenya, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, Malawi (Arora 1976; Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011; Yakovlev & Witt 2016b).

Material examined. 2 ♂, Angola, prov. Benguela, btw. Cutembo & Caluquembe, 14 km E Cutembo, 13°47.905′ S 14°01.928′E, 1047 m, 23.III.2014, leg. Sulak, Naumann & Ott (MWM).