Scrobipalpa superstes Povolný, 1977

Scrobipalpa superstes Povolný, 1977 —Acta ent. bohemoslov. 74: 189, figs. 10-14, 31.

Records. Povolný 1972: 189 as Scrobipalpa otregata (misidentification).

Material examined. Paratype of Scrobipalpa otregata ♀, Jordanbrucke, 10.iv.1930 (gen. slide A.808); Paratype: 1 ♀, Jordanbrucke bei Jericho, 10.iv.1930; PT, 29.iv.1930, Lichtfang (gen. slide A. 827) (all SMNK) .

Additional material. 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 76 exx, Greece, Lesvos, 7 km E Skala Kallonis, salt pans, 1 m, 15.x.2008 (Kaila & Kullberg) (genitalia slides Karsholt 5208, 5210, 5211, 5213) (MZH, ZMUC) .

Distribution. Portugal, Spain, Italy (Sardinia, Sicily) (Huemer & Karsholt (2010: 115), Greece (Lesvos) (new record), Israel (new record).

Remarks We were able to examine a large series from the Greece Island of Lesvos, which fits S. superstes both in genitalia and in DNA barcode (M. Mutanen in litt.).