Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)

Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 1♂, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE) BEZENGI, 15.VII.1989. GEN PREP. VS348; 2♂, Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), H= 2200 m, 18–19.vii.1989, Zagulyaev leg. Gen . prep. VS366, VS367; Gruziya (Georgia), Lagodekhskii zapovednik ( Nature Reserve), 2200 m: 1♂, 3.vii.1986; 9♂, 4.vii.1986. Gen. prep. VS338, VS339; 1♂, 16.vii.1986; 2♂, 17.vii.1986, Sinev leg. (ZIN).

Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE AND ALSO RECORDED fROM TRANSBAIKALIA AND REPUBLIC Of BURYATIA IN ASIAN PART Of RUSSIA (KAILA 2007).

Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.