Keradere tengstroemiella ( Erschoff, 1874 )

Tsvetkov, Eugene, 2023, New data on the fauna of pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Dagestan (Russia), Zootaxa 5254 (3), pp. 340-356 : 343

Keradere tengstroemiella ( Erschoff, 1874)

Material examined. Russia: 3 ♁, 3 ♀, Muni, 2–4.vi.2022 ; 1 ♁, Talgi , 14.vi.2022 ; Kazakhstan: 1 ♀, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 3 km NE vill. Baizhansai, 30.vi.2019 ; 3 ♁, 6 ♀, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 6 km NE vill. Ashisai, 23, 24.vi.2019 .

Remarks. The species was regularly attracted to light in dry stony habitats at altitudes up to 1500 m ( Figs 2, 3 ), as a rule, by single specimens. In Dagestan, we observed K. tengstroemiella also 5 km SW of the village Chirkei (28.v.2022) and near the village Chirkata (30.v.2022). Sinev et al. (2022) included the species in the catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia, indicating its presence in Altai Republic with a question sign. Here we confirm the presence of K. tengstroemiella in Russia.

Distribution. Macedonia, Greece, Middle East, Northeast Caucasus (Dagestan), Transcaucasia, Central Asia ( Plant & Jakšić 2018; Korb & Sinev 2019; Slamka 2019; Sinev & Korb 2022).

Pseudotephris romanoffella ( Ragonot, 1887) *

Material examined. Russia: 3 ♁, 1 ♀, Muni, 4.vi.2022 .

Remarks. Population of this species was found near the village Muni (Intramountain Dagestan) in a dry stony valley ( Fig. 3 ).

Distribution. Northeast Caucasus (Dagestan), Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia ( Korb & Sinev 2019; Slamka 2019; Sinev & Korb 2022).

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Natural habitats of pyraloid moths in Dagestan. 1. Tarumovka, June 15, 2022. 2. Talgi, May 12, 2022. 3. Muni, June 2, 2022. 4. Sirtych, June 11, 2022.