Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867)

Schoenobius niloticus Zeller, 1867 . Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., (3)5: 462, pl. 24, fig. 2. Type locality: Egypt.

Schoenobius alpherakii Strand, 1874 . Stett. Ent. Zeit.,: 97; Caradja, 1925. Mem. Sect. Stiint. Acad. Rom., (3) 3: 301. Type locality: Russia.

Schoenobius vescerellus Chrétien, 1910 . Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1910: 368.

Schoenobius argophthalmus Meyrick, 1933 . Exot. Microlepid., 4 (12): 377.

Donacaula niloticus: Speidel, 2005 . Pyraloidea I, Microlepidoptera of Europe, 4: 119.

Description. Forewing pale ochreous in both sexes; male with a dark brown line from costal margin to centre of wing, running parallel to outer margin; female with a white discocellulares spot and a relatively blunt apex. In male genitalia, subteguminal process reduced; juxta pyriform, apex raised and slightly elongated.

Material examined. None.

Distribution. China (Gansu); Russia, Europe, Egypt.

Remarks. This species was recorded in Gansu Province (Kan-su) by Caradja (1925) (reported as Schoenobius alpherakii). There is no further information until now. We did not find the species in our collection. Our description is mainly based on Speidel (2005).