Russelliana sp. 5

Russelliana sp. Burckhardt, 2008b: 198.

Material examined. Argentina: 1 ♀, Province Mendoza, Mendoza Valley, Punta de Vacas, 2400 m, 30.xii.1995, Verbena sp., subalpine/alpine scrub (D. Burckhardt) #28 (MHNG, dry) ; 1 ♀, same but above Villa Vicencia, 50 km NW Mendoza, 1800 –2200 m, 18.i.1997, Mulguraea scoparia [ Diostea scoparia], low scrub (D. Burckhardt) #15(7) (MHNG, dry) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, same but Zoológico, vii.1997 (S. Roig) (NHMB, dry).

Distribution. Reported as Russelliana sp. from Argentina (Mendoza) (Burckhardt 2008b) .

Comments. The specimens resemble R. marionae and theresae, in long genal processes, long antennae, and in the presence of a distinct brown pattern on the forewing membrane. They differ from the two species in a smaller body size and details of the forewing pattern.