Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988

Kaila, Lauri, 2015, The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy, Zootaxa 3980 (3), pp. 301-358 : 348-350

Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988

Figs. 56 , 122–123 , 147

Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988: 309 .

Material studied. Type material. Holotype ♂ labelled: 10.7.1975, Marokko. Hoher Atlas, 4 km östl. Oukaim’den, 2200 m. F. Kasy leg.; Holotype [rounded with red margin]; Elachista triseriatella Stt. det. U. Parenti; prep. gen. n. 2723 U. Parenti ♂; Elachista oukaimdensis [sic] det. E. Traugott-Olsen; DNA sample 16866 Lepid. Phyl. ( NHMW). Other material. Spain: 10 km NNW Albatera, 450 m, 15. V.2009, 1 ♂, J. Tabell leg., L. Kaila prep. 5496, DNA sample 21432 ( MZH); Alicante, route 8 km N of Albatera env., 300 m, 27. IV.2009, 1 ♂, Z. Tokár leg., DNA sample 19992 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tokár); 3 km SW Miguel de Salinas, 23. IV.2009, 3 ♂, J. Tabell leg., L. Kaila prep. 5497, DNA sample 21433 Lepid. Phyl. ( MZH, Coll. Tabell), 16. IV.2009, 5 ♂, J. Tabell prep. 4443 (Coll. Tabell); 23. IV.2009, 10 ♂, Tabell prep. 4321, 4405, 4413, 4444 (Coll. Tabell); 8. V.2009, 1 ♀, Tabell prep. 4435 (Coll. Tabell); San Miguel de Salinas 3 km E, 18. IV.2009, 11 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Tabell leg. & Coll., Tabell prep. 4436, 4442, 4447, 4594, DNA sample 0 5587 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tabell); 1. V.2009, 4 ♂, 1 ♀, J. Tabell prep. 4296, 4412, 4438, 4445, DNA samples 0 5568, 0 5585 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tabell); 7. V.2009, 3 ♂, J. Tabell prep. 4313, 4427–8, DNA sample 0 5584 (Coll. Tabell); Alicante, 11 km NNW Albatera, 500 m, 12. V.2009, 1 ♂, J. Tabell leg. & Coll., J. Tabell prep. 4377, DNA sample 0 5569 Lepid. Phyl.; 10 km NNW Albatera, 450 m, 15. V.2009, 1 ♂, Tabell prep. 4318 (Coll. Tabell); 7 km NNW Albatera, 200 m, Lygeum spartum , 16.III.2010, em. 10. IV.2010, 1 ♂, Tabell prep. 4674 (Coll. Tabell); Murcia, Sierra Espuña, 1400 m, 3. IX.2000, 1 ♂, H. W. v.d. Wolf leg., L. Kaila prep. 3921 ( MZH); Prov. Granada, Sierra Alfacar, 1300 m, 20. IX.1973, 2 ♂, M. u. W. Glaser leg., L. Kaila prep. 5818, 5820 ( SMNK).

Diagnosis. E. oukaimedenensis is externally similar to many other species of the E. dispunctella complex. The male genitalia are closest to those of E. elsaella , but the juxta lobes are well developed in E. elsaella , whereas they are almost entirely reduced in E. oukaimedenensis . The female genitalia are characteristic, with broad sclerotizations laterad of ostium bursae. Only the female of E. triseriatella has such sclerotizations, but they are much narrower than in E. oukaimedenensis .

Biology. Host plant of larva is Lygeum spartum .

Distribution. Spain, Morocco.

Remarks. E. oukaimedenensis is referred to as OTU 1 in Mutanen et al. (2015).

Figures

FIGURES 48 – 58. External appearance of Elachista spp. 48 – 50. E. triseriatella Stainton. 48. ♂ (Denmark). 49. ♂ (Spain). 50. E. gregori, holotype. 51 – 52. E. elsaella Traugott-Olsen. 51. ♂ (Sweden, Högsby, type locality of E. elsaella). 52. E. svenssoni Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 53. E. arenbergeri Traugott-Olsen, ♂ (Tunisia). 54 – 55. E. deresyensis Traugott-Olsen. 54. ♂ (Turkey). 55. ♀ (Turkey). 56. E. oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, holotype. Figures 57 – 58. E. galactitella (Eversmann). 57. ♂ (Ural, near type locality). 58. E. madridensis Traugott-Olsen, holotype. Scale bar 2 mm.

FIGURES 122 – 123. Male genitalia of Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen. 122. holotype. 123. Spain (L. Kaila prep. 5496).

FIGURES 147 – 148. Female genitalia of Elachista spp. 147. E. oukaimedenensis (Spain, J. Tabell prep. 4674). 148. E. galactitella (Italy, L. Kaila prep. 4754).