Sophronia salaganella sp. n. from the Russian Altai and new data on Palaearctic Sophronia Hübner, [1825] species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Jan Šumpich; Oleksiy V Bidzilya; Margarita G Ponomarenko

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.7

Sophronia salaganella sp. n. from the Russian Altai and new data on Palaearctic Sophronia Hübner, [1825] species (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Zootaxa. 2019 Apr 5;4577(2):zootaxa.4577.2.7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.7.

Authors

Jan Šumpich¹, Oleksiy V Bidzilya, Margarita G Ponomarenko

Affiliation

¹ National Museum, Natural History Museum, Department of Entomology, Cirkusová 1470, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic;. jansumpich@seznam.cz.

PMID: 31715726
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.7

Abstract

Sophronia salaganella Šumpich Bidzilya, sp. n., is described based on specimens collected in the mountains of the Altai Republic and Buryatia in Russia. The new species is most similar to S. illustrella (Hübner, 1796) and S. orientalis Li Zheng, 1998 from which it can be reliably distinguished by characters of the genitalia. Sophronia iciculata Omelko, 1999, syn. n., is a junior synonym of S. orientalis; and S. marginella Toll, 1936, syn. n., is a junior synonym of S. consanguinella Herrich-Schaffer, [1854]. Sophronia alaicella Caradja, 1920 is redescribed, and the adult and the male and female genitalia are illustrated. Sophronia illustrella (Hübner, 1796) is recorded from Russia for the first time. A checklist of Sophronia Hübner, [1825] of the world is provided.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, taxonomy, new species, new synonym, Russia, Altai Mountains, East Sayan Mountains.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures
Animals
Body Size
Female
Lepidoptera*
Male
Organ Size
Russia