Descriptions of two new species of the family Scythrididae from Europe (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)

Two new species of the family Scythrididae are described from Europe: Scythris spiniferella Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from Southern Spain, and Scythris rowecki Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from the Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. The former taxon belongs to the schleichiella species-group...

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Main Authors: K. Nupponen, N. Savenkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2019-09-01
Series:SHILAP
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/518
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Summary:Two new species of the family Scythrididae are described from Europe: Scythris spiniferella Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from Southern Spain, and Scythris rowecki Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from the Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. The former taxon belongs to the schleichiella species-group, and the latter one is related to the canescens species-group s. l. The external appearance of the adult and the genitalia of the new species are illustrated.
ISSN:2340-4078