Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902)

Lita nitentella Fuchs 1902: 324 .

Phthorimaea seminella Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935: 97 .

Material examined. 1 ♂, Russia, Buryatia, 51°40’N 107°20’E, Barguzin valley, 35 km SW Ulan-Ude, 700 m, steppe hill, 17.vii.1996 (Jalava & Kullberg) (gen. slide 318/16, OB) (MZH) ; 1 ♂, Russia, S-Buryatia, 51°28’N 106°33’E, 600 m, Gusinoozersk vill., 5 km NNE lake Solyonoe, salt marsh/steppe, 26.vi.2002 (Nupponen) (gen. slide 343/16, OB) (NUPP) .

Molecular data. BIN: BOLD:AAE9842. The intraspecific average distance of the barcode region is 0.42% (n=10). The minimum distance to the nearest neighbour, an unidentified species of Scrobipalpa from North America (BIN: BOLD:AAG9139), is 4.99%. No barcode available for specimens from Siberia.

Distribution. Europe, Tunisia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia: south of European part, southern Ural, Buryatia (new record), Zabaikalskiy krai; Afghanistan, Mongolia, China: Qinghai, Xinjiang (Povolný 2001: 205; Ponomarenko 2008: 97; Bidzilya & Li 2010: 6; Huemer & Karsholt 2010: 156).