16. Acrocercops syzygiena Vári, 1961

(Figs 11, 68–69)

Acrocercops syzygiena, Vári, 1961: 156 .

Material. 1♀, South Africa, Gauteng, Tshwane, 25°35’13.2”S, 28°25’44.4”E, 1270 m, mn 08/iv/2014, pup 22/ iv/2014, (rearing: M1459), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7557, SOURE001-19, slide TRB4366♀ .

Biology. Vári (1961) described the biology of A. syzygiena on Syzygium cordatum (Hochst.) . Here we present a new host plant record on S. guineense Wall. ( Myrtaceae) (Figs 68-69).

Distribution. South Africa (Limpopo).

DNA barcodes. One single barcode on its own BIN BOLD:AEC2932. The sequence is very divergent to any Gracillariid sequence present in BOLD with 10.56% to the nearest match (Table S1).

Remarks. Male and female genitalia of syzygiena, figured by Vári (1961), are not related with any known genus. Pending further material for a detailed phylogenetic analysis, this species is left in Acrocercops .