60. Stemorrhages sericea (Drury, 1773)

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

= Botys thalassinalis Boisduval, 1833b;

= Geometra laterata Fabriсius, 1794;

= Margarodes beryllalis Guenée, 1854;

= Margarodes sericeolalis Guenée, 1862;

= Margaronia congradalis Hübner, 1825;

= Phalaena polita Cramer, 1777 .

Material: 40 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 06.07.– 15.08.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al. (SMNH).

Distribution: Afrotropical. Angola, Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, São Tomé & Principe, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record).

Host-plants: Rubiaceae: Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis, Apocynaceae: Nerium oleander L., Tabernanthe iboga Baill., Tabernaemontana persicariifolia Jacq., T. divaricata (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Arecaceae: Raphia sp., Podocarpaceae: Afrocarpus usambarensis (Pilg.) C.N.Page (De Prins & De Prins 2018; Goff 2018).