| Title |
On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species / |
| Authors |
Kaila, Lauri ; Nupponen, Kari ; Sruoga, Virginijus |
| DOI |
10.3897/nl.48.142483 |
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| Is Part of |
Nota Lepidopterologica.. Sofia : Pensoft Publishers. 2025, vol. 48, p. 103-136.. ISSN 0342-7536. eISSN 2367-5365 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Lepidoptera ; new species ; taxonomy |
| Abstract [eng] |
The species of the Elachista bedellella group with their male genitalia similar with those of E. graeca Parenti, 2002 and E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 are treated. The species share the presence of a cornutus in the male vesica. We restrict species here treated further by the shape of the juxta lobes. The species assemblage considered here apparently does not form a monophylum. The rationale is to narrow down the large group of unrevised species to more manageable units using distinctive characters. Known and named species close to the ones treated here are included in the diagnoses. Twelve species are here treated in detail, five of which are described as new: Elachista belona Kaila & Sruoga, sp. nov. (Russia: Tuva), E. granicorna Kaila & Sruoga, sp. nov. (Tajikistan), E. lagotara Kaila & Sruoga, sp. nov. (Turkmenistan), E. phantasma Kaila & Sruoga, sp. nov. (Kyrgyzstan) and E. scolopsa Kaila & Sruoga, sp. nov. (Lebanon). The females of E. multipunctata Sruoga, 1990, E. graeca Parenti and E. derbendi Parenti, 1981 are described for the first time. |
| Published |
Sofia : Pensoft Publishers |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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