Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990

Kaila, Lauri, 2009, Notes on the genus Perittia of the West Palaearctic region with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae), Zootaxa 2230, pp. 16-28 : 26

Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990

( Figs. 11 , 21 )

Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990: 76

Uzbekistan 39°44`17``N 68°17`34``E Jizzax distr., Marhgusor Mts. nr. Besh-Kuvi village, 1400 m, 8.V. 2008, 2 3, K. Nupponen & R. Haverinen leg. (L. Kaila prep. 5074, 5075, Coll’s. Nupponen & MZH).

Remarks. This little known species was previously known only from the holotype, from Tadzhikistan ( Sruoga 1990). No image of the external appearance of this species has been published before ( Fig. 11 ). The species is new to Uzbekistan.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 11. External appearance of Perittia species. Fig. 7. P. karadaghella 3 (Turkey); Fig. 8. P. m i n i t a u re l l a sp. n. 3 holotype (Greece: Crete); Fig. 9. P. r a v i d a sp. n. 3 holotype; Fig. 10. P. ravida sp. n. 3 paratype (Turkey: Aksehir region); Fig. 11. P. biloba 3 (Uzbekistan: Jizzax region).

FIGURES 20 - 21. Male genitalia of Perittia species. Fig. 20. P. r a v i d a sp. n. Paratype (L. Kaila prep. 3190); Fig. 21. P. biloba (Uzbekistan: Jizzax region, L. Kaila prep. 5074).