A review of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region Author Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-19 5070 1 1 83 journal article 2814 10.11646/zootaxa.5070.1.1 1f9abb22-5370-4d38-bcd1-5595a8ec8e59 1175-5326 5712529 C503CE0D-7175-4D9C-8FF6-85A046A872B3 Scrobipalpa phelotris ( Meyrick, 1909 ) Figs 46 , 117 Gelechia phelotris Meyrick, 1909: 371 . Scrobipalpa phelotris ( Meyrick, 1909 ) — Janse 1960: 237 , pl. 28f, pl. 42b. Remarks . The species was described from a single male collected in Kimberly “ Cape colony, Kimberly, in August (Captain Barrett-Hamilton), one specimen ” ( Meyrick 1909: 371 ) (SAM). I was not able to get in contact with curator of Lepidoptera in SAM to study the holotype . However, as far as I can judge from the original description ( Meyrick 1909: 371 ) and redescription of the species in Janse (1960: 237 , pl. 28f, pl. 42b), S. phelotris is a large (wingspan 21 mm ), narrow-winged, uniformly fuscous-grey species without forewing markings. Based on the photograph of the male genitalia of the holotype ( Janse 1960 : pl. 42b), S. phelotris may be placed provisionally near S. typica sp. nov. The species is somewhat similar externally to S. wieseri sp. nov. in having a nearly uniformly coloured, elongated forewing forewing. Distribution . South Africa .