71. Maliarpha separatella (Ragonot, 1888)

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

= Anerastia pallidicosta Hampson, 1896;

= Enosima vectiferella Ragonot & Hampson, 1901 .

Material: 131 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 13.09.– 17.11.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al. (SMNH).

Distribution: Palaeotropical. In Africa: Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Oriental: China, India, Myanmar (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Larvae feed on various grasses, including Poaceae: Andropogon tectorum Schumach. & Thonn., Oryza sp., Saccharum sp., Sorghum sp. Zea mays L. Known as African white stemborer—this species is a pest of many crops, especially—sugar cane (Wikipedia 2018).