Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988

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Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988: 309 .

Material studied. Type material. Holotype ♂ labelled: 10.7.1975, Marokko. Hoher Atlas, 4 km östl. Oukaim’den, 2200 m. F. Kasy leg.; Holotype [rounded with red margin]; Elachista triseriatella Stt. det. U. Parenti; prep. gen. n. 2723 U. Parenti ♂; Elachista oukaimdensis [sic] det. E. Traugott-Olsen; DNA sample 16866 Lepid. Phyl. (NHMW). Other material. Spain: 10 km NNW Albatera, 450 m, 15. V.2009, 1 ♂, J. Tabell leg., L. Kaila prep. 5496, DNA sample 21432 (MZH); Alicante, route 8 km N of Albatera env., 300 m, 27. IV.2009, 1 ♂, Z. Tokár leg., DNA sample 19992 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tokár); 3 km SW Miguel de Salinas, 23. IV.2009, 3 ♂, J. Tabell leg., L. Kaila prep. 5497, DNA sample 21433 Lepid. Phyl. (MZH, Coll. Tabell), 16. IV.2009, 5 ♂, J. Tabell prep. 4443 (Coll. Tabell); 23. IV.2009, 10 ♂, Tabell prep. 4321, 4405, 4413, 4444 (Coll. Tabell); 8. V.2009, 1 ♀, Tabell prep. 4435 (Coll. Tabell); San Miguel de Salinas 3 km E, 18. IV.2009, 11 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Tabell leg. & Coll., Tabell prep. 4436, 4442, 4447, 4594, DNA sample 0 5587 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tabell); 1. V.2009, 4 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Tabell prep. 4296, 4412, 4438, 4445, DNA samples 0 5568, 0 5585 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tabell); 7. V.2009, 3 ♂, J. Tabell prep. 4313, 4427–8, DNA sample 0 5584 (Coll. Tabell); Alicante, 11 km NNW Albatera, 500 m, 12. V.2009, 1 ♂, J. Tabell leg. & Coll., J. Tabell prep. 4377, DNA sample 0 5569 Lepid. Phyl.; 10 km NNW Albatera, 450 m, 15. V.2009, 1 ♂, Tabell prep. 4318 (Coll. Tabell); 7 km NNW Albatera, 200 m, Lygeum spartum, 16.III.2010, em. 10. IV.2010, 1 ♂, Tabell prep. 4674 (Coll. Tabell); Murcia, Sierra Espuña, 1400 m, 3. IX.2000, 1 ♂, H. W. v.d. Wolf leg., L. Kaila prep. 3921 (MZH); Prov. Granada, Sierra Alfacar, 1300 m, 20. IX.1973, 2 ♂, M. u. W. Glaser leg., L. Kaila prep. 5818, 5820 (SMNK).

Diagnosis. E. oukaimedenensis is externally similar to many other species of the E. dispunctella complex. The male genitalia are closest to those of E. elsaella, but the juxta lobes are well developed in E. elsaella, whereas they are almost entirely reduced in E. oukaimedenensis . The female genitalia are characteristic, with broad sclerotizations laterad of ostium bursae. Only the female of E. triseriatella has such sclerotizations, but they are much narrower than in E. oukaimedenensis .

Biology. Host plant of larva is Lygeum spartum .

Distribution. Spain, Morocco.

Remarks. E. oukaimedenensis is referred to as OTU 1 in Mutanen et al. (2015).