18. Cryptolectica capnodecta Vári, 1961

(Figs 13, 38, 71)

Cryptolectica capnodecta Vári, 1961: 179

Material. 1♂ South Africa, Limpopo, Hoedspruit, Magalieskop farm, mn 22/xi/2014, em 08/xii/2014, (rearing: M943b), A. & I. Sharp leg., CLV7576, slide TRB4455 ♂ .

Biology. Host plant previously unknown. Here we describe it for the first time reared on Syzygium cordatum (Hochst.) ( Myrtaceae) (Fig. 71).

Distribution. South Africa (Mpumalanga). New finding for Limpopo.

DNA barcodes. DNA amplification of the specimen failed (SOURE 020-19).

Remarks. This species is known only for the holotype. The collected specimen shows the following differences: forewing pattern with longer dorsal white line (Fig. 13), ending at height of the costal strigula; male genitalia (Fig. 38) with apex of valva more rounded than in the Vári’s drawing (1961); tegumen with a row of short bristles ventrally, not “..finely haired ventrally…” as mentioned in the original description (Vári 1961: 180); phallus with a bundle of many needle-shaped short cornuti. Hence, this specimen is placed here with some reservation suggesting further verification on the variability of this species.