Elachista dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992

Kaila, Lauri, 2015, The Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel) complex (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) revisited, with exceptional level of synonymy, Zootaxa 3980 (3), pp. 301-358 : 315-316

Elachista dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992

Figs. 14 , 70–71

Elachista dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992: 219 .

Material studied. Type material. Holotype ♂ labelled: Type [rounded with red margin]; Dalmatien [ Croatia] Umg. Dubrovnik 19.– 23.9.1970 leg. M. u. W. Glaser; Genital praeparat nr. C. 24.11.86 sex ♂ E. Traugott-Olsen; Akvarel 30.11.86 E. Traugott-Olsen; Elachista dalmatiensis sp. n. det. E. Traugott-Olsen ( ZMUC). Other material. Bulgaria: 42°163’N, 23°213’E, Blagoevgrad, 5 km NNE Pastra, Rila Mts., 1800 m, south slope, 31. VII.2013, 3 ♂, B. Bengtsson leg., B. Bengtsson prep. 6321 (Coll. Bengtsson). Croatia: Gospič, 15. IX.2007, 2 ♂, Z. Tokár leg., L. Kaila prep. 5750, DNA samples 19979, 19980 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Tokár). Greece: Corfu, Benitses, 6–14. VI.1978, 1 ♂, V. Varis leg., L. Kaila prep. 2205 ( MZH); Lakonia, Taygetos Mts. W., 1000–1500 m, 3. VI.1984, 1 ♂, O. Karsholt leg., L. Kaila prep. 4688 ( ZMUC); Prov. Joannina, Mt. Pindos, 750 m, 2 km W Agia Paraskevi, 27–20.VIII.2011, T. Nupponen leg. (Coll. Nupponen); Makedonia, Olympos, 750 m, 15 km W Leptokaria, 18–21. V.2003, 1 ♂, J. Junnilainen leg., L. Kaila prep. 5423, DNA sample 21395 Lepid. Phyl. (Coll. Junnilainen); Peloponisos, Arkadia Vitina 23.VI.1981 1 ♂ P. Grotenfelt leg., L. Kaila prep. 4708 ( MZH); Pindos Konitsa, Pades 6.VII.1981 6 ♂ P. Grotenfelt leg., L. Kaila prep. 4572, 4707, 4712, 4713, 1718, 4720 ( MZH). Turkey: Ivriz/Eregli, 1200 m, Sultan Daglari, 24. VI.1968, 1 ♂, M. u. W. Glaser leg., L. Kaila prep. 5734 ( SMNK).

Diagnosis. E. dalmatiensis is similar to E. dispunctella and E. grandella . The phallus is longer in E. dispunctella as compared to E. dalmatiensis and E. grandella , with its length equal to the length of the valva. The phallus is shorter than the valva in both E. dalmatiensis and E. grandella . E. grandella , a poorly known species, is large, with a wingspan of 11–12 mm, as compared to E. dispunctella and E. dalmatiensis whose wingpans range from 7–9 mm, and its valva is broader than in E. dalmatiensis . The female is unknown.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Turkey. Traugott-Olsen’s (1992) records from Austria require verification.

Remarks. The DNA barcode of E. dalmatiensis differs 10% from that of the closest haplotype of E. dispunctella . The closest match with DNA barcode is E. disemiella with 7% divergence. On the basis of the barcode divergence, in combination with the morpological differentiation (see diagnosis), E. dalmatiensis is here considered a valid species. See also remarks on E. grandella . E. dalmatiensis is referred to as OTU 11 in Mutanen et al. (2015).

Figures

FIGURES 14 – 24. External appearance of Elachista spp. males. 14. E. dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 15. E. grandella Traugott-Olsen (Hungary). 16 – 19. E. parvula Parenti. 16. ♂ (Liguria, from type locality). 17. E. parvula Parenti ♀ (Greece). 18. E. minusculella Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 19. E. blancella Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 20. E. moroccoensis Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 21. E. anitella Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 22 – 24. Elachista maboulella, all males. 22. E. catalunella Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 23. E. gerdmaritella Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 24. E. gielisi Traugott-Olsen, holotype. Scale bar 2 mm.

FIGURES 69 – 70. Male genitalia of Elachista spp. 69. E. dispunctella (Duponchel), E. skulei Traugott-Olsen, holotype. 70. E. dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, holotype.

FIGURES 71 – 72. Male genitalia of Elachista spp. 71. E. dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen (Turkey). 72. E. grandella Traugott- Olsen, Hungary (L. Kaila prep. 5839).