Strigocossus capensis Walker 1856

Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) (Fig. 34���37) Zeuzera capensis Walker, 1856: 1533. Type locality. Port Natal [S. Africa, Natal prov.]. Type material: Holotype in BMNH, examined. = Azygophleps flavitincta Hampson, 1910: 130. Type locality: BE Africa, Njoro [Central Kenya]. Type material: Holotype in BMNH, examined. = Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914: 399, syn. nov. Type locality: Neu-Moschi (Kilimandjaro). Type material: Holotype in MNHN, examined. Distribution. From Central (Tanzania) to Southern Africa (Yakovlev 2011). Host: Cassia bicapsularis L., C. siamea Lam., C. laevigata Willd., C. didymobotrya Fresen., Ricinus communis, Pavonia columella (Pinhey 1979; Schoorl 1990; Kroon 1999). Material examined. 2 males, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 5500 ft., 15.03. 2001, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 2 males, Ntchisi forest, C. Malawi, 24.11. 2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 male, Mughese FR, Chitipa distr., N. Malawi, 6000 ft., 28 Dec. 2000, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, same locality, 18.09. 2004, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, same locality, 7.04. 1999, leg. R.J. Murphy (RMM); 1 female, Dedza Mt., Dedza distr., C. Malawi, 2140 m, 30.10. 2003, leg. P. Schmit (RYB); 1 male, Mt. Mulanje, Lujeri Estate, Mulanje distr., S. Malawi, 1000 m, 19.10. 2003, leg. P. Schmit (RYB).
Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V. & Murphy, Raymond J., 2013, The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species, pp. 371-393 in Zootaxa 3709 (4) on page 385, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/248967