Azygophleps

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Cossidae
Subfamilia: Zeuzerinae
Genus: Azygophleps
Species: A. aburae – A. adamsonae – A. afghanistanensis – A. albofasciata – A. albovittata – A. asylas – A. asylasiformis – A. atrifasciata – A. attenboroughi – A. boisduvalii – A. brehmi – A. confucianus – A. cooksoni – A. defreinai – A. equatorialis – A. flavitincta – A. ganzelkozikmundi – A. godswindow – A. inclusa – A. junkeri – A. kilimandjarae – A. kovtunovitchi – A. larseni – A. legraini – A. leopardina – A. liliyae – A. liturata – A. melanophele – A. nubilosa – A. nurella – A. otello – A. pallens – A. pinheyi – A. pusilla – A. regia – A. ruficeps – A. scalaris – A. sheikh – A. simplex – A. snizeki – A. sponda – A. wahlbergi
Name

Azygophleps Hampson, 1892

Type species: Hepialis scalaris Fabricius, 1775 by original designation.
Synonyms

Azygophlebs Aurivillius, 1925 (misspelling)

References

Borth, R.; Ivinskis, P.; Saldaitis, A.; Yakovlev, R. 2011: Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). ZooKeys, 122: 45–69. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.122.1213
Yakovlev, R.V., 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 1. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Atalanta 35 (3-4): 335–351.
Yakovlev, R.V. 2006b: New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia. Tinea 19(3): 188-213. full article (pdf).Reference page.
Yakovlev, R.V. 2009: New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). Euroasian Entomological Journal 8(3): 353-361. full article (pdf). Reference page.
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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4586.3.3. Reference page.
Yakovlev, R.V. & Witt, T.J. 2016a. Azygophleps brehmi Yakovlev et Witt, sp.n. — a new Carpenter-Moth (Lepidoptera, Cossidae) from Ethiopia. Russian Entomological Journal 25(1): 71-73. full article (PDF). Reference page.
Yakovlev, R.V. & Witt, T.J. 2017b. Four new species of Azygophleps Hampson, 1892 (Lepidoptera, Cossidae, Zeuzerinae) from Africa. Zootaxa 4303(3): 437–444. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.3.9. Reference page.

Azygophleps is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.

Description

Azygophleps are a genus of medium-sized moths, with long forewings, light-colored hindwings, and a spotted pattern. While similar to other Cossidae genera such as Sansara, Strigocossus, and Aethalopteryx, Azygophleps can be distinguished from these genera through the females' toothed antennae, long forewings that are rounded at the apex, unique genitalia in both sexes, including the absence of arms on the gnathos of the male of the species. Females, additionally, have a star-like symbol on their genitalia.
Distribution

The 28 species of Azygophleps primarily reside throughout Africa, although a few species have been found in Asia and in the Arabian peninsula.
Species

Azygophleps aburae (Plötz, 1880)
Azygophleps afghanistanensis (Daniel, 1964)
Azygophleps albofasciata (Moore, 1879)
Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1779)
Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Azygophleps confucianus Yakovlev, 2006
Azygophleps cooksoni Pinhey, 1968
Azygophleps equatorialis Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi Yakovlev, 2009
Azygophleps godswindow Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856)
Azygophleps kovtunovitchi Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902
Azygophleps liliyae Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps liturata (Aurivillius, 1879)
Azygophleps melanophele Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps nubilosa Hampson, 1910
Azygophleps otello Yakovlev, 2011
Azygophleps pallens (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
Azygophleps pusilla (Walker, 1856)
Azygophleps regia (Staudinger, 1891)
Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Azygophleps sheikh Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011
Azygophleps simplex Aurivillius, 1905
Azygophleps sponda (Wallengren, 1875)

References

Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)