9. Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859)

Synonymy follows Nuss et al. (2003 –2018):

= Sceliodes nodiferalis Gaede, 1917 .

Material: 2 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 0 2.10.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al. (SMNH).

Distribution: Palaeotropical. In Africa: Botswana, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins, 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Australasia: Australia; Oriental: India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Iran (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Poaceae: Oryza sativa L., Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br., Sorghum species Zea mays L. (Wikipedia 2018).