 
  | Higher taxa: | Gelechiidae (family)/ Gelechiinae (subfamily)/ Gnorimoschemini (tribe)/ Megalocypha (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Synonym , the accepted name is Microlechia | 
| Authorship: | Janse, 1960 | 
| Citation: | Megalocypha, gen. nov. | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Megalocypha polioptera Janse, 1960. The moths of South Africa. Gelechiadae 6(2): 197; pls 81d, 98h, 93a, b, 102. By original designation and monotypy. Synonymized by P. Huemer & O. Karsholt (2010: 225). | 
| Publication: | Janse A. J. T. 1960. The Moths of South Africa. VI. Gelechiadae. | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 6 | 
| Issue: | 2 | 
| Pagination: | 196–197 |