| Higher taxa: | Crambidae (family)/ 
                
                
                Spilomelinae (subfamily)/ 
                
                
                Margaroniini (tribe)/ 
                
                
                
                Ancalidia (genus)/ | 
                | Status: | Synonym
                , the accepted name is Cirrhochrista | 
                | Authorship: | Joannis, 1932 | 
                | Citation: | Ancalidia, nov. | 
                
                    | Taxon remarks: | Type species: Ancalidia nivea de Joannis, 1932. Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes: 448. By original designation and monotypy. Synonymized by P. Viette (1990: 23). | 
                
                
                    | Publication: | Joannis J. de 1932b. Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes. | 
                    | Journal: | — | 
                    | Volume: |  | 
                    | Issue: |  | 
                    | Pagination: | 446–447 |