Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876)

Mesophleps (?) acuminatus Staudinger, 1876: 148. TL: Italy: Sicily, Palermo, Valdesi.

Hypsolophus ianthes Meyrick, 1887 (3): 273. TL: Réunion: Saint-Denis. Synonymized by Zimmermann, 1978: 1706.

Ypsolophus rusticus Walsingham, 1892: 525 . TL: West Indies: Saint Vincent. Synonymized by Zimmermann, 1978: 1706.

Ypsolophus lotellus Constant, 1893: 398 . TL: France: Alpes-Maritimes, alluvions du Var. Synonymized by Hodges, 1986: 38.

Ypsolophus ammoxanthus Meyrick, 1904: 430 . TL: Australia: Queensland, Duaringa. Synonymized by Zimmermann, 1978: 1706.

Ypsolophus ochrophanes Meyrick, 1907: 981 . TL: Sri Lanka: Ambulangoda and Puttalam; India: Bengal, Pusa. Synonymized with ianthes by Meyrick, 1925: 174.

Dichomeris acuminata (Staudinger, 1876) — Meyrick, 1925: 175.

Material examined. 1♂, LepsocAfrica, 16HSS194, Oecophoridae, reared on Dolichos angustifolius, Fabaceae, Steenkoppies farm, South Africa, Gauteng, Magaliesburg, 26˚01’25”S, 27˚32’36”E, 1580 m, Grassland/wooded kloof, 16.v.2017 eclosed (H. S. Staude) (gen. slide 148/19, O. Bidzilya) (HSS).

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Dolichos angustifolius (Fabaceae) in early April. Adult emerged 16.v (Staude et al. 2020: 56). Previously larvae were recorded on Medicago sp. and Cyamopsis sp. ( Fabaceae) in India (Fletcher 1920: 89).

Distribution. South Europe, North Africa, China (Guangdong, Taiwan), Japan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar, Australia, Hawaii Isl., USA (Florida) (Ponomarenko 2009: 253; De Prins & De Prins 2020).