Pachylophus lugens Loew 1860

Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860

(Plate 9, Figs 38, 39)

Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860: 97

Described from South Africa, this species is further known from Chad, Nigeria, Ethiopia, East Africa, Zaire and Madagascar. The immature stages were described by Deeming (1977: 326–327) from shoots of Leersia hexandra.

Material: 7♂ 4♀, with individual puparia N. NIGERIA: Zaria, Samaru, ex shoots Leersia hexandra xii.1972 – i.1973, J.C. Deeming; 5♂ 8♀, Bauchi, pond with Oryza barthii, 1–12.iv.1990, J.C. Deeming; 1♂ 2♀, same data but 1–7.iii.1997; 1♂, GAMBIA: W. Division, Abuko Forest Reserve, 25.xi.1993, C.E. Dyte; 2♂ 1♀, same data but 16.xi.1993, J.C. Deeming (all in NMWC); 2♀, W. Div., Kombo Distr., Lamin Bridge, rice field near Lamin Bolan, tidal waterway, on young rice, 2.ix.1997, D.J. Mann (OUM & MAFY); 2♂, Abuko, 3.iv.1977, (X84); 4♂ 10♀, ETHIOPIA: Shewa Distr., River Awash Wenz S. of Nazret, 15.iii.1995, M. v. Tschirnhaus, (X1015) (ZSM); 10♂ 3♀, KENYA: Nature reserve NNW of Isiolo, 17.iii.1970, (X332), all M. v. Tschirnhaus (ZSM); 1♀, S. Embu, Wangeru, rice area, 16.iv.1983, K. A. Spencer; 1♀, Kikuyu, marsh, 17.iv.1983, K. A. Spencer; 6♂ 3♀, Kasarani, 10– 11.viii.1989, J.W. Ismay; 3♂ 1♀, Kisumu, c. 1000m, rice plot in marshland, 27.x.2004, M.R. Wilson (all in NMWC); 1♀, same data (OUM); 9♂ 21♀, Nairobi, 9–13.xii.1970, A.E. Stubbs; 9♂ 14♀, same data but 7.i.1971; 12♂ 12♀, Nairobi, Karura Forest, 9–13.xii.1970, A.E. Stubbs; 3♂ 2♀, TANZANIA: S. Pare Mtns., hillside above Gonja, c. 3000 ft., 12–16.vi.1974, D. Hollis; 1♂, ANGOLA: Salazar, mango orchard, 9.iii.1972, BMSAE; 1♀, S. AFRICA: Natal, Durban, vii.1948, J.C. Faure (all in NHMUK).