Flexiptera revoluta (Meyrick, 1918)

Gelechia revoluta Meyrick, 1918: 17 . TL: South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Nkwaleni.

Telphusa revoluta (Meyrick, 1918) — Meyrick 1925: 71.

Flexiptera revoluta (Meyrick, 1918) — Janse 1958: 95.

Material examined. 1♂, LepsocAfrica CRG, Staude et al. (2016), M119, Gelechiidae reared on Spirostachys africana, Euphorbiaceae, Casketts farm, South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, 24˚20’36’’S, 31˚09’07’’E, 12.ii.2013 eclosed (A. & I. Sharp) (gen. slide 30/19, O. Bidzilya) (HSS).

Biology. The larva was observed feeding on Spirostachys africana (Euphorbiaceae) in late January. Adult emerged 12.ii (Staude et al. 2016: 65, 66).

Distribution. South Africa (Meyrick 1918: 18), Kenya (Meyrick 1920: 106).