title: New taxa of southern African Sesiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae).
abstract: Two new genera of Sesiini from southern Africa, each comprising only a single species are described and figured: Microsesia nana, new gen., new sp. (holotype in TMPS) and Coccophila, new gen., with Coccophila pythes (Druce, 1899), new comb. (holotype in BMNH). Bionomical data for Coccophila pythes are given for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart.; Email: daniel.bartsch@smns-bw.de.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartsch
mesh_terms: D000353:Africa, Southern; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size