Isophrictis magna (Amsel, 1935)

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Paltodora striatella magna Amsel, 1935 —Veröff. dt. Kol. Übersee-Mus. 1 (2): 265.

Records. Stainton 1867: 46 ( striatella); Amsel 1935c: 265; Amsel 1936: pl. 15, fig. 28–31; Bodenheimer 1937: 101 ( Isophrictis striatella magna); Povolný 1983: 142, figs 21, 22.

Material examined. Lectotype of Paltodora striatella magna ♂, Kirjat Anawim, Jerusalem, 28.iii.1930 (Amsel) (gen. slide Ams. 5444) (SMNK) . Paralectotypes of magna, 4 ♂, 2 ♀, same data (gen. slide 58/08 ♂; 145/ 17♀, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♂, Ramalah, Jerusalem, 21.iv.1930 (gen. slide 147/17, O. Bidzilya) (Amsel) (all SMNK) .

Distribution. Israel; possibly also Greece (Crete) (Huemer & Karsholt 2017: 174).

Remarks. Paltodora striatella magna was described from a series of both sexes collected in the vicinity of Jerusalem. Based on study of type material, Povolný (1983) showed that magna is a separate species that differs from I. striatella, I. anthemidella (Wocke, 1871) and some other species of Isophrictis . However, the status of magna is rather questionable as the genus is in need of revision.