Contribution to the knowledge of the Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species

Abstract

Present paper contains the first comprehensive summary of the Cossidae of the Maputo Special Reserve (South Mozambique), including ten species. Two species are described as new to science: Afrikanetz smithi Yakovlev & László sp. n. and Brachylia maputo Yakovlev & László sp. n. Three species are reported from Mozambique for the first time. With 14 colour and 2 black and white figures.

A contribution to the knowledge of the slug moths (Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve

“…Three consecutive sampling expeditions were undertaken between 2016 and 2018 to create a comprehensive knowledge of the Lepidoptera fauna of the Maputo Special Reserve. This research has already produced publications on Tumicla (Lithosiini, Arctiinae, Erebidae) (Volynkin & László 2018), Nolini (Nolinae, Nolidae) (László & Vetina, 2019), Cossidae (Yakovlev et al 2020) Sphingidae (Bąkowski et al 2020), and Notodontidae (László et al 2021). This present paper aims to provide a first summary of the Limacodidae fauna of the Maputo Special Reserve based on the material collected between 2016 and 2018.…”

A contribution to the knowledge of the Sphingidae fauna of Mozambique

“…A short reconnaissance trip was organised by the ANHRT and the MHNM in August of 2018 to Chimanimani National Reserve, Gorongosa National Park, Mount Mabu and Mount Namuli, with the aim of more comprehensive sampling efforts during the rains. A number of papers dealing with the results from these expeditions have been published (László & Vetina 2019;Yakovlev et al 2020;Volynkin & László 2018, with the present paper on the Sphingidae a further contribution to our knowledge of the lepidopteran fauna of Mozambique. Although the Sphingidae fauna of southern Africa is relatively well known (Pinhey 1962(Pinhey , 1979Mitchell 1973), very few publications dealing with the Mozambique fauna exist (Goldbach 1993; de Encarnação 2014).…”

New species of Arctiocossus Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) from Republic of South Africa

“…In the recent years, a significant progress in the study of Cossidae of Southern Africa has been made. Several works have been published on the fauna of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Mozambique (Yakovlev , 2014(Yakovlev , 2020Yakovlev & Lenz 2013;Mey 2015Mey , 2016Mey , 2017Mey , 2019Yakovlev & Witt 2016;Yakovlev et al 2020). Original faunal data have been published, three new genera and 27 new species have been described.…”