Protolychnis maculata (Walsingham, 1881)

(Figs. 10A, D; 11 A–D, I)

Lecithocera maculata Walsingham, 1881: 276 . TL: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [NHMUK].

Protolychnis maculata; Meyrick 1920: 78; Meyrick 1925: 242; Meyrick 1938: 13; Janse 1954: 346.

Adult. (Fig. 10A, D). Wingspan 14 mm.

Diagnosis. The holotype deposited in the NHMUK is illustrated in Fig. 10D, with its wing venation (Fig. 10F).

Male genitalia (Figs. 11A – C). See also Janse (1954, Pl. 142, Fig. 5 - line drawing; Pl. 152, Fig. 4 - photo). The figure of the male genitalia given by Janse (1954, Pl. 148, Fig. 4) was erroneously placed near those of other species.

Female genitalia (Figs. 11I). The genitalia of the holotype in NHMUK are illustrated here. See also Janse (1954, Pl. 142, Fig. 3 & 4 - line drawings; Pl. 158, Figs. 1-b, photo).

Material examined. 1♀ (holotype) [South Africa] in the NHMUK; more than 15 specimens are placed under the name of P. maculata in TMSA. Of these, the genitalia of a male (P.P.Rust, 23 vii [19]25, A.J.T. Janse) were dissected (gen. slide no. CIS-7211/ Park) .

Distribution. Rep. Congo (Meyrick 1920), DR Congo (Meyrick 1938), Kenya (Meyrick 1920), Malawi (Meyrick 1920), Namibia (Janse 1954), South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (Walsingham 1881), Tanzania (Walsingham 1891), and Zimbabwe (Janse 1954).