Scrobipalpa marmorella Povolný, 1969

Figs 35, 95, 142

Scrobipalpa marmorella Povolný, 1969: 14 .

Material examined. 5 ♂, 2 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach Distr., Chagan-Uzun env., Krasnaya Gorka hill, 50°05′00″N; 88°25′15″E, rocky steppe, 1870 m, 29.vi.2015 (Šumpich) (gen. slides 229/ 20♂, 179/ 21♂, 180/ 21♀, 307/ 21♀, OB) (Barcodes NMPC-LEP-0582, NMPC-LEP-0613, NMPC-LEP-1087) ; 1 ♂, same data as for preceding but 23.vii.2017 (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0920); 9 ♂, same data as for preceding but 1–3.vii.2019 (Barcode NMPC-LEP- 0612) (all NMPC); 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Russia, Altai, Kosh-Agatch 15 km S, Dzhalgyz-Tobe Mt., 1800 m, 8.viii.2000 (Bidzilya) (gen. slides 136/07 ♂, 138/07 ♂, 362/ 16♀, 241/ 19♀, OB) (ZMKU) ; 2 ♂, Tuva Republic, 50°40′N 92°58′E, 750 m, L. Ubsa-Noor, shore mead./ Nanophyton steppe, 15.vi.1995 (Jalava & Kullberg) (gen. slide 322/16, OB) (all MZH) . 1 ♂, Tajikistan, E Pamir Mts, 38°06′40′′N 74°15′49′′E, Mynkhadzhyr, 3950–4000 m, 22.vii.2013 (Nupponen & Heverinen) (gen. slide 385/16, OB) (NUPP) .

Molecular data. BIN: BOLD:AEK6015. The intraspecific average distance of the barcode region is 0.0 % (n=11). The minimum distance to the nearest neighbour, an unidentified Scrobipalpa from Tajikistan (BIN: BOLD: AEC7919), is 3.04%.

Distribution. Russia: Altai, Tuva (Bidzilya et al. 2002; Bidzilya 2009); Mongolia (Povolný 1969), Tajikistan (new record).

Remarks. Although we have no new faunistic records of S. marmorella, we include the species in the list to illustrate the differences from the closely similar S. truncata and S. inexplictata sp. nov.