Aethalopteryx forsteri (Clench, 1959)
| FAMILY | Cossidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Zeuzerinae |
| GENUS | Aethalopteryx |
| SPECIES | forsteri |
| AUTHOR | (Clench, 1959) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Xyleutes forsteri n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Namibia], S. W. Africa, Okahandja, 14.i.1937, leg. F. Gaerdes. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, ZSM; Allotype ♀, ZSM; Paratypes 8♂, 2♀, CMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | Transferred tp Aethalopteryx by R. V. Yakovlev (2011). Had been synonymized with Xyleutes tristis Gaede, 1915 by W. Mey (2016: 166); regarded as a separate species by R. V. Yakovlev et al. (2019: 449). |
| PUBLICATION | Clench H. K. 1959a. Notes on African Cossidae. - Veröffentlichungen der zoologischen Staatssammlung München 6:1-27. |
| PAGINATION | 14-15; pl. 2, figs 8-9 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Angola | Yakovlev R. V., Sulak H. & Witt T. J. 2019. Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae & Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species. - Zootaxa 4586(3):445-460. | 450 | |
| Eswatini | Yakovlev R. V. & Witt T. J. 2016e. Carpenter-Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) of Swaziland, South Africa. - Far Eastern Entomologist 311:9-12. | 10 | |
| Malawi | Yakovlev R. V. & Murphy R. J. 2013. The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. - Zootaxa 3709(4):371-393. | 378 | |
| Namibia | Clench H. K. 1959a. Notes on African Cossidae. - Veröffentlichungen der zoologischen Staatssammlung München 6:1-27. | 15 |
Host Plants
Unknown
