Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908

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Higher taxa:	Cossidae (family)/  Zeuzerinae (subfamily)/  Azygophleps (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Bethune-Baker, 1908
Citation:	Azygophleps albovittata, sp. n.
Original genus:	Azygophleps
Publication:	Bethune-Baker G. T. 1908a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 2
Issue:	9
Pagination:	263
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26494351

Azygophleps albovittata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Might be a synonym of Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1777) (see W. Mey (2016: 169–170).

Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Lectotype ♂, designated by D. J. Carter & J. C. Deeming (1980: 401), NHMUK	Nigeria	Nigeria N, Lokoja District, leg. D. Cator.	Carter D. J. & Deeming J. C. 1980. Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) attacking groundnuts in northern Nigeria, with description of the immature and imaginal stage. page 263
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Paralectotype 1♂, genitalia slide Cossidae 320♂, NHMUK.	Nigeria	Nigeria N, Lokoja District, leg. D. Cator.	Carter D. J. & Deeming J. C. 1980. Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) attacking groundnuts in northern Nigeria, with description of the immature and imaginal stage. page 263

Distribution note:

The records of Malawi (Yakovlev & Murphy 2013) and Zimbabwe (Yakovlev & Lenz 2011) refer to Azygophleps asylas (see W. Mey 2019a: 44).

Mey W. 2019a. On the identity of Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1779 [1777]) in southern Africa and descriptions of related species (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Burundi		Yakovlev R. V. & Witt T. J. 2019a. Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Burundi (first results). page 107
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Cameroon		Mey W. 2019a. On the identity of Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1779 [1777]) in southern Africa and descriptions of related species (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 44
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 20
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Ghana		Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). page 66
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Guinea		Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). page 66
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Kenya		Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). page 66
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Nigeria		Bethune-Baker G. T. 1908a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. page 263
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908	Uganda		Bethune-Baker G. T. 1908a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. page 263

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Azygophleps albovittata (1)

Azygophleps albovittata (2)

Azygophleps albovittata (3)

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