Perittia ptychospila (Meyrick, 1913)

Symphoristis ptychospila Meyrick, 1913: 56 . Type locality: South Africa, Pretoria (Meyrick 1913: 56). Lectotype ♂ designated by Parenti (1988), in TMSA.

Perittia ptychospila: Kaila (1999a: 163), as synonym of P. nimbifera .

Distribution: Afrotropical. South Africa.

Larval host plant(s): unknown.

Figs.: No illustration available.

Remarks: Parenti (1988) considered P. ptychosphila a synonym of P. nimbifera, and Kaila (1999a) followed this. Vári et al. (2002: 40) re-instated it as a valid species. De Prins & De Prins (2017) listed P. ptycosphila again as a synonym of P. nimbifera .