Meganola pyrrhosoma Hacker, 2012

László, Gyula M., 2020, Review of the genus Meganola Dyar, 1898 of Ivory Coast and adjacent areas with descriptions of 5 new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera Nolidae, Nolinae) - Taxonomic studies on West African Nolinae I., Zootaxa 4853 (2), pp. 151-182 : 180

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scientific name	Meganola pyrrhosoma Hacker, 2012
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Meganola pyrrhosoma Hacker, 2012 , Esperiana 17: 420. Type locality: Ghana, Biakpa , Volta Region. Holotype, ♀ (ZMHB).

Material examined. Ivory Coast. 1 ♀, 1171 m, Mt Tonkoui Peak , N07°27’15,2”, W07°38’12,5”, 1–8.XI.2015, Light Trap, leg. Aristophanous, M., Moretto, P. & Ruzzier, E., ANHRT:2017.16, slide No.: LGNA 226 ♀; 1 ♀, same site and collectors, but collected at 12–18.VII.2015, ANHRT:2017.14, slide No.: LGNA 57 ♀. Liberia. 2 ♀, 611m, Lofa County, Wologizi Mts GoogleMaps , base camp forest, 8°07’17”N, 9°57’42”W, 20.xi.–01.xii.2017, MV Light Trap (125W), Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G. & Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, slide Nos: LGNA 559 ♀, LGNA 561 ♀; 1 ♀, 1000–1100m, Nimba Mts., ENNR, Nimba county ( Cellcom GoogleMaps road), 7°32’45.88”N, 8°31’21.04”W, 02–14.xii.2017, Cold Cathode Light Bucket, Aristophanous, M., Sáfián, Sz., Simonics, G., Smith, L. leg., ANHRT:2017.33, slide No.: LGNA 600 ♀ ( ANHRT).

Remark. The externally rather characterless M. pyrrhosoma was described from Ghana based on a single female specimen. As only additional female specimens are present in the ANHRT collection, the male remains unknown.

Distribution. The species was known only from its holotype from Biakpa, Ghana ( Hacker et al. 2012). The specimens from Ivory Coast and Liberia represent new country records.