19. Antigastra catalaunalis (Duponchel, 1833)

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

= Antigastra catalaunalis ab. sionensis Caradja, 1929;

= Botys venosalis Walker, 1866 .

Material: 3 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 02– 21.02.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al., 5 ex. same data except the date 12– 19.11.2014 (SMNH) .

Distribution: Cosmopolitan. In Africa: Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Namibia, Oman, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Australasia: Australia; Nearctic: U.S. A.; Oriental: India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, South Europe, Syria (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Pedaliaceae: Sesamum angolense Welw, S. calycinum subsp. angustifolium (Oliv.) Ihlenf. & Seidenst., S. indicum L.; Plantaginaceae: Anarrhinum fruticosum subsp. brevifolium (Coss. & Kralik) D. A.Sutton, Linaria fruticosa Desf.; Poaceae: Panicum maximum Jacq.; Solanaceae: Solanum sp.; Verbenaceae: Duranta erecta L. (Goff 2018).