Helcystogramma lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847)

Gelechia lamprostoma Zeller, 1847: 851 . TL: Italy: Sicily, Syracusa.

Onebala lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847) — Meyrick 1925: 138.

Dichomeris lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847) —Karsholt & Riedl 1996: 120.

Helcystogramma lamprostoma (Zeller, 1847) — Agassiz & Bidzilya 2016: 127.

Anacampsis scutata Meyrick, 1894: 14 . TL: Myanmar, Fort Stedman. Synonymized by Meyrick 1925: 138.

Material examined. 1♀, AM279, South Africa, Gauteng, Krokodilspruit, 25°35’12,5”S 28°25’42,9”E, 21.xii.2018 em. (A. & I. Sharp) (HSS) .

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Terminalia sericea (Combretaceae) in South Africa. Adult emerged 21xii.2018 (Staude et al. 2020: 55). Previously recorded from Prosopis sp. ( Fabaceae) in Israel (Halperin & Sauter 1992: 121).

Distribution. Spain (with Canary Islands), Portugal, France, Malta, Italy (Sicilia and Sardinia), North Africa, Turkey, Middle East, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Gambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa (Karsholt & Riedl 1996: 120; Ponomarenko 2009: 283; De Prins & De Prins 2020).