Ephysteris cretigena (Meyrick, 1914) comb. nov.

Phthorimaea cretigena Meyrick, 1914: 191 .

Scrobipalpa cretigena (Meyrick, 1914) — Janse 1951: 204, pl. 91, fig. 4, pl. 94, fig. 4, pl. 99, fig. 4.

Remarks. Phthorimaea cretigena was described from a single female holotype collected in Pretoria. The genitalia of the species justify its assignment to the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 .