Abstract
The poorly known and so far monotypic sesiid genus Crinipus Hampson, 1896 is revised. This genus, which had not been assigned to a tribe before, is here placed in Synanthedonini. In addition to the type species C. leucozonipus Hampson, 1896, which is from the Arabian Peninsula, three species from southern Africa are assigned to the genus: Hypanthedon marisa (Druce, 1899), Synanthedon vassei (Le Cerf, 1917) and Lepidopoda pictipes Hampson, 1919. Hypanthedon Hampson, 1919 is established as a subjective junior synonym of Crinipus. Redescriptions of all species with the exception of C. pictipes are presented. The male of C. marisa is described for the first time.References
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