Scrobipalpa murinella (Duponchel, 1843)

Lita murinella Duponchel 1843: 458 .

Gelechia culminicolella Staudinger, 1871: 306 .

Gelechia excelsa Frey, 1880: 363 .

Material examined. 2 ♂, Russia, Altai Mts, 50°16-20’N87°50-55’E, Kuraisky hrebet, 2000–2500 m, 4.vii.2001 (T. & K. Nupponen) (gen. slide 333/16, OB) (NUPP) ; 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Republic, 45 km N of Ulagan vill., Chulyshman valley, 51°01′56″N; 88°00′43″E, grassy steppe, rocks, 600 m, 26–27.vi.2019 (Šumpich) (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0941) ; 1 ♀, Russia, Tuva rep., 50°50’N 94°19’E, 2175 m, E. Tannu-Ola mts, timberline (Larix)/steppe, 17.vi.1995 (Jalava & Kullberg) (gen. slide 144/21, OB) (MZH) .

Molecular data. BIN: BOLD:AAH9720. The intraspecific average distance of the barcode region is 0.63% (n=10). The minimum distance to the nearest neighbour, unidentified Scrobipalpa from Canada (BOLD:AAG9133), is 2.68%.

Distribution. Europe (northern parts and mountains) Russia: European part, Altai, Tuva (new record), Irkutsk region (Bidzilya 2002: 69; Ponomarenko 2008: 96).