Descriptions of two new species of the family Scythrididae from Europe (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.518

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Lepidoptera, Scythrididae, new species, Spain, Russia

Abstract

Two new species of the family Scythrididae are described from Europe: Scythris spiniferella Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from Southern Spain, and Scythris rowecki Nupponen & Savenkov, sp. n. from the Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. The former taxon belongs to the schleichiella species-group, and the latter one is related to the canescens species-group s. l. The external appearance of the adult and the genitalia of the new species are illustrated.

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BENGTSSON, B. Å., 1997.– Scythrididae.– In P. HUEMER, O. KARSHOLT & L. LYNEBORG (eds.).– Microlepidoptera of Europe, 2: 301 pp.

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2019-09-30

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Nupponen, K., & Savenkov, N. (2019). Descriptions of two new species of the family Scythrididae from Europe (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 47(187), 469–474. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.518

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