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Issue: Vol. 2263 No. 1: 13 Oct. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-10-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2263.1.1
Page range: 1–22
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Eastern Palaearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): description of a new genus and some new species

Department of Biologia Animale e dell’uomo, Via Accademia Albertina 13, I-10123 Torino, Italy
Department of Biologia Animale e dell’uomo, Via Accademia Albertina 13, I-10123 Torino, Italy
Lepidoptera Scythrididae new genus new species new record Irano-turanian Region

Abstract

A new genus, Bactrianoscythris gen. nov., and five new species are described from the eastern Palaearctic Region: Bactrianoscythris afghana sp. nov., B. annae sp. nov., B. drepanella sp. nov., B. khinjani sp. nov. and B. ginevrae sp. nov. Scythris satyrella Staudinger, and S. pamirica Passerin d’Entrèves & Roggero are transferred to the new genus, and genitalic features of B. satyrella are re-described. A key to species of the new genus is provided. Scythris farsi sp. nov., of unknown affinities, is described from Iran. New records extending the known geographical distribution of another 9 species of Scythris and one species of Catascythris are also presented.

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