Tyrictaca mesatma (Meyrick, 1926)

“ Tinthia mesatma, n. sp. ” — Meyrick 1926: 269. Type locality: “ Bihar, Pusa, ...” [= India: Bihar, Samastipur district, Pusa] .

Holotype ♂ (BMNH).

Literature. Gaede 1933: 798 ( Tinthia mesatma); Heppner & Duckworth 1981: 21 ( Tinthia mesatma); Pühringer & Kallies 2004: 7 ( Ceratocorema mesatma); Kallies 2020: 11, 12 ( Tyrictaca mesatma); Arita et al. 2021: 9, 58, figs 27a–b ( Tinthia mesatma); Pühringer & Kallies 2021 ( Tyrictaca mesatma).

Flight period. Unknown.

Host plant. Unknown. The holotype was collected when it was at rest on leaf of Pontiana ( Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. ( Fabaceae).

Distribution. It is only known from the type locality in the state of Bihar in North-eastern India.

Remarks. The female is unknown and the male genitalia have not yet been investigated.