Contributions to the study of the Ethiopian Lepidoptera. I. The genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of a new species
Gorbunov, O.G.
Zootaxa 4033(4): 543-554
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 26624423 Document Number: 681899
The genus Melittia Hübner, 1819 ["1816"] (Sesiidae) is reviewed for the country of Ethiopia. Melittia ambo sp. nov. is described from vicinities of Ambo, West Shewa zone, Oromia. Adults, including male and female genitalia, and the larval host plant, Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae), are illustrated. Additional, Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919 is recorded for Ethiopia for the first time, and the holotype of M. abyssiniensis Hampson, 1919 is illustrated.