Yanga heathi (Distant, 1899)

Platypleura heathi Distant 1899: 475 . (Madagascar)

Remarks.—The third of four species with the hind wings piceous or piceous-brown. It can be distinguished from Y. antiopa by the lack of lighter distal apical cells, and from the lack of white apical areas found in Y. brancsiki and Y. hova . Body length is 32–38 mm, wingspan is about 97–115 mm (Distant 1899; specimens in hand).

Distribution.—The species is only known from Madagascar (Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2013). Jacobi (1917) reported the species from Tulear, southwestern Madagascar.

Material examined.—“ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Province, Parc National de / Namoroka, 16.9 km 317º NW / Vilanandro elev 100m / 12–16 Nov 2002 // 16º 24’ 24” S 045º 18’ 36” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF6585 // CASENT / 3007922” one male (AFSC) ; “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004687” one male (AFSC) ; “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004690” one male (AFSC) ; “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Prov: Parc National Tsingy / de Bemaraha, 3.4 km 93º E / Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba / Elev 50m 6–10 Nov 2001 // 19º 8’ 31” S 44º 49’ 41” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF4235 // CASENT / 3004676” one female (AFSC) ; “ MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga / Province, Parc National de / Namoroka, 16.9 km 317º NW / Vilanandro elev 100m / 12–16 Nov 2002 // 16º 24’ 24” S 045º 18’ 36” E / coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / collected at light, tropical dry / forest coll. Code: BLF6585 // CASENT / 3008082” one female (AFSC) ; “ Madagascar: Toliara Prov. / Forêt de Kirindy, 15.5 km 64º / ENE Marofandilia, elev 100m / 20º 2’ 42”S 44º 39’ 44” E / 28 Nov.—3 Dec. 2001 // coll: Fisher, Griswold et al. / California Acad. of Sciences / at light—in tropical dry forest / collection code: BLF4603 // CASENT / 3004661” one female (AFSC) .