Hellinsia madecasseus (Bigot, 1964), rev. comb.

Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964: 34 (Type locality: Madagascar). Paulianilus madecasseus (Bigot, 1964) .

Leioptilus devius Bigot, 1969: 197 (Type locality: Zaire).

Hellinsia madecasseus (Bigot, 1964) (Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010) . Paulianilus madecasseus (Bigot, 1964) (Gielis, 2003, 2011).

Paulianilus lolibai Arenberger, 2011: 279 (Type locality: Southern Sudan). Syn. nov.

Material examined: 6 ex. Nkhorongo, 7.05.2009, 1 ♂ 22.05.2009, 5 ex. 8.07.2009, 2 ex. 21.08.2009, 1 ♀ 5.05.2011, 1 ♂ 29.05.2011, 2 ♂ 11.06.2011, R. Murphy; 1 ♀ Uzuzu Hill, 17– 18.04.2011, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♂ Vwaza, 01– 02.01.2012, Kovtunovich V.

Distribution: Rep. S. Africa. Congo, Tanzania, Madagascar, Malawi, Zimbabwe. New for Malawi.

Note. We follow Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich (2010) by re-combining madecasseus in Hellinsia . We believe that the morphological features of Paulianilus (external structure of adults, male and female genitalia) are not distinct enough to constitute a separate genus.