Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909

Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909a: 15, pl. 5, f. 6; TL: South Africa: Gauteng, Pretoria, Bultfontein.

Material examined. 2♀, LepsocAfrica CRG, Staude et al. (2016), 14HSS40, Gelechioidea, reared on Elephanthorrhiza elephantina, Fabaceae, Golden Valley, South Africa, Gauteng, Magaliesburg, 26˚01’38”S, 27˚32’34”E, 1540 m, Grassland, 23.xi.2014, eclosed (H. S. Staude) (gen. slide 121/19, O. Bidzilya) (all HSS).

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Elephanthorrhiza elephantina (Fabaceae) in early November. Adults emerged 23.xi (Staude et al. 2016: 75, 76).

Distribution. South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe (Meyrick 1909: 15; Janse 1950: 138; Bidzilya 2007: 95).