Cerodontha (Cerodontha) heringiella Spencer, 1961b

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Cerodontha (Cerodontha) heringiella Spencer, 1961b: 422 .

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah, (NMWC); 1♂, 1♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Menhel, 24.vii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC; ENRC). ETHIOPIA: 2♂, Oromia province Ziway, ILRI, 16.50m, 21–23.ii.2005, M.R. Wilson (NMWC); 1♂, Debre Zeit, 21–23.ii.2005, M.R. Wilson (NMWC). KENYA: 1♂, Kasarani, 10–11.vii.1989, swept savannah, J.W. Ismay; 1♂, Limuru, 12iv.1983, K.A. Spencer. UGANDA: 1♂, Serere, 2.x.1972, J.L. Overman (NMWC). YEMEN: 1♂, Sana’a, iv.1992, A. van Harten (NMWC); 1♂, ar-Rujum, Malaise trap, 16.x.2000 – 15.1.2001, A. van Harten & A.M. Hager (NMWC); 3♂, same data but 15.iv. 1992.

Distribution. Previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Deeming (2006). New for the fauna of Uganda. It was described from Ethiopia and was further recorded from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Yemen (Cogan 1980; Černý & von Tschirnhaus 2014).

Host remarks. It is unknown.