Meganola leucalea ( Hampson, 1907 )

László, Gyula M. & Vetina, Alvaro A., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge of the Nolini of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae), Zootaxa 4571 (2), pp. 225-246 : 233

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Meganola leucalea ( Hampson, 1907)

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Nola leucalea Hampson, 1907 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 19: 229. Type locality: [ RSA] Transvaal, Piet Retief. Holotype female, in coll. NHMUK.

Material examined: Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve. GoogleMaps 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Thicket GoogleMaps , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 21–30.XI.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide No.: LGNA 333 ♀; 3 ♂, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 3–13.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 330 GoogleMaps ♂, LGNA 336 ♂, LGNA 339 ♂; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Thicket , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 3–13.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 334 GoogleMaps ♀, LGNA 340 ♂; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 30.V.–9. VI GoogleMaps .2017, Actinic and MV Light Traps, Aristophanous, M., Laszlo , G., Miles, W., Vetina, A. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 378 ♂, LGNA 379 ♀; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 18m, Hygrophilous Grass- Sand Forest Ecotone, 26°28'32.6"S, 32°45'7.7"E, 10.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide Nos: LGNA 331 GoogleMaps ♂, LGNA 332 ♂, LGNA 338 ♀; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 22m, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 13–15.II.2018, Actinic Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg. GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, same locality and collectors but collected in Sand Thicket at 24–25.II.2018 GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, 17m, Futi Corridor ( Sand Forest Woodland Mosaic), 26°32'10.1"S, 32°43'09.7"E, 23–24.II.2018, Actinic Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney, J., Smith, L. leg. (coll. ANHRT and MHNM) GoogleMaps .

Remark. The species was found to be relatively frequent in the Maputo Special Reserve. New country record for Mozambique.

References

Hampson, G. F. (1907) Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7), 19 (11), 221 - 257. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222930709487261