identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7.text	0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista afghana Parenti 1981	<div><p>Elachista afghana Parenti, 1981</p><p>Figs 1, 31</p><p>Elachista afghana Parenti, 1981: 54. Type locality: Afghanistan: Paghman.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. AFGHANISTAN • ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=68.71&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.62" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 68.71/lat 35.62)">Paghman</a>, 30 km NW Kabul; 35.62 ° N, 68.71 ° E; 20–22 Jul. 1963; Kasy &amp; Vartian leg.; prep. U. Parenti 1047, Mus. Vind. 11055; NHMW.</p><p>Paratype. Slides: AFGHANISTAN • ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=67.23&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 67.23/lat 34.85)">Band-e-Amir</a>, 3000 m; 34.85 ° N, 67.23 ° E; Gen. prep. U. Parenti 967; wing prep. A. 17.7. 86 E. Traugott-Olsen, from the same specimen, Kasy &amp; Vartian leg., Mus. Vind. 11105; NHMW. Specimen not available for study  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. afghana is a large and lightly-coloured species with indistinct forewing markings. In male genitalia, it closely resembles  E. multipunctata . The main differences between these two species are: 1) the incision separating the uncus lobes is short, approximately 0.5 the length of the uncus, whereas it is approximately 0.6 in  E. multipunctata; 2) the apical tooth of the cornutus is approximately 2 / 3 the length of the cornutus, while in  E. multipunctata it is approximately 1 / 2 the length of the cornutus.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 12.0 mm. Labial palpus 1.2 × diameter of head, creamy white, with some grey scales below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna creamy white; flagellum grey, weakly annulated with paler rings. Foreleg grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise off-white. Forewing white with concolorous fringe, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, forming dark grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of forewing yellowish grey with concolorous fringe, underside of hindwing pale grey.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe 1.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes half the length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos about as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally slightly convex, weakly concave beyond middle; cucullus round, weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 6 length of valva, basally narrow, distally dilated, bent to posterior direction, setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other, medially produced forming lobes somewhat longer than broad, bottom of incision between juxta lobes strongly sclerotized; median margin of lobes somewhat concave; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and broad; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with short narrow saccus strongly bent dorsad. Phallus about 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 5–6 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, distally slightly narrowed beyond prominent lateral swelling at distal third; caecum short, round; vesica with one straight or weakly bent cornutus formed as elongate tooth arising from short, sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.1–0.2 × length of phallus.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Based on the specimen available, adults fly in July.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Afghanistan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.text	C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista belona Kaila & Sruoga 2025	<div><p>Elachista belona Kaila &amp; Sruoga sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 19–20, 21–24, 42, 43, 50</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. RUSSIA • ♂; Tuva Rep., E. Tannu-Ola Mts., 1000 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=93.08&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=50.44" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 93.08/lat 50.44)">Irbitei region</a>, stony steppe slopes; 50.44 ° N, 93.08 ° E; 13–16 Jun. 1995; J. Jalava &amp; J. Kullberg leg.; L. Kaila prep. 2198; MZH.</p><p>Paratypes. RUSSIA • 1 ♂; same collecting date as in holotype; L. Kaila prep. 1646; MZH; •   4 ♂; Tuva Rep., E. Tannu-Ola Mts., 1250 m, 5 km ENE <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=94.29&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=50.45" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 94.29/lat 50.45)">Khol-Oozha</a>, steppe slopes; 50.45 ° N, 94.29 ° E; 16–19 Jun. 1995; L. Kaila prep. 1645, 2195, 2196, 2197, DNA sample 2218 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH ; •   2 ♂, 1 ♀; Tuva Rep., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=92.44&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=52.04" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 92.44/lat 52.04)">Ust-Ujuk</a>, steppe hills; 52.04 ° N, 92.44 ° E; 3–5 Jun. 1995; L. Kaila prep. 4419, DNA sample 2217 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH ; •  1 ♂, 1 ♀; 40 km N. Irkutsk, steppe slope, ad luc; 52.82 ° N, 104.41 ° E; 1–3 Jun. 1984; K. Mikkola &amp; M. Viitasaari leg.; L. Kaila prep. 2203; MZH; •   1 ♂; Buryatia, 35 km SW Ulan-Ude, 700 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.2&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=51.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.2/lat 51.4)">Ivolginsk-Taphar</a>, steppe hill; 51.40 ° N, 107.20 ° E; 7 May 1998; J. Kullberg leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3162; MZH ; •   2 ♂; Khamar-Daban Mts., 700 m, Murtoy river, 6 km NW <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=12.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 12.0/lat 13.0)">Gusinoe ozero village</a>; 51.11– 13 ° N, 106.10– 12 ° E; 19 Jun. 2002; K. Nupponen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4160, 4162, DNA sample 20848 Lepid. Phyl  .; •  3 ♂; the same locality; 27 May – 4 Jun. 2006, DNA sample 22220 Lepid. Phyl.; RCNupp, 1 ♂ MZH; •   1 ♂; SW. Buryatia, E. Sayan Mts., 1450 m, 2 km E. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.03473&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=51.67583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.03473/lat 51.67583)">Mondy village</a>, forest steppe; 51.67583 ° N, 101.03473 ° E; 13 Jun. 2002; K. Nupponen leg., L. Kaila prep. 4157, DNA sample 22219 Lepid. Phyl.; RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Chikoy valley, 550–600 m, 10 km S <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=59.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.0/lat 59.0)">Novoselengnisk village</a>, sand dunes / sandy steppe; 50.58– 59 ° N, 106.38– 40 ° E; 29 May 2006; K. Nupponen leg.; RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Altai, Kosh-Agashk region, Tjurgyny &amp; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=88.64&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=44.99" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 88.64/lat 44.99)">Ugynskogo Trakta</a>, 1500 m, ad luc; 44.99 ° N, 88.64 ° E; 7 Jul. 2001; O. Bidzilya leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4434; ZMKU  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. belona is a large species with the forewing mottled brownish grey and a more or less distinct pale spot at 1 / 3 and an irregular streak at 2 / 3 of the wing length. In the male genitalia, the median margin of the juxta is convex at an obtuse angle beyond the middle, and the rather slender phallus resembles that in  E. nolckeni . However, the uncus lobes in  E. belona are not tapered to a pointed apex as in  E. nolckeni, which well separates these two species. The female genitalia of  E. belona are highly distinctive, with a rounded and somewhat dentate signum, unlike the other species with known females treated here.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male. Wingspan 10.0–12.0 mm. Labial palpus 1.2 × diameter of head, off-white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna off-white, tegula grey; flagellum leaden grey, faintly annulated with paler grey rings. Foreleg dark grey, midleg off-white, tarsal articles grey, distally white; hindleg pale ochreous, spurs and tarsal articles pale grey. Forewing ground colour off-white, variably covered by brownish grey-tipped scales, indistinct pale spot at 1 / 3 of costa and pale fascia at about 2 / 3 wing length; these may be nearly invisible; between them often darker grey pattern; fringe concolorous, scattered with grey-tipped scales forming indistinct fringe line. Hindwing grey, fringe cream-coloured. Underside of forewing dark grey, fringe costally cream-coloured, underside of hindwing dark grey in costal third, otherwise grey, fringe pale grey, variably with yellow bases of scales.</p><p>Female. Otherwise as male, but often ochreous-coloured; annulation of flagellum more distinctive.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe long and narrow, 1.4 × as long as broad, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 × as long as uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, nearly twice as long as broad. Valva 3.4–3.7 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise almost straight, joining cucullus at a right angle, distal margin of cucullus straight, bent towards costa. Digitate process 1 / 8–1 / 6 as long as valva, distally dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other, medially produced; median margin bent at obtuse angle beyond middle; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process narrow and tapered; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum small, often with short, narrow saccus. Phallus narrow, about 0.6 × as long as valva, straight, 6–10 × as long as broad at its broadest place near apex, distally slightly narrowed beyond swelling at distal fourth; caecum somewhat elongate; vesica with one cornutus formed as stout tooth arising from indistinct sclerotized plate, about 0.15 × of the length of phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous, round, ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris slightly longer than papilla analis; apophysis anterioris almost as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae narrow, dorsal wall without scobination. Antrum short and narrow, colliculum swollen and oval-shaped, 2 / 3 as long as apophysis posterioris. Remaining part of ductus bursae narrow, membranous and joining corpus bursae without distinct border. Corpus bursae oval, with small, laterally somewhat dentate signum surrounded by wrinkled area with some internal spines.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Adults have been collected at light from early May until early July. The species inhabits different kinds of steppe slopes at elevations ranging between approximately 500–1500 m.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Russia: S. Siberia, Buryatia, Tuva.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>From the Greek: belone, f. (needle, arrowhead, dart; gar). Refers to the arrowhead-shaped cornutus. A noun in apposition.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Maximum intraspecific divergence distance (n = 5) 1.07 % (sample id’s: DNA samples 20848, 22217, 22218, 22219, 2220 Lepid. Phyl.). Nearest neighbor is  E. atrisquamosa with 5.72 % divergence.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Association of male and female is confirmed by DNA barcodes.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC.text	E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista derbendi Parenti 1981	<div><p>Elachista derbendi Parenti, 1981</p><p>Figs 25, 44, 51</p><p>Elachista derbendi Parenti, 1981: 50. Type locality: Iran, Derbend, 25 km N Teheran.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. IRAN • ♂;  Derbend, 25 km N Teheran, 2000 m; 28–30 May 1963; Kasy &amp; Vartian leg.; slide 2200 U. Parenti, Mus. Vind. 11.038 (NHMW); female slide 1004 Parenti, Mus. Vind. 11.097, conditionally identified as  E. derbendi by Parenti.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. derbendi is a large, yellowish-coloured species with a rather distinct wing pattern with two longitudinal strips. In the male genitalia,  E. derbendi is mostly similar to  E. lagotara, however,  E. derbendi clearly differs by the curved shape of the cornutus. The female genitalia of  E. derbendi can be separated from other species treated here by a combination of two characters: 1) colliculum without longitudinal folds, and 2) ductus bursae gradually widened to the corpus bursae without a distinct border.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 12.0 mm. Labial palpus 1.2 × diameter of head; labial palpus, head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel cream-coloured. Flagellum grey. Foreleg grey above with yellow rings in tarsal articles, legs otherwise pale yellow with faintly darker distal part of tibia and tarsal articles. Forewing ground colour pale yellow, basal 1 / 3 of costa narrowly grey, from middle to apex with grey scales forming two elongate, indistinctly delineated longitudinal stripes; fringe concolorous, scattered with grey-tipped scales forming indistinct fringe line. Hindwing pale grey, fringe cream-coloured. Underside of forewing yellowish grey with paler fringe, underside of hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe 2 × as long as broad, distally round, incision separating uncus lobes 0.3 × length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, nearly twice as long as broad. Valva 3.8 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally slightly bent, otherwise almost straight, joining cucullus without angle, distal margin of cucullus straight, distally round and joining distal margin without distinct limit. Length of digitate process 1 / 7 of valva, blunt, distally dilated and setose. Juxta lobes narrowly separated from each other, medially produced; median margin bent laterad; lateral margin distally straight, basally strongly concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum broad, V-shaped. Phallus parallel-sided, 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, about 5.5 × as long as broad; caecum somewhat elongate; vesica with cornutus formed as stout and curved tooth, length of cornutus about 0.1 length of phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia (with reservation of conspecificity). Papilla analis membranous, round, ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris 2 × as long as apophysis analis; apophysis anterioris almost as long as papilla analis. Ostium bursae narrow, dorsal wall without scobination. Colliculum swollen, asymmetric, 2 / 3 as long as apophysis posterioris. Remaining part of ductus bursae membranous, gradually widened, joining corpus bursae without distinct border. Corpus bursae oval, without signum, with prominent internal spines.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Adults on the wing were recorded from mid-April until late June (Parenti 1981).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Iran.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>None available.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The association of the male and female is not certain. Parenti (1981) did not include any female to the type series. However, the female characteristics of the slide available to us, with question mark identified as  E. derbendi by Parenti, match well those of related species treated here.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0.text	823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista graeca Parenti, L. Kaila 2002	<div><p>Elachista graeca Parenti, 2002</p><p>Figs 8–10, 37, 48</p><p>Elachista graeca Parenti, 2002: 150. Type locality: Greece, Itea. Holotype ♂ in MIZT (not examined).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>BULGARIA • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.767&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.748" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.767/lat 41.748)">Tuzlata</a>; 41.748 ° N, 24.767 ° E; 5 May 2002; J. Junnilainen leg.; RCJJ ; •   17 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.152&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.717" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.152/lat 41.717)">Kresna</a>; 41.717 ° N, 23.152 ° E; 31 May – 2 Jun. 2002; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 5480; RCJJ, MZH ; •  3 ♂; same locality; 31 May – 2 Jun. 2002; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3395, 3998, 3999, 4431, 4433, DNA sample 16938, 16939 Lepid Phyl.; RCJPK, MZH; •   3 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.0929&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.4741" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.0929/lat 41.4741)">Kresna Gorge, above the tunnel</a>, 250 m; 41.4741 ° N, 23.0929 ° E; 26 May 2012; J. - P. Kaitila &amp; B. Wikström leg.; DNA samples 23240, 23241, 23244 Lepid. Phyl.; RCJPK ; •   1 ♂; Struma river valley, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.153&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.755" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.153/lat 41.755)">Strubyani</a>; 41.755 ° N, 23.153 ° E; 7 May 2013; J. Junnilainen leg.; RCJJ ; •   1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.152&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.717" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.152/lat 41.717)">5 km N Kresna</a>, 600 m; 41.717 ° N, 23.152 ° E; 26 May 2010; O. Karsholt leg.; DNA sample 22111 Lepid. Phyl.; ZMUC ; •   1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=49.3911" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.15/lat 49.3911)">Ilindenci, drinking place upwards</a>; 49.3911 ° N, 23.1500 ° E; 15 May 2011 ; •  1 ♂; same locality; 18 May 2012; J. - P. Kaitila &amp; B. Wikström leg.; DNA sample 23242 Lepid. Phyl.; RCJPK, MZH .</p><p>GREECE • 1 ♂; Peloponisos, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.18&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.66" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.18/lat 37.66)">Arkadia Vitina</a>; 37.66 ° N, 22.18 ° E; 24 Jun. 1981; P. Grotenfelt leg.; L. Kaila prep 4569; MZH ; •   1 ♂; Aráchova, 10 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.598&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.465" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.598/lat 38.465)">Delfoí</a>, 1000 m; 38.465 ° N, 22.598 ° E; 3 Oct. 2000; K. Mikkola leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4538, DNA sample 20949 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH ; •   1 ♂; Macedonia, 15 km W Leptokaria, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=22.434&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.051" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 22.434/lat 40.051)">Olympos</a>, 750 m; 40.051 ° N, 22.434 ° E; 21–23 May 2001; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4103, DNA sample 16940 Lepid Phyl.; RCJJ ; •   3 ♂, 3 ♀; Macedonia, Xerolimni, 15 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.66/lat 40.3)">Kozáni</a>; 40.30 ° N, 21.66 ° E; 21–23 May 2003; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 5481; RCJJ, MZH  .</p><p>NORTH MACEDONIA • 1 ♀; Ohrid, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=20.835&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.964" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 20.835/lat 40.964)">Galičica</a>, 1400 m; 40.964 ° N, 20.835 ° E; 15 Jun. 2015; DNA sample http://tun.fi/NH.526 J. Junnilainen leg.; RCJJ  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. graeca is similar to several other  Elachista species with the forewing mottled brownish grey with indistinct pattern. The size varies from fairly small to average-sized among  Elachista spp. Among sympatric, related species  E. rudectella is similar, but it has often clearer pale markings on the forewing. In the male genitalia the very broad and large cornutus distinguishes  E. graeca from other species with more or less similar juxta lobes. The elongate uncus lobes with pointed apex are similar with those of  E. nolckeni and  E. rudectella . In  E. nolckeni the uncus lobes are more slender, and in  E. rudectella basally much wider. The cornutus is much smaller and strongly bent in  E. nolckeni, and the shape of the juxta lobes is entirely different in  E. rudectella . The female genitalia are similar to those of  E. lagotara in the longitudinal folds of broad colliculum. However, the colliculum in  E. graeca is short and bulbous compared to the long and banana-shaped colliculum in  E. lagotara .</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 7.5–11.5 mm. Labial palpus slightly longer than diameter of head, off-white above, fuscous below. Head and neck tuft off-white, tegula basally grey, distally off-white, thorax and scape of antenna off-white, sometimes intermixed with pale grey scales; flagellum grey dark grey, annulated with paler grey rings. Foreleg dark grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise off-white, tibia and tarsal articles basally variably dark grey. Forewing with basally pale and distally brownish grey scales giving a mottled appearance, and sometimes irregular pattern such as elongate, indistinct grey patch in the middle, or traces of paler costal and tornal spots near apex of wing. Fringe concolorous with forewing, with dark grey fringe line. Hindwing grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of forewing dark grey with yellow margin, underside and fringe otherwise pale grey.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe tapered towards pointed apex, 1.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.8 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.7 as long as broad. Valva 3.7 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 7 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced forming lobes a little longer than wide, base of incision between juxta lobes strongly sclerotized; median and lateral margin straight; distal margin round, with a few short setae; lateral process short and broad; lateral margin concave; median plate with dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with short narrow saccus strongly bent ventrad. Phallus about 0.6 × as long as valva, straight, 4 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, otherwise almost parallel-sided; caecum short, round; vesica with one large cornutus formed as small tooth arising from large sclerotized plate; length of cornutus 0.4 × of phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous, somewhat tapered towards nearly round apex; ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 1.5 × as long as papilla analis; apophysis anterioris gradually formed from tergum 8, basally wide, approximately 0.5 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae round, dorsal wall sclerotized. Colliculum bulbous, 4 / 5 as long as apophysis posterioris, with longitudinal folds. Remaining part of ductus bursae 3 × as long as colliculum, membranous, with small internal spines, especially towards corpus bursae. Corpus bursae oval, with small internal spines.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. The species has been collected at an elevation of 1000 m (the only reported mention). Based on collection data, the species has more than one generation per year.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia (Parenti 2002), North Macedonia (new record).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Association of male and female is confirmed by DNA barcodes. The present authors are unable to unambiguously define which is the actual type locality, as there is more than one locality called Itea in Greece. The most likely site is 38.44 ° N 22.42 ° E, Delfoí, Itéa. Some paratypes and other material examined are also from Delfoí region.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Maximum intraspecific divergence distance 0.31 % (n = 8) (DNA samples 16938, 16939, 16940, 20949, 22111, 21242, 23244 Lepid Phyl., DNA sample http://tun.fi/NH.526). Nearest neighbor is  E. atrisquamosa with 4.91 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.text	076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista granicorna Kaila & Sruoga 2025	<div><p>Elachista granicorna Kaila &amp; Sruoga sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 7, 36</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. TAJIKISTAN • ♂; W. Pamir Mts., 3000–3200 m, Devlokh Valley, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=70.4259&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.3731" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 70.4259/lat 38.3731)">Khaburabot Pass</a>; 38.3731 ° N, 70.4259 ° E; 17 Jul. 2013; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; http://tun.fi NH 476, DNA sample FinBOL 2021; Kaila prep. 6153; RCNupp, to be deposited in MZH.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. granicorna is a large and narrow-winged species; its forewings are densely mottled brownish grey without a distinct pattern. In the male genitalia, the truncated cucullus, tapered juxta lobes, and distally granulate vesica separate  E. granicorna well from the other species treated here.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Wingspan 12.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, off-white, fuscous below. Head, and neck tuft off-white, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna off-white, intermixed with brownish grey scales; flagellum grey, weakly annulated with slightly paler rings. Foreleg grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise grey. Forewing unicolorous consisting of off-white scales that are distally grey, fringe concolorous, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, and forming grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of wings grey with slight yellowish hue.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe as long as broad at its broadest point, weakly tapered towards round apex, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.6 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos shortly oval, 1.3 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa weakly convex medially, shallowly emarginated in its distal fourth; sacculus basally dilated, slightly concave in the middle, joining cucullus at a right angle, distal margin of cucullus straight, not bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 7 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes medially produced; median margin somewhat convex; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and narrow; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum short and broad, V-shaped. Phallus 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 7 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, gradually narrowed distally; caecum short; vesica with one elongate cornutus formed as long tooth arising from small irregular sclerotized plate; vesica apically with group of small granules, length of cornutus a little more than 0.1 × length of phallus.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. The only known specimen was captured at mid-July.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Tajikistan.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Adopted from the Latin words granum (seed, small kernel, pellet) and cornu, - us (horn). This refers to the somewhat horn-shaped cornutus, surrounded by the apically granulose vesica. It is adjusted to feminine gender to follow that of the generic name Elachista. A noun in apposition.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Intraspecific divergence distance N / A (n = 1) (http://tun.fi NH 476, DNA sample FinBOL 2021) Nearest neighbor is  E. atrisquamosa Staudinger, 1880 with 6.8 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.text	EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista lagotara Kaila & Sruoga 2025	<div><p>Elachista lagotara Kaila &amp; Sruoga sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 11–14, 38, 39, 49, 57, 58</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. TURKMENISTAN • ♂; Kopet Dag, 800 m, 40 km E. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.6775&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.4314" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.6775/lat 38.4314)">Garrygala</a> (Kara Kala) (Figs 57, 58); 38.4314 ° N, 56.6775 ° E; 26 Jun. 1993; V. Sruoga leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6159 (VU).</p><p>Paratypes. TURKMENISTAN • 6 ♂, 22 ♀; same collecting data as in holotype except the dates 5 May – 12 Aug. 1993; gen prep. V. Sruoga E 24 ♂, E 75 ♀, VS 153 ♀, VS 155 ♂, VS 158 ♀, VS 199 ♀; •  2 ♂; same locality; 5 Aug. 1993; R. Puplesis &amp; A. Diškus leg.; gen. prep. V. Sruoga VS 156 (VU, MZH); •   8 ♂; N. Kopet Dag, 15 km W Firyuza, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.9&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.96" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.9/lat 37.96)">Mt. Dushak</a>; 37.96 ° N, 57.90 ° E; 4–11 Jul. 1990; V. Dubatolov leg.; L. Kaila prep. 1515, 1516, 4429, 4430, 4809, 4813; SZMN, MZH  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Elachista lagotara closest resembles  E. latipenella by its very small size and similar juxta lobes. The juxta lobes are also similar in  E. derbendi which, however, is a large species and differs from all other species by the curved shape of the cornutus. The male genitalia of  E. lagotara and  E. latipenella are readily distinguished from each other by the emarginated costa of the valva, and the narrower distal part of the phallus in  E. lagotara as compared to  E. latipenella . The female genitalia are similar with those of  E. graeca by the longitudinal folds of the broad colliculum and the ductus bursae gradually widening towards the corpus bursae. However, the colliculum in  E. lagotara is much longer and banana-shaped compared to the short and bulbous colliculum in  E. graeca .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Wingspan 6.0– 7.5 mm. Labial palpus slightly longer than diameter of head, off-white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax and scape of antenna off-white, intermixed with grey-tipped scales; flagellum dark grey, annulated with paler grey rings. Foreleg dark grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise off-white, tibia and tarsal articles basally variably dark grey. Forewing ground colour off-white, variably peppered with dark-tipped scales giving a mottled appearance and in darker specimens irregular pattern such as traces of paler median fascia and costal and tornal spots near apex of wing. Fringe concolorous with forewing, with dark grey fringe line. Hindwing off-white with concolorous fringe. Underside of forewing pale yellowish grey with yellow margin, fringe pale yellowish grey; underside of hindwing and fringe pale grey.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe slightly longer than broad at its broadest point, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, nearly twice as long as broad. Valva 3.8–4 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise straight or slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 8 length of valva, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes apically tapered, widely separated from each other with V-shaped incision, medially produced; median margin somewhat convex; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum small, V-shaped. Phallus about 0.7 as long as valva, straight, 5 × as long as broad at its broadest place where it is somewhat swollen at distal 2 / 3, distally slightly narrowed beyond swelling; caecum short, round; vesica with one slightly bent cornutus formed as short tooth arising from elongate sclerotized plate, cornutus about 0.2 × as long as phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous, round, ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 1.5 × as long as papilla analis; apophysis anterioris short, approximately 1 / 3 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae wide. Colliculum banana-shaped, strongly sclerotized, as long as apophysis posterioris, with longitudinal folds. Remaining part of ductus bursae broad, membranous gradually joining corpus bursae without border, with small internal spines, especially towards corpus bursae. Corpus bursae elongate, oval, with small internal spines.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Adults fly from early May until mid-August. The collecting dates suggest the presence of two generations.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Turkmenistan.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>An adjective, composed from the Greek words lagos (hare) and otaros (large-eared). This refers to the large juxta lobes whose shape often resemble ears of a hare. A noun in apposition.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>None available.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876.text	4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista latipenella Sinev & Budashkin, L. Kaila 1991	<div><p>Elachista latipenella Sinev &amp; Budashkin, 1991</p><p>Figs 15, 16, 40</p><p>Elachista latipenella Sinev &amp; Budashkin, 1991, in Budashkin and Sinev 1991: 581. Type locality: Ukraine, Crimea, Karadag. Holotype ♂ in ZISP (illustration of habitus and genitalia examined).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. Description and images of the holotype in the original description examined.   Paratype. UKRAINE • 1 ♂; Crimea, Karadag, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.2008&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=44.9122" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.2008/lat 44.9122)">Biostantsia</a>, 44.9122 ° N, 35.2008 ° E; 3 Jul. 1986; Yu. Budashkin leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3396, MZH  .</p><p>Other material. •  10 ♂; same collecting data as in the type series except date; 10 Jun. 1987; L. Kaila prep. 3399; •  1 ♂; same data except date; 23 Jul. 1990; MZH .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. latipenella is a very small species, similar to  E. lagotara . Its labial palpus is somewhat shorter than in  E. lagotara, and the flagellum is unicolorous grey unlike in  E. lagotara . The forewings are more evenly maculated, with pale ochreous scales, rarely with some darker ones as compared to  E. lagotara . The male genitalia are also most similar to those of  E. lagotara, but the nearly straight costa of the valva and the very wide distal part of the phallus in  E. latipenella readily separate these species.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 6.0–7.0 mm. Length of labial palpus a little less than diameter of head; creamy white above, somewhat fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax and scape of antenna off-white, intermixed with grey-tipped scales; flagellum grey. Legs off-white. Forewing ground colour off-white, evenly but rather scarcely covered with pale brown scales, in distal half also with darker grey scales. Fringe concolorous with forewing, with indistinct greyish brown fringe line. Hindwing off-white with fringe concolorous, or with yellow hue. Underside of wings pale brownish grey, margins and especially along apex yellow, fringe yellowish grey.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe slightly longer than broad at its broadest point, distally round, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.8 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.7 × as long as broad. Valva 4 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa weakly convex medially, shallowly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise straight; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 7 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes apically tapered, widely separated from each other with V-shaped incision, medially produced; median margin somewhat convex; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process short; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum short and broad, V-shaped. Phallus short, about 0.5 × as long as valva, straight, 3 × as long as broad at its broadest place near apex, strongly dilated in distal part; caecum short; vesica with one straight cornutus formed as long tooth arising from smaller irregular sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.3 length of phallus.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Adults on the wing were recorded from mid-June until mid-August.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Ukraine.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>None available.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3.text	7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista multipunctata Sruoga, L. Kaila 1990	<div><p>Elachista multipunctata Sruoga, 1990</p><p>Figs 2–5, 32, 33, 47, 55, 56</p><p>Elachista multipunctata Sruoga, 1990: 79. Type locality: Tajikistan, 30 km N Dushanbe.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. TAJIKISTAN • ♂; 30 km N. Dushanbe, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=68.81811&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.80888" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 68.81811/lat 38.80888)">Kondara</a> (Fig. 55); 38.80888 ° N, 68.81811 ° E; 20 Aug. 1986; R. Puplesis leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6160; VU.</p><p>Other material.   TAJIKISTAN • 2 ♂; Zardolu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=69.17&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.49" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 69.17/lat 38.49)">NW Nurek</a>; 38.49 ° N, 69.17 ° E; 6 Aug. 1990 ; •  1 ♂, 1 ♀; 1 Jul. 1991; V. Sruoga leg.; VU; •   ♀; 30 km N. Dushanbe, 1200 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=68.81811&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.80888" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 68.81811/lat 38.80888)">Kondara</a>; 38.80888 ° N, 68.81811 ° E; 5 Jul. 1986; Puplesis leg.; VU ; •  1 ♂; same locality; 18 Jul. 1989; •  13 ♂, 6 ♀; same locality; 3 Jul. – 10 Aug. 1990; •  10 ♂, 4 ♀; same locality; 13 Jun. – 6 Jul. 1991; gen. prep. V. Sruoga 157 (♀), L. Kaila 1658 (♂); all V. Sruoga leg.; VU, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ MZH; •  1 ♂; same locality; 4 Sept. 1990; R. Noreika leg.; VU; •   1 ♂; W. Pamir Mts., 2550 m, Vanch River Valley, Pol-Mazar Village, 6 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=72.0131&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.4011" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 72.0131/lat 38.4011)">Vanch Nature Reserve</a>; 38.4011 ° N, 72.0131 ° E; 28–29 Jul. 2013; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; DNA sample FinBOL 2021, http://tun.fi/NH.472; RCNupp  .; •  1 ♂; same collection data; L. Kaila prep. 6152, DNA sample FinBOL 2021, http://tun.fi/NH.471; MZH; •  3 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data; 1 ♂ L. Kaila prep. 6156; RCNupp .</p><p>TURKMENISTAN • 1 ♂; Kugitangtau Mountains, env. Svinsovy Rudnik, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=66.29295&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.55026" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 66.29295/lat 37.55026)">Sayat</a> (Fig. 56); 37.55026 ° N, 66.29295 ° E; 29 Aug. 1990; R. Puplesis; VU  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Superficially and by male genitalia, this species is similar with  E. afghana . The identification of these species is given in the diagnosis of  E. afghana . In the female genitalia,  E. multipunctata resembles  E. graeca in its wide colliculum with longitudinal folds and oval corpus bursae. These two species can be distinguished as follows: 1) the colliculum in  E. multipunctata is as long as apophysis posterioris and gradually tapered, whereas in  E. graeca it is about 4 / 5 the length of the apophysis posterioris and bulbous; 2) the corpus bursae in  E. multipunctata with internal spines arranged in broad bands, whereas in  E. graeca the internal spines are not arranged in bands.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 9.5–12.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, white to off-white. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna white to off-white; flagellum grey. Foreleg grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise off-white. Forewing ground colour off-white with concolorous fringe, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, often darker grey pattern in middle of wing, and forming dark grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of forewing yellowish grey with concolorous fringe, underside of hindwing pale grey.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.6 × length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos about 1.5 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5–4 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally somewhat convex, slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 5 length of valva, basally narrow, distally dilated, blunt and setose, ventral margin convex. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other, medially produced forming lobes 2 × as long as broad, bottom of incision between juxta lobes strongly sclerotized; median margin of lobes somewhat concave; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and broad; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with short narrow saccus strongly bent dorsad. Phallus about 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 5–6 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, distally slightly narrowed beyond prominent lateral swelling at distal third; caecum short, round; vesica with one straight or weakly bent cornutus formed as elongate tooth arising from short, sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.1–0.2 × length of phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous with nearly round apex; ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 2 × as long as papilla analis; apophysis anterioris approximately 0.6 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae broad, round. Colliculum almost as long as apophysis posterioris, broad, 1 / 3 as wide as long, with longitudinal folds. Remaining part of ductus bursae about 1.5 × as long as colliculum, membranous, with small internal spines, especially towards corpus bursae. Corpus bursae oval, with small internal spines arranged as broad bands.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. The species has been collected at light, at elevations of 1000–3000 m from mid-June until early September. The collecting dates suggest the presence of two generations.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Intraspecific divergence distance (n = 2) 0.15 % (sample id’s: DNA sample FinBOL 2021, http://tun.fi/NH.472; DNA sample FinBOL 2021, http://tun.fi/NH.471) Nearest neighbor is  E. phantasma with 4.76 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021.text	FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista nolckeni Sulcs, L. Kaila 1992	<div><p>Elachista nolckeni Šulcs, 1992</p><p>Figs 29, 30, 46, 54</p><p>Elachista nolckeni Šulcs, 1992: 105. Type locality: Latvia, Riteri. Holotype ♂, depository not stated (not examined).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>AUSTRIA • 4 ♂; Austria inf., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=15.528&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=48.397" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 15.528/lat 48.397)">Dürnstein</a>; 48.397 ° N, 15.528 ° E; 6 Jun. 1938; J. Klimesch leg.; ZSM  .</p><p>ESTONIA • 3 ♂; Saaremaa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.3064&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=58.447" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.3064/lat 58.447)">Kogula</a>; 58.259 ° N, 22.307 ° E; 16 Jun. 1992; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 645, MZH, RCJJ ;  6 ♂; same locality; 4–6 Jul. 1994; J. Junnilainen &amp; K. Nupponen leg; MZH, RCJJ, RCNupp;   1 ♀; Saaremaa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=23.3064&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=58.447" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 23.3064/lat 58.447)">Kübassaare</a>, 58.447 ° N 23.3064 ° E; ex larva, host  Phleum phleoides, 2008; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6382; RCJJ  .</p><p>GEORGIA • 5 ♂; Great Caucasus Mts., 1870 m, by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=44.42&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.33" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 44.42/lat 42.33)">Juta Village</a>; 42.33 ° N, 44.42 ° E; 18 Jul. 2015; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; DNA sample 25479 Lepid. Phyl., DNA voucher FinBOL 2021 http://tun.fi/NH.466; DNA voucher FinBOL 2021 http://tun.fi/NH.467; MZH, RCNupp  .</p><p>ITALY • 1 ♂; Bolzano, above <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=10.3138&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=46.4043" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 10.3138/lat 46.4043)">Laatsch</a>, steep open slope, 1180 m, uvl; 46.4043 ° N, 10.3138 ° E; 10 Jul. 2004; B. Landry &amp; P. Schmitz leg.; MHN ; •   1 ♂; Bolzano, Tubre, 1500 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=10.2746&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=46.3921" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 10.2746/lat 46.3921)">Castello di Sopra</a>, afternoon; 46.3921 ° N, 10.2746 ° E; 29 Jun. 2003; Landry, Schmitz, Agassiz leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4832; MHN  .</p><p>RUSSIA • 4 ♂ 1 ♀; S. Ural, Cheliabinsk oblast, Miass,  Ilmen State reserve, 350 m; 55.01 ° N, 460.06 ° E; 26–30 Jun. 1997; J. - P. Kaitila &amp; K. Nupponen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3313; MZH, RCJJ, RCNupp ;  1 ♂; the same locality; 10 Jul 1997; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; RCJPK;  1 ♂; the same locality; 24 Jun. 2001; K. Nupponen leg.; RCNupp . •   1 ♂; Cheliabinsk oblast, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=59.03&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=53.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 59.03/lat 53.57)">Moskovo village</a>, 650 m; 53.57 ° N, 59.03 ° E; 10 Jul. 1997; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; RCJPK ; •   3 ♂; Caucasus,  Kabarnino-Balkariya Nature Reserve, 2200 m; 18–19 Jul. 1989; Zagulayev leg.; Gen prep. V. Sruoga VS 363, VS 364, VS 365; ZISP  .</p><p>SPAIN • 1 ♂; Hispania sept., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=1.13&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.41" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 1.13/lat 42.41)">Coll del Canto</a> (Sort) 1650 m; 42.41 ° N, 1.13 ° E; 5 Jul. 1992; A. Laštůvka leg.; slide A 23.1292 (ETO), [ Elachista occulta det. E. Traugott-Olsen]; ZMUC  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. nolckeni is a silky white species with yellow bands in the middle and near apex of the forewing. The wing is variably scattered with raised, black scales. As such, it is more reminiscent of species such as  E. pollinariella Zeller, 1839,  E. heringi Rebel, 1899 and  E. szocsi Parenti, 1978 in the  E. argentella group rather than species of the  E. bedellella group dealt with here. The male genitalia of  E. nolckeni have elongate, pointed uncus lobes, resembling those of  E. graeca and  E. rudectella .  E. nolckeni is readily distinguished from these species by its much smaller and curved cornutus. The male genitalia of  Elachista ohridella and  E. laurikailai closely resemble  E. nolckeni . There is, however, not a cornutus in the vesica in these species. The forewing of  E. ohridella is unicolorous cream coloured. Its genitalia are similar to those of  E. nolckeni .  E. laurikailai also differs from  E. nolckeni by the shape of the juxta lobes which are significantly shorter in this species. The female of  E. laurikailai was conditionally described by Varenne and Nel (2020) but unfortunately the genitalia dissection shown was rather unsuccessful and nearly no details can be seen from it. The illustration of female genitalia of  E. ohridella provided by Parenti (2001) is likely a misidentification, depicting a species in the  E. argentella group. Female is a little smaller than male.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 8.0–10.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, yellowish white above, variably fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna white, often with slight yellowish tinge; flagellum grey. Fore- and midleg grey, tibia and tarsal articles distally white; hindleg off-white, tarsal articles basally pale grey. Forewing ground colour silky white, with irregular yellow band in the middle and near apex, scattered with brown and black, raised scales; basal 1 / 3 of costa narrowly black; fringe concolorous, scattered with brown-tipped scales forming indistinct fringe line. Hindwing grey, fringe concolorous. Underside of forewing grey, fringe scales yellow, underside of hindwing grey, with concolorous fringe.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe tapered towards pointed apex, 2 × as long as broad at its broadest point, with few short setae distolaterally, mesial margin weakly concave beyond middle, incision separating uncus lobes deep, 0.9 × as long as uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, twice as long as broad. Valva 4 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa convex medially, shallowly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise straight; distal margin of cucullus almost straight, cucullus weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 7 as long as valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced; median margin bent at obtuse angle beyond middle; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and tapered; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum short and broad, V-shaped. Phallus about 0.6–0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 6–8 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, distally slightly narrowed beyond prominent lateral swelling at distal third; caecum short, round; vesica with one cornutus formed as short tooth arising from elongate, bent sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.1 × phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous with nearly round apex; ventrally fused with inverted Y-shaped connecting sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 1.5 × as long as papilla analis. Apophysis anterioris approximately 0.5 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae relatively narrow, round, ventral margin sclerotized. Colliculum long and broad, width almost 1 / 4 its length. Ductus bursae about 3 × as long as colliculum, narrow and membranous, with spines from middle to corpus bursae. Corpus bursae covered with two indistinct bands of small internal spines; no signum present.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Larval host plant (s):  Phleum phleoides (Baran 2002) .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia (European part, southern Ural, Caucasus), Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine (Kaila 2019).</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Maximum intraspecific divergence distance (n = 23) 1.43 % (sample id’s: BC ZSM Lep 94917; DNA voucher FinBOL 2021 http://tun.fi/NH.467, 467; DNA samples KLM Lep 15568; DNA sample 25479 Lepid. Phyl.; TLMF 11086, 12301, 12316, 12333, 14952, 16592, 19472, 15331, 15381, 15466, 16809, 18122, 18123, 18446, 18556, 23717, 26223, 27725, 27797, 33418). Nearest neighbour is  E. rosselloensis Nel &amp; Varenne, 2019 with 5.08 % divergence.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Baran (2002) gave a detailed account of identification, immature stages and ecology of  E. nolckeni .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.text	7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista phantasma Kaila & Sruoga 2025	<div><p>Elachista phantasma Kaila &amp; Sruoga sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 6, 34, 35</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. KYRGYZSTAN • ♂; Alai Mts., 3220 m, nr. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=72.32005&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.40573" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 72.32005/lat 39.40573)">Kashka-Suu village</a>; 39.40573 ° N, 72.32005 ° E; 21 Jul. 2010; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6151, DNA sample 22527 Lepid Phyl.; RCNupp, to be deposited in MZH.</p><p>Paratype. KYRGYZSTAN • 2 ♂; Alai Mts., 2820 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=72.15321&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.3529" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 72.15321/lat 39.3529)">Tengiz-Bai Pass gate</a>; 39.35290 ° N, 72.15321 ° E; 24 Jul. 2010; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6150, DNA sample 22526 Lepid Phyl.; RCNupp; MZH  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. phantasma is a large, narrow-winged species with forewings mottled ochreous grey, lacking distinct markings. In wing pattern,  E. phantasma is similar to many species treated here, but it can be most easily distinguished by the very small cornutus in the male genitalia.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Wingspan 12.5–13.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, off-white, somewhat fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, scape and pedicel of antenna white; tegula and thorax fuscous; flagellum grey. Legs ochreous white. Forewing ground colour consisting of off-white scales that are distally ochreous grey, variably in some areas less, in others more densely, fringe concolorous, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, and forming dark grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of wings grey with slight yellowish hue.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 of length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.3–1.6 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 6 as long as of valva, basally narrow, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose, ventral margin weakly convex. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced forming lobe, being 2 × as long as broad; median and lateral margin of median lobe straight, parallel-sided; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and broad; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with minute saccus. Phallus about 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 5–6 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, distally slightly narrowed beyond prominent lateral swelling at distal third and bent beyond second, smaller swelling at apical 1 / 6; caecum short, round; vesica with one very small, indistinctly delineated spine-like cornutus.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. Adults have been collected in July.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Kyrgyzstan.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>From the Greek phantasma, - tos (ghost), refers to the partly indistinct, almost ghost-like cornutus. A noun in apposition.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Intraspecific divergence distance (n = 2) 0.15 % (sample id’s: DNA sample 22526 Lepid Phyl; DNA sample 22527 Lepid. Phyl.). Nearest neighbor is  E. multipunctata with 4.76 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7.text	D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista rudectella Stainton 1851	<div><p>Elachista rudectella Stainton, 1851</p><p>Figs 26–28, 45, 52, 53</p><p>Elachista rudectella Stainton, 1851: 26. Type locality: Austria, probably Wien. Lectotype in NHMUK, designated by Traugott-Olsen and Nielsen (1977: 112); examined.</p><p>Poeciloptilia rudectella: Herrich-Schäffer (1855: 302, 311).</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>AUSTRIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=48.09" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.95/lat 48.09)">Spitzerberg</a>, 260 m; 48.09 ° N, 16.95 ° E; 30 Jun. 2007; P. Buchner leg.; L. Kaila prep 5456, DNA sample 20835 Lepid. Phyl.; L. Kaila prep. 6149; TLMF ; •   3 ♂; Austria, Hundsheim,  Spitzerberg; 18 Jul. 2011; J. Tabell leg.; Tabell prep. 4734; DNA sample 20227, 20230 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH ; •   1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=16.56&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=48.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 16.56/lat 48.05)">Trockenrasen</a>; 48.05 ° N, 16.56 ° E; 30 Jun. 2007; P. Buchner leg.; L. Kaila 6148, DNA sample 21358 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH  .</p><p>BULGARIA • 1 ♂; Sansansko Pole, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.59" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.25/lat 41.59)">Drag Dallas</a>; 41.59 ° N, 21.25 ° E; 22 Apr. 2014; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; RCJPK  .</p><p>GREECE • 1 ♂; Macedonia, 15 km W. Kozáni, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=21.66&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 21.66/lat 40.3)">Metamorfosi</a>; 40.30 ° N, 21.66 ° E; 22 May 2003; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4313; RCJPK  .</p><p>HUNGARY • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.69&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=49.6" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.69/lat 49.6)">Nyir P.</a> Kecskemét; 49.60 ° N, 19.69 ° E; 17–27 May 1939; J. Klimesch leg.; ZSM  .</p><p>ITALY • 1 ♂; Prov. Abrozzo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.117" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.742/lat 42.117)">Castèl di Ieri</a>, 550 m; 42.117 ° N, 13.742 ° E; 9–11 Jun. 2005; P. Skou leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4749; ZMUC ; •   1 ♂; Prov. Udine, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=13.028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=46.325" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 13.028/lat 46.325)">Interneppo</a>; 46.325 ° N, 13.028 ° E; 10–27 May 1968; J. Klimesch leg.; ZSM  .</p><p>KAZAKHSTAN • 3 ♂, 1 ♀; Akm., Kokch.,  Shchuchie Barmashi, 19 Jun. 1928; Filipjev leg.; ZISP  .</p><p>KYRGYZSTAN • 9 ♂; Tian-Shan Mts., 2500 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.99539&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.43764" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.99539/lat 41.43764)">Eki-Naryn</a>; 41.43764 ° N, 75.99539 ° E; 4 Aug. 2010; K. Nupponen &amp; R. Haverinen leg.; DNA samples 22542, 22544, 22545, 22547, 22566, L. Kaila prep. 5829; RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; 30 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=76.2&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 76.2/lat 41.25)">Naryn</a>, 2500 m; 41.25 ° N, 76.20 ° E; 29 Jul. 1990; L. Kaila &amp; K. Mikkola leg.; L. Kaila prep. 494; MZH ; •   1 ♂; 40 km E <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=71.29&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.21" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 71.29/lat 41.21)">Naryn</a>, 2750 m; 41.21 ° N, 71.29 ° E; 2 Aug. 1990; K. Mikkola leg.; L. Kaila prep. 495; MZH ; •   1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=75.9&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.42" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 75.9/lat 41.42)">Naryn</a>, 2600 m; 41.42 ° N, 75.90 ° E; 5 Aug. 1981; S. Sinev leg.; ZISP  .</p><p>RUSSIA • 2 ♂; S. Ural, Cheliabinsk oblast, 350 m, Arkaim reserve near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=59.34&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=52.39" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 59.34/lat 52.39)">Amurskii village</a>, Arkaim; 52.39 ° N, 59.34 ° E; 9 Jul. 1997; K. Nupponen &amp; J. Junnilainen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3329, 5332; MZH, RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Orenburg oblast, 350 m, 20 km S Mednogorsk, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.37&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=51.13" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.37/lat 51.13)">Kidriasovo village</a>; 51.13 ° N, 57.37 ° E; 16 Jun. 1999; T. &amp; K. Nupponen leg.; RCNupp  .; •   2 ♂; Cheliabinsk oblast, 650 m, near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=59.03&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=53.57" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 59.03/lat 53.57)">Moskovo village</a>; 53.57 ° N, 59.03 ° E; 22 May 1996; K. Nupponen, J. - P. Kaitila, J. Junnilainen &amp; M. Ahola leg. ;  7 ♂; same locality; 10 Jul. 1997; K. Nupponen &amp; J. Junnilainen leg.;  1 ♂; same locality; J. - P. Kaitila leg.; MZH, RCJJ, RCJPK, RCNupp.; •   3 ♂; Cheliabinsk oblast, 250 m, Troizkii reserve near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.12&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=53.59" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.12/lat 53.59)">Berlin village</a>; 53.59 ° N, 61.12 ° E; 30 Jun. – 2 Jul. 1997; K. Nupponen &amp; J. Junnilainen leg.; RCJJ, RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Bashkiria, 450 m, Sakmara river near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.43&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=51.54" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.43/lat 51.54)">Janty-shevo village</a>, 51.54 ° N, 57.43 ° E; 21 Jun. 1996; K. Nupponen, J. - P. Kaitila, J. Junnilainen &amp; M. Ahola leg.; RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Orenburg oblast, 170–230 m, Pokrovka village 20 km S, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=28.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 28.0/lat 45.0)">Schibendy valley</a>; 50.40– 45 ° N, 54.26– 28 ° E; 3–7 Jun. 1998; J. Junnilainen leg.; RCJJ ; •   4 ♂; Orenburg distr. Orenburgskij Nat. Pk., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.18&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=51.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.18/lat 51.84)">Burtinskiy steppe</a>; 51.84 ° N, 55.18 ° E; 12–17 Jun. 2001; J. Kullberg &amp; M. Zalewski leg.; L. Kaila prep. 3561, 3564; MZH ; •   1 ♂; Altai Mts., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.0&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.0" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.0/lat 16.0)">Kuraiskaya step</a>, 1500–1700 m; 50.14– 16 ° N, 87.50– 55 ° E; 25 Jun. 2000; T. &amp; K. Nupponen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4152; RCNupp  .; •   1 ♂; Tuva rep., 20 km S. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.44&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=50.21" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.44/lat 50.21)">Mugur-Aksyi</a>, 2150 m; 50.21 ° N, 90.44 ° E; 1–3 Jul. 2001; P. Ustjuzhanin leg.; L. Kaila prep. 4435; ZMKU ; •   11 ♂; Altai Mts., Katun valley, 10 km W <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=86.041&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=50.176" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 86.041/lat 50.176)">Katanda</a>, 1200 m; 50.176 ° N, 86.041 ° E; 15–27 Jul. 1983; exp. Mikkola, Hippa &amp; Jalava leg.; L. Kaila prep. 364, 365, 369, 6155; MZH  .</p><p>SWITZERLAND • 1 ♂; Wallis, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=7.867&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=45.272" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 7.867/lat 45.272)">Zeneggen</a>, 1200 m; 45.272 ° N, 7.867 ° E; 1 Jun. 1987; K. Mikkola leg.; MZH  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Externally  E. rudectella is similar to several other  Elachista species as having more or less white forewing with indistinct darker pattern formed of grey brownish and grey-tipped scales.  E. rudectella is readily distinguished from all other  Elachista species by the shape of the juxta lobes that are elongate and distally characteristically conical. The shape of the juxta lobes somewhat resembles those in species of the  E. bedellella species complex (cf. Kaila 2007) in which the apex of juxta lobes is, however, entirely sickle-shaped. The juxta lobes in these species are sickle-shaped, not distally conical. In addition, the phallus of  E. rudectella contains distally a spine that no other species in the  E. bedellella group possesses.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Wingspan 7.5–11.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, white above, variably fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna white; flagellum grey. Fore- and midleg grey, tibia and tarsal articles distally white; hindleg off-white, tarsal articles basally pale grey. Forewing ground colour white, irregularly scattered with ochreous, brown and nearly black scales forming a restlessly pale brownish-grey general appearance especially in distal half; base of costal narrowly black; fringe off-white with scattered dark tipped scales which also form dark grey fringe line. Hindwing grey, fringe yellowish grey. Underside of forewing grey, fringe yellow, underside of hindwing grey, with concolorous fringe.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe basally convex, strongly tapered beyond middle towards pointed apex, 1.4 × as long as broad at its broadest point, with a few short setae near apex, incision separating uncus lobes 0.8 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos narrow and elongate, 2.4 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and strongly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 6 length of valva, distally dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes very long, widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced, base of incision between juxta lobes strongly sclerotized; median margin strongly convex apically; distal margin acute, with a few short setae; lateral process short; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum short and broad, V-shaped. Phallus broad, about 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 5 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, otherwise almost parallel-sided, with strong lateral tooth at apical 1 / 6; caecum short, round; vesica with one large cornutus formed as long tooth arising from large bent sclerotized plate, cornutus 0.3 × length of phallus.</p><p>Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous with nearly round apex; ventrally fused with inverted Y-shaped connecting sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 2 × as long as papilla analis. Apophysis anterioris approximately 0.4–0.6 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae broad, dorsal wall sclerotized. Colliculum long and broad, width almost 1 / 3 its length, with longitudinal folds. Remaining part of ductus bursae about 2.5 × as long as colliculum, gradually widening towards corpus bursae, with long band of coarse spines from apical 1 / 4 until corpus bursae. Corpus bursae oval, broadly covered with small internal spines and two large patches of strong spines.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>E. rudectella inhabits dry, exposed calcareous hillsides, with a wide elevational range of between about 200–2600 m. It is attracted to black light, but male can be found active already at dusk.  Phleum phleoides (L.) H. Karst. ( Poaceae) has been reported as a host plant (Hoffmann 1893).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Austria, Bulgaria (new record), Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Russia (S. Ural, Siberia, Tuva) (Kaila 2019), Serbia (Dobrosavljevic et al. 2017), Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine (Kaila 2019).</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Maximum intraspecific divergence distance (n = 16) 2.39 % (sample id’s: BL _ LSNOE _ Lep _ 03224, 03260, 03625, 03266, 03508, 03759, 03767, 03772, 04179; DNA samples 20835, 20227, 20230, 21358 Lep. Phyl.; KLM Lep 17515; TLMF 15469, 25740, 25810, 32994, 33059, 37759). Nearest neighbour is  E. maculata Parenti, 1978 with 5.58 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.text	8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista scolopsa Kaila & Sruoga 2025	<div><p>Elachista scolopsa Kaila &amp; Sruoga sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 17, 18, 41</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. LEBANON • ♂; Bcharre, 1825 m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.035744&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.14398" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.035744/lat 34.14398)">Qurnat Al Sawda</a>; 34.143977 ° N, 36.035742 ° E; 9 Jun. 2012; J. Kullberg &amp; T. Lievonen leg.; L. Kaila prep. 6146, DNA sample 16941 Lepid. Phyl.; http://id.luomus.fi/ GK5271; MZH.</p><p>Paratypes. • 2 ♂; same collection data as in holotype; DNA sample 23238 Lepid. Phyl.; http://id.luomus.fi/GK5275, GK 5276; •   9 ♂; Bcharre, 2230 m, Cornet Al Sawda nr <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=36.408&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.1425" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 36.408/lat 34.1425)">Al-Ariz</a>; 34.1425 ° N, 36.408 ° E; 26. Aug. 2010; Jaakko &amp; Anssi Kullberg; L. Kaila prep. 5376, 5377, DNA sample 16942 Lepid. Phyl.; MZH ; •   6 ♂; Kesrouan, 1520 m, 2 km W Ain <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.78266&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.05431" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.78266/lat 34.05431)">el Qadah</a>; 34.05431 ° N, 35.78266 ° E; 29 May 2012; J. Kullberg &amp; T. Lievonen leg.; DNA sample 25349, http://id.luomus.fi/GK5734, GK 5761, GK 5763, GK 5772, GK 5795, GK 5797; MZH  .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>E. scolopsa is a cream-coloured species, forewings scattered with black-tipped scales that may form irregular stripes or patches. In the male genitalia, it is comparable to  E. afghana and  E. phantasma in the shape of the juxta and uncus lobes. However, it can be distinguished by the shape of the phallus, which is dorsally concave in distal third and the apex bent to ventral direction.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Wingspan 8.5–10.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, creamy white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna creamy white; flagellum leaden grey, faintly annulated with paler grey rings. Fore- and midleg grey, tarsal articles distally white; hindleg pale ochreous. Forewing ground colour pale creamy, with concolorous fringe, irregularly scattered with black-tipped scales that may form irregular and faint longitudinal, intermittent stripes and black patches, usually near costal margin and apex, as well as irregular black fringe line. Hindwing pale grey, fringe cream-coloured. Underside of forewing dark grey, fringe yellow, underside of hindwing pale grey in costal half, fringe pale grey, variably with yellow bases of scales.</p><p>Male genitalia. Uncus lobe 1.2 × as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round and weakly tapered, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.5 × as long as broad. Valva 3.6 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally weakly bent, otherwise straight; distal margin of cucullus almost straight, cucullus weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 8 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced 2 × as long as wide; median margin straight, parallel-sided; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and tapered; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with short, narrow saccus. Phallus 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, about 5 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, somewhat concave in distal third, apex bent to ventral direction; caecum round; vesica with one weakly bent cornutus formed as long tooth arising from smaller, elongate, sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.2 × length of phallus.</p><p>Female. Unknown.</p><p>Biology.</p><p>Host plant unknown. The specimens have been collected by UV at elevations ranging from 1500 to over 2000 m. in May and June.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Only known from montane areas in Lebanon.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>An adjective formed from the Greek skolos; skolops, - opos (anything pointed, thorn), referring to the shape of the cornutus. A noun in apposition.</p><p>DNA barcode information.</p><p>Maximum intraspecific divergence distance (n = 4) 0.55 % (sample id’s: DNA samples 16941, 16942, 25349, 22526 Lepid. Phyl.) Nearest neighbor is  E. atrisquamosa with 4.71 % divergence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Kaila, Lauri;Nupponen, Kari;Sruoga, Virginijus	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
