Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1852)

Scirpophaga virginea Zeller, 1852 . Lepid. Microptera Caffr.: 67; Zeller, 1863. Mon. Chil. & Cramb., 1863: 2. Type locality: South Africa, Natal .

Crambus multivagellus Swinhoe, 1886 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1886: 462. Type locality: India.

Patissa virginea: Hampson, 1895 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1895: 911; Hampson, 1896. Fauna Brit. Ind. Moths, 4: 45; Shibuya, 1928. J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Univ., 22(1): 59; Lewvanich, 1981. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), 42: 189.

Description. Length of labial palpi about the diameter of compound eyes. Forewing pure white, sometimes with a black speck at the upper angle of cell.

Distribution. China (Taiwan); India, Sri Lanka, S. Africa.

Remarks. The species was recorded in Taiwan by Shibuya (1928). We did not get any materials except an adult figure of the type material from BMNH.