Meganola lucia (van Son, 1933 )

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 : 235-236

Meganola lucia (van Son, 1933)

( Figs 30 , 31 , 59 , 79 )

Roeselia lucia van Son, 1933 , Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15: 227. Type locality: [ RSA] Zululand, St. Lucia Lake. Holotype male, in coll. TMSA.

Material examined: Mozambique, Maputo Special Reserve. 1 ♀, 9m, Mangrove Camp, Mangrove-Woodland Mosaic , 26°19'35.9"S, 32°42'35.7"E, 7–9.XII.2016, Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Cristovao, J., Laszlo, G., Miles, W. leg., slide No.: LGNA 352 ♀; 1 ♂, 15m, nr Swamp Forest, Sand Thicket , 26°27'59"S, 32°54'16"E, 28.V.2017, Actinic Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Laszlo, G., Miles, W., Vetina, A. leg., slide No.: LGNA 381 ♂; 1 ♂, 11m, forest clearing campsite, Sand Forest , 26°17'24"S, 32°45'45"E, 29–12. VI .2017, MV Light Trap, Aristophanous, M., Laszlo , G., Miles, W., Vetina, A. leg., slide No.: LGNA 382 ♂; 1 ♂, 22m, Maputo Special Reserve, West Gate, Sand Forest , 26°30'14.2"S, 32°42'59.6"E, 13–15.II.2018, MV Light Trap, Laszlo, G., Mulvaney , J., Smith, L. leg., slide No.: LGNA 447 ♂ (coll. ANHRT).

Remark. Hacker et al (2012) illustrated a drawing of the male genitalia of M. lucia copied from the original description. Thanks to the fact that both sexes of the species were collected in the Maputo Special Reserve, photos of male and female genitalia of M. lucia are published here for the first time. New country record for Mozambique.

Figures

FIGURES 17–30. Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: adults (all in coll. ANHRT except where otherwise indicated) 17, Mecothrix maputuana László sp. n., paratype, ♀, Mozambique; 18, M. maputuana László sp. n., paratype, ♀, Mozambique;19, M. omphalota Lectotype, ♂, Nigeria (©NHMUK); 20, M. omphalota, ♀, Gambia; 21, Meganola leucalea, ♂, Mozambique; 22, M. leucalea, ♀, Mozambique; 23, M. argyrolepis marleyi, ♂, Mozambique; 24, M. argyrolepis marleyi, ♀, Mozambique; 25, M. bipartita, ♂, Mozambique; 26, M. bipartita, ♀, Mozambique; 27, M. bipartita, ♀, Mozambique; 28, M. patricia, ♂, Mozambique; 29, M. patricia, ♀, Mozambique; 30, M. lucia, ♂, Mozambique.

FIGURES 31–43. Meganola, Hampsonola and Evonima spp.: adults (all in coll. ANHRT). 31, Meganola lucia, ♀, Mozambique; 32, M. bispermutata, ♂, Mozambique; 33, M. bispermutata, ♀, Mozambique; 34, M. monofascia, ♂, Mozambique; 35, M. monofascia, ♂, Mozambique; 36, M. infuscata, ♂, Mozambique; 37, M. infuscata, ♀, Mozambique; 38, M. shangaana László sp. n., holotype, ♂, Mozambique; 39, M. shangaana László sp. n., paratype, ♂, Mozambique; 40, Hampsonola elachistomorpha, ♂, Mozambique; 41, H. elachistomorpha, ♀, Mozambique; 42, ’Hampsonola’ elachistonana, ♀, Mozambique; 43, Evonima littoralis, ♂, Mozambique.

FIGURES 53–61. Mecothrix and Meganola spp.: male genitalia (all in coll. ANHRT except where otherwise indicated). 53, Mecothrix maputuana László sp. n., paratype, Mozambique, slide LGNA 303; 54, M. omphalota lectotype, Nigeria, slide BM Arctiidae 452 (©NHMUK); 55, Meganola leucalea, Mozambique, slide LGNA 330; 56, M. argyrolepis marleyi, Mozambique, slide LGNA 341; 57, M. bipartita, Mozambique, slide LGNA 345; 58, M. patricia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 348; 59, M. lucia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 447; 60, M. bispermutata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 358; 61, M. monofascia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 354.

FIGURES 76–83. Meganola and Hampsonola spp.: male genitalia (coll. ANHRT). 76, M. argyrolepis marleyi, Mozambique, slide LGNA 320; 77, M. bipartita, Mozambique, slide LGNA 346; 78, M. patricia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 349; 79, M. lucia, Mozambique, slide LGNA 352; 80, M. bispermutata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 521; 81, M. infuscata, Mozambique, slide LGNA 384; 82, Hampsonola elachistomorpha, Mozambique, slide LGNA 441; 83, ’Hampsonola’ elachistonana, Mozambique, slide LGNA 508.