Perittia piperatella ( Staudinger, 1859 )

Kaila, Lauri, 2019, An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae), Zootaxa 4632 (1), pp. 1-231 : 148

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4632.1.1
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scientific name	Perittia piperatella ( Staudinger, 1859 )
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Perittia piperatella ( Staudinger, 1859) View in CoL

Elachista piperatella Staudinger, 1859: 256 View in CoL . Type locality: Spain, Granada ( Staudinger 1859: 256). Lectotype ♂ designated by Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a: 5), in ZMHB.

Perittia piperatella: Kaila (1999a: 163) View in CoL .

Mendesia joannisiella Mendes, 1909: 65 View in CoL . Type locality: Portugal, Beira Baixa, Serra da Guardunha ( Mendes 1909: 65). Lectotype ♂ designated by Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a: 5), in NHMUK. Synonymized by Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a: 5).

Polymetis piperatella: Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a: 5) .

Mendesia piperatella: Traugott-Olsen (1995a: 161) .

‡ Mendesia joanisiella ; misspelling ( Traugott-Olsen 1995a: 161).

Distribution: Palearctic. Portugal, Spain.

Larval host plant(s): Cistus ladanifer L. ( Cistaceae ) ( Mendes 1909).

Figs.: Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen (1978a), Traugott-Olsen (1995a).