424. Syntozyga ephippias (Meyrick, 1907)

Chrosis ephippias Meyrick, 1907; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 731.

TL: Ceylon [= Sri Lanka], Puttalan/Maskeliya; India, Bombay.

Distribution: India (Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab); Republic of Mauritius (Rodrigues); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Africa (?) (Diakonoff, 1973; Rose et al. 2005; Pinkaew 2006).

Host: Recorded larval host include Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) and Bambusa sp. ( Poaceae) (Fletcher 1932; Robinson et al. 2001).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Diakonoff 1973: 646, pl. 1, fig. 9; Rose et al. 2005: 272).