Anaphosia cyanogramma Hampson, 1903

Volynkin, Anton V. & Takano, Hitoshi, 2024, Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Anaphosia Hampson with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina), Ecologica Montenegrina 73, pp. 391-403 : 393-396

Anaphosia cyanogramma Hampson, 1903

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Anaphosia cyanogramma Hampson, 1903 , Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7), 11 (64): 344 (Type locality: [ Zimbabwe] “ Mashonaland, Mpodzi River ”).

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) ( Fig. 1 ): male, “ Mpodzi R. | 3000 ft | Manica | Nov. 1901 | G.A.K. Marshall. | 1902–57.” / ‘ Anaphosia | cyanogramma | type ♂. Hmpsn.” / red ring “Type” label / QR-code label with unique ID “ NHMUK 010916160 ” ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined. ETHIOPIA: 1 female, Abyssinia, Debramarkos , 18.v.[19]30, R . E. Cheeseman. B.M. 1931-78. ( NHMUK) ; TANZANIA: 1 female, Région de M’Pala, Tanganika , R . P. Guíllemé / Ex Oberthür Coll., Brit. Mus. 1927-4. ( NHMUK) ; 1 female, Rukwa Region, Kalambo Forest Reserve , 1600m, 08°21.132'S, 31°15.641'E, 10.xi.2007, Ph. Darge leg. ( ZSM) ; ZAMBIA: 1 male, 1420m, Chilambwe Falls, Kafubu River , 09°50'13''S, 30°43'35''E, 8–9.xi.[20]14, light trap, Smith [ R.], Takano [H.] & Oram [D.] leg., gen. prep. No.: AV7258 ♂ ( ANHRT) ; 1 female, 1191m, Kasanka

River Pontoon , Kasanka NP, 12°34'23''S, 30°14'05''E, 2–4.xii.[20]12, light trap, Smith, R . & Takano, H. leg., gen. prep. No.: AV7259 ♀ ( ANHRT); 1 female, 1346m, Kambishi School , 11°54'42''S, 25°28'50''E, 10–13.xi.2017, MV light trap, Carter, M., Lloyd, A., Miles, W., Oram, D., Smith, R . leg. ( ANHRT); 7 males, 3 females, 1250m, Muchinga Prov. , Benyanga village, 10°40'41''S, 33°27'45''E, 07– 12.xii.2023, MV light trap, László, G., Morgan, L., Volynkin, A. leg. ( ANHRT); 1 male, 1440m, Muchinga Prov. , Kahbaira Hill , 10°40'37''S 33°28'11''E, 09–11.xii.2023, actinic light trap, László, G., Morgan, L., Volynkin, A. leg. ( ANHRT); 1 male, 1400m, Muchinga Province, Jombo village, 10°27'01''S, 33°14'30''E, 30.xi.–05.xii.2023, MV light trap, Bashford, M., Collins, A., László, G., Morgan, L., Volynkin, A. leg. ( ANHRT); 1 male, 1 female, 1460m, Muchinga Prov. , Mutinondo Wilderness Area, 12°27'06''S, 31°17'30''E, 15–17.xii.2023, MV light trap, László, G., Morgan, L., Volynkin, A. leg. ( ANHRT); 1 female, NW Rhodesia: Solwezi , 28.xi.1917, H.C. Dollmann ( NHMUK); 1 female, Kayambi, Ubemba, R . P. Guíllemé, 1908 / Ex Oberthür Coll., Brit. Mus. 1927-4. ( NHMUK); DRC: 1 male, SE Katanga, 8.xii.1907, 4000 ft. / Neave Coll., 1907–230 ( NHMUK); 1 female, Likosi, Belgian Congo / Doncaster private coll. Purch. 1927 ( OUMNH); ZIMBABWE: 1 male, Marandellas, S. Rhodesia / Rothschild Bequest, B.M. 1939-1, unique ID: NHMUK010292519 , gen. prep. No.: NHMUK014331141 (prepared by Volynkin ) ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 18.0–20.0 mm in males and 22.5–24.0 mm in females. The species is externally reminiscent of A. smithi sp. n. and the detailed comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. Currently known from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, south-eastern DRC and Rwanda ( Ströhle 2018: fig. 10). As this species has previously been confused with the sympatric A. smithi sp. n., records from the literature, for example, from Malawi by Joly et al. (2008) and Mozambique by Pinhey (1975) are unreliable and require clarification. Pinhey (1975: pl. 42, fig. 756) correctly illustrated an A. cyanogramma specimen but without providing any geographical information.

Figures

Figures 1–8. Anaphosia spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1 and 5 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 2–4 and 6–8 in ANHRT.

Figures 9–11. Anaphosia spp.: male genitalia. The specimens dissected are deposited in ANHRT.

Figures 12–14. Anaphosia spp.: female genitalia and their postvaginal plates magnified (below). The specimens dissected are deposited in ANHRT.