title: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species.
abstract: An annotated list of Cossidae of Malawi including 30 species from 13 genera and 3 subfamilies is presented for the first time. Two new species are described: Macrocossus grebennikovi Yakovlev, sp. nov. and Strigocossus elephas Yakovlev, sp. nov. Three new synonyms are established: Strigocossus moderatus (Walker, 1856) = Strigocossus leucopteris Houl- bert, 1916, syn. nov. = Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930, syn. nov. and Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914, syn. nov.
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, South Siberian Botanical garden, Lenina 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia. cossus_cossus@mail.ru
authors.forename: Roman V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Yakovlev
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size