Parafomoria pseudocistivora Van Nieukerken, 1983

van Nieukerken, Erik J., Laštůvka, Aleš & Laštůvka, Zdenĕk, 2006, The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), Zootaxa 1216 (1216), pp. 1-114 : 73

Parafomoria pseudocistivora Van Nieukerken, 1983

F: Parafomoria pseudocistivora van Nieukerken 1983: 462 — 06 [types]; Lašt û vka & Lašt û vka 2005b: 17— 83

Misidentifications: Nepticula cistivora ; Peyerimhoff 1871: 414 — 06 [types, partim]; Walsingham 1891: 152 — 06 [partim]; Gélin & Lucas 1915: 137— 33; Brown & Gouin 1917: 408— 33

Stigmella cistivora ; Lhomme [1963]: 1208 — 33

CO: Nepticula cistivora ; Skala 1937b: 111— 2 A

Material. France: 13: 1♀, Aubagne, iii.1972, Cistus albidus , e.l. 23.ix.1972, RB ( RB); 6♂, 9♀, TM, 4 km N St. Martin­de­Crau, Bois de Santa Fé, 16.ii.1991, C. albidus , 13.ix– 2.x.1991, EvN; adults, TM, Marseille­les­Calanques, iii., Cistus salvifolius and C. albidus , e.l. ix, RB (Buvat in litt.); 1♂, 7♀, TM, 4 km NE Maussane (Les Alpilles), 16.ii.1991, C. albidus , 13–20.ix.1991, EvN; 3♂, 2♀, TM, Massif de la St. Baume, 2.5 km E Gémenos, 9.ii.1991, C. albidus , 20–25.ix.1991, EvN; 34: TM, 2.5 km E Laurens, D15E, 200 m, 19.ii.1991, C. crispus , EvN; 2♂, TM, 6 km NE Roujan, D15, 19.ii.1991, C. albidus , 18.ix.1991, EvN; 8♂, 7♀, TM, Le Mas Roujou, 3 km SW Clermont–l’ Hérault, 19.ii.1991, C. salvifolius , 18–29.ix.1991, EvN; 3♂, 1♀, TM, Montagne de la Gardiole, 5.5 km E Gigean, 17.ii.1991, C. albidus , 13–25.ix.1991, EvN; 1♂, 2♀, TM, 2 km NE St. Pons­de­ Thomières, Fonclare, 20.ii.1991, C. salvifolius , 13–18.ix.1991, EvN; 83: TM, Canadelsur­Mer, road D 27, 100 m, 12.ii.1991, C. salvifolius , EvN; 6♂, 6♀, TM, La Bouverie, 5 km N Roquebrune­sur­Argens, 14.ii.1991, C. albidus , 22.ix–2.x.1991, EvN; TM, Massif de l'Estérel, 2.5 km N Agay, Col de Belle Barbe, 50 m, 13.ii.1991, C. salvifolius , EvN; VM, Presqu'île de Giens, 2.5 km W Giens, 30 m, 12.ii.1991, C. salvifolius , EvN.— Corsica: 2A: VM, 4 km E Porticcio, 11.v.1982, C. salvifolius and C. creticus , EvN ( ZMAN).

Remarks. Parafomoria pseudocistivora is more common than P. cistivora , with which it previously has been confused. It feeds only on the pubescent species Cistus albidus , C. crispus , and C. salvifolius , occurring both on siliceous and calcareous soils. On Corsica it also feeds on C. creticus . Its life history is similar to that of the previous species.