The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species
Sruoga, Virginijus
Sinev, Sergey Yu.
Rocienė, Agnė
Zootaxa
2017
2017-10-25
4338
2
241
262
38WRT
Zeller, 1847
Zeller
1847
[151,605,1677,1704]
Insecta
Elachistidae
Elachista
Animalia
Lepidoptera
11
252
Arthropoda
species
contaminatella
Material examined.1♂, 1♀, KRASNODARSKII KR.[AI] TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, bereg limana (coast of firth) Tsokur, 13.vii.2003, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS455, 457; 1♂, Krasnodarskii KR.[AI] TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) S.[ELA] (VILLAGE) VESELOVKA, BEREG LIMANA (COAST of firth) Tsokur, 16.v.2003, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS456; 1♂, Azerb.[aijan], Khachmasskii r-n (district), S.[ELO] (VILLAGE) KUSARCHAY, 03.VI.1964, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS369 (ZIN).
Distribution.CANARY ISLANDS ( KLIMESH 1990), SOUTH EUROPE ( PARENTI 1996), SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003), TURKMENISTAN( SRUOGA 1990, AS Biselachista spinigera SRUOGA, 1990).
Remarks.THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.