Ecologica Montenegrina 20: 105-109 (2019) This journal is available online at: www.biotaxa.org/em

Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Burundi (first results)

ROMAN V. YAKOVLEV1, 2* & THOMAS J. WITT3, 4

1Altai State University Prospect Lenina, 61 Barnaul, 656049, Russia 2Tomsk State University Prospect Lenina, 36 Tomsk, 634050, Russia; e-mail: [email protected] 3Museum Witt, Tengstrasse, 33, D-80796 Munich, Germany; e-mail: [email protected] 4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539, München, Germany *Corresponding author

Received: 1 February 2019│ Accepted by V. Pešić: 1 March 2019 │ Published online: 2 March 2019.

The list of () Burundi is presented for the first time, including 12 species from 6 genera of 3 subfamilies. For the first time, 11 species are cited for Burundi.

Cossidae (Lepidoptera) are a family including more than 1200 valid species, widespread almost all over the world (except high latitudes) (van Nieukerken et al. 2011; Yakovlev 2011). Equatorial Africa is one of the endemism and species diversity centers of Cossidae (Yakovlev 2015). The Cossidae fauna of Africa is still insufficiently studied. Relatively complete faunistic reviews have been published only on a few countries (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa) (Yakovlev & Lenz 2013; Yakovlev & Murphy 2013; Yakovlev 2014; Mey 2015, 2016). Carpenter of Burundi are completely unexplored. In the literature there is an only indication of the faunal findings of this family representatives on the territory of this country (Yakovlev & Witt 2017). Examining the materials on the genus Azygophleps Hampson, 1892 (type species − Hepialis scalaris Fabricius, 1775), we have described a new species, Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017 (Type locality − Angola, prov. Benguela, btw Cutembo & Caluquembe, 14 km E Cutembo, 13º46.901′S / 14º00.105′E). The type series also includes materials from other African countries (Malawi, Tanzania, Congo, Namibia), including Burundi (2 ♂ (paratypes), Burundi, Gitega, 20.v.1965, leg. Dr. M. Fontaine). Small collections on Burundi were examined in the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. The collections were performed in two localities: Gitega (or Kitega) [3°26′S / 29°54′E]; Usumbura [now Bujumbura, 3°23′S / 29°22′E].

Abbreviations MNHN Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France); MNKB Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institut für Evolution und Biodiversitatsforschung (Berlin, Germany); NHMUK (formerly BMNH) – The Natural History Museum (formerly British Museum of Natural History), London, UK; MWM Museum Witt, Munich, Germany; RMCA Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium; ZSM Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich, Germany.

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Figure 1. Map of the study area.

List of species

Mirocossus haritonovi Yakovlev, 2011 Mirocossus haritonovi Yakovlev, 2011: 15 Type locality. Uganda, Fort Portal. Type material. Holotype in ZSM, examined. Distribution. Uganda, new record for Burundi. Material examined: 1 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 25.05.1968, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Brachylia reussi (Strand, 1913) Cossus Reussi Strand, 1913: 85. Type material: Morogoro in D.O. Afrika [Tanzania]. Type material. Holotype in MNKB, examined. Distribution: Tanzania, Malawi (Yakovlev & Murphy 2013). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 1 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 20.08.1968, Dr. M. Fontaine; 1 ♂, Urundi, Kitega, 5.07.1964, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Zeuzera capensis Walker, 1856: 1533. Type locality. Port Natal [S. Africa, Natal prov.]. Type material. Holotype in NHMUK, examined. Distribution. From Central (Tanzania) to Southern Africa (Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 29 ♂, 3 ♀, Urundi, Kitega, 26.1.1966, Dr. Fontaine

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1 ♂, Urundi, Usumbura, 900 m, 4.02.1962, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856) Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856: 1533. Type locality. Sierra Leone. Type material. Holotype in NHMUK, examined. Distribution: South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Cameroun, Gabon etc. (Pinhey, 1979; Vári et al., 2002; Yakovlev, 2011; Yakovlev & Murphy, 2013). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 2 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 25.10.1967, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Strigocossus ochricosta (Fletcher, 1968) Azygophleps ochricosta Fletcher, 1968: 326–327. Type locality. Vumba, S. Rhodesia. Type material. Holotype in NHMUK, examined. Distribution. Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Botswana, Guinea, S. Africa (Fletcher 1968; Vári et al. 2002). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 51 ♂, Urundi, Kitega, 24.04.1962, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927) Azygophleps tandoensis Bethune-Baker, 1927: 333. Type locality. N’Dalla Tando, N. Angola Type material. Syntypes in NHMUK, examined. Distribution. Angola, Malawi, Kenya, Congo (Fletcher 1968; Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 1 ♂, Urundi, Usumbura, 900 m, 13.10.1961, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908 Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908: 263. Type locality. N. Nigeria, Lokoja District. Type material. Holotype in NHMUK, examined. Distribution. Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kongo, Kenya, Guinea, Zimbabwe (Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 15 ♂, Urundi, Kitega, 21.03.1965, Dr. Fontaine.

Azygophleps boisduvalli (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Zeuzera boisduvalii Herrich-Schäffer, 1854: 58, Taf. 35: 167. Type locality. Gatam (Sierra Leone). Type material. Holotype in MNHN, examined. Distribution. Africa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Malawi, Côte d’Ivoire) (Fletcher 1968; Schoorl 1990; Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 19 ♂, Urundi, Usumbura, 900 m, 21.10.-13.11.1961, Dr. M. Fontaine; 1 ♂, Urundi, Kitega, 5.02.1935, P. Lefevre.

Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017 Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017: 441−443. Type locality. Angola, prov. Benguela, btw Cutembo & Caluquembe, 14 km E Cutembo, 13º46.901′S / 14º00.105′E Type material. Holotype in MWM, examined. Distribution. Angola, Burundi, Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania (Yakovlev & Witt 2017). Material examined: 2 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 20.05.1965, leg. Dr. M. Fontaine.

Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856) Zeuzera inclusa Walker, 1856: 1534 Type locality. Port Natal [Durban, South Africa]. Type material. Holotype in NHMUK, examined.

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Distribution. Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire (Pinhey 1979; Vári et al. 2002; Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 61 ♂, 5 ♀, Urundi, Kitega, 19.01.1966, Dr. Fontaine; 19 ♂, Urundi, Usumbura, 900 m, 15.11.1961, Dr. Fontaine; 1 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 27.10.1967, Dr. Fontaine.

Oreocossus grzhimeki Yakovlev, 2011 Oreocossus grzhimeki Yakovlev, 2011: 55. Type locality: Kenya, Transmara. Type material. Holotype in ZSM, examined. Distribution. Kenya (Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 105 ♂, 3 ♀, Urundi, Kitega, 10.10.1967, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, [1913] Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, [1913]: 36. Type locality: Nkolentangan [Equatorial Guinea]. Type material. Holotype in MNKB, examined. Distributio.: Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, SW Sudan (Yakovlev 2011). New record for Burundi. Material examined: 1 ♂, Burundi, Gitega, 23.12.1957, Dr. M. Fontaine.

Thus, 12 species from 6 genera of three Cossidae subfamilies (Cossinae, , Politzariellinae) have been found on the territory of Burundi. Of course, this list is not final, new research should reveal at least 10 Cossidae species in the fauna of Burundi. No endemic species has been found. As expected, the core of the fauna are the complexes of the Central African species: Mirocossus haritonovi Yakovlev, 2011, Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908, Azygophleps boisduvalli (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854), Holcoceroides ferrugineotincta Strand, [1913] and more common East Central African species: Brachylia reussi (Strand, 1913), Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856), Strigocossus ochricosta (Fletcher, 1968), Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927), and Azygophleps junkeri Yakovlev & Witt, 2017.

Acknowledgements The authors express their gratitude to their colleagues: Didier Van den Spiegel, Alice Buset, Jurate and Willy De Prins, Wolfram Mey, Geoff Martin, Axel Hausmann, and Joel Minet for the allowing us to examine the Cossidae material at the NHMUK, MNHN, RMCA, ZSM, and MNKB. The authors are grateful to Anna Ustjuzhanina (Tomsk, Russia) for language improvements.

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