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Two new species of Harpalyce are described from Cuba, H. revolutasp. nov. from a serpentine area in the northern part of E. Cuba and H. marianensissp. nov. from calcareous areas in the southern part of E. Cuba. Both have relatively small flowers, with an up to 6 mm long standard, and 2–3 mm long wings. Harpalyce marianensis is further characterized by strongly suberous (corky) young branches of a spongy consistence, deeply furrowed longitudinally, and by leaflets covered with a particular type of orange, apparently disk-shaped, sessile glands abaxially. Harpalyce revoluta, moreover, has suborbicular or broadly elliptic leaflets with a strongly recurved or sometimes revolute margin, secondary veins inconspicuous on either side; the foliar glands, by their morphology and anatomy, are of a different type. An epitype is designated for the name Harpalyce and its type, H. formosa; the distribution of both new species and their close relatives is mapped, and an updated identification key is offered, to cater for all 16 currently recognised Cuban species.

A total of 781 species of Microlepidoptera belonging to 41 families are reported for the territory of Omsk Region. The most numerous is the Tortricidae family represented by 255 species, then Crambidae (94 species), Gelechiidae (70), Pyralidae (66), Pterophoridae (44), Depressariidae (32), Gracillariidae (29), Tineidae (25), Elachistidae (14), Adelidae and Elachistidae (8 species in each family), Yponomeutidae, Ypsolophidae, Ethmiidae and Cosmopterigidae (7 species in each family), Scythrididae and Oecophoridae (6 species in each family), Eriocraniidae (4), Nepticulidae, Momphidae and Epermeniidae (3 species in each family), Prodoxidae, Glyphipterigidae, Lyonetiidae and Choreutidae (2 species in each family), Opostegidae, Incurvariidae, Roeslerstammiidae, Argyresthiidae, Plutelliidae, Acrolepiidae, Bedelliidae, Parametriotidae, Chimabachidae, Cryptolechiidae, Batrachedridae, Blastobasidae, Autostichidae, Galacticidae (1 species in each family). 10 species are new to the Omsk Region. Agonopterix purpurea (Haworth, 1811) and Aethes flagellana (Duponchel, 1836) are reported from the territory of Omsk Region as new to the Asian Part of Russia; Fomoria weaveri (Stainton, 1855) reported from the territory of West Siberia for the first time., The author is thankful to colleagues and friends: S.Yu. Sinev, A.L. Lvovsky, S.V. Baryshnikova (all from St. Petersburgh), V.V. Dabatolov, O.E. Kosterin, P.Ya. Ustjuzhanin (all from Novosibirsk), R.V. Yakovlev (Barnaul), V.V. Anikin (Saratov), N.I. Kirichenko (Krasnoyarsk), E.J. van Nieukerken (Leiden, The Netherlands), M.G. Ponomarenko (Vladivostok) for their help with determination and useful disscussions on this project; K.B. Ponomarev, V.V. Rogalev, S.M. Saikina (all from Omsk), V.Yu. Teploukhov (Bolshiye Uki, Omsk Oblast), O.N. Kholodov (Krasnyi Oktyabr`, Omsk Oblast), A.A. Salnik (Ermak, Omsk Oblast), for their valuable help, good company during the expeditions and data supply.

Two new species, Urodeta falcatasp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisignasp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.

Elachista karsticola Varenne & Nel, 2018 Elachista karsticola Varenne & Nel, 2018: 6, figs. 10–11. Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Alpes-Maritimes, Courségoules, 950 m, 12.IV.2017, Th. Varenne leg., genitalia slide JN n°31706 (RCTV). BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 25313; BOLD Sequence ID LEGEL367-18. BIN: BOLD:ABW4899 Identity: Elachista maculosella Chrétien, 1896, syn. nov. (Fig. 10) Remarks. Elachista karsticola was described from a male holotype and separated from the randomly selected species of the E. bifasciella species-group E. sebastella Kaila, 2015, E. sulcsiella Savenkov, 2013, E. orstadii Palm, 1943 and E. gruenewaldi Parenti, 2002 on genitalia characters (Varenne & Nel 2018). The species was recently included in the World Catalogue of Elachistidae as valid taxon (Kaila 2019). However, the successfully sequenced holotype shares the barcode with E. maculosella, a species described from France and corresponding in morphology but not considered as potential conspecific by Varenne & Nel (2018).According to Kaila (pers. comm.) the taxon falls in the range of intraspecific variation of E. maculosella. We therefore synonymize E. karsticola with E. maculosella.

Elachista anserinelloides Nel, 2003 Elachista anserinelloides Nel 2003a: 492, figs. 7–8, 10–11. Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Var, montagne de Lachens, 1600 m, 11.VII.1995, J. Nel leg., genitalia slide JN n°3843 (TLMF). Paratype (" allotype ") ♀: France, Alpes-Maritimes, Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, route D5 vers Coussols, 1200 m, 16.VI.2001, J. Nel leg., genitalia slide JN n°13253 (TLMF). Holotype: BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 06747; BOLD Sequence ID PHLAG353-12. Paratype (allotype): BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 06748; BOLD Sequence ID PHLAG354-12. BIN: BOLD:ABY3837 Identity: Elachista anserinelloides Nel, 2003 Remarks. Elachista anserinelloides was described from a male holotype and six other specimens of both sexes (Nel 2003a). The species was superficially compared with a larger number of species. We were able to obtain a complete DNA barcode sequence of the holotype, although with 89 ambiguous bases, and a further complete DNA barcode of the paratype published as allotype. Both sequences are largely similar and group within the same BIN, with ca. 2.8% distance to the nearest neighbour in BOLD, Elachista clivella Kaila, 2015 from Russian Altai, a species quite different externally and in genitalia morphology., Published as part of Huemer, Peter & Van Nieukerken, Erik J., 2021, Identity of some recently described Lepidoptera from France-re-assessed with DNA barcodes and morphology, pp. 301-337 in Zootaxa 4941 (3) on page 327, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4595123, {"references":["Nel, J. (2003 a) Elachista Treitschke, 1833, meconnus ou nouveaux pour la France avec la description d' E. anserinelloides n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France, 108 (5), 489 - 494."]}

Elachista bidentata Varenne & Nel, 2019 Elachista bidentata Varenne & Nel 2019: 89, figs. 17–19. Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Isère, Auris-en-Oisans, 1700 m, 7.VI.2018, Th. Varenne leg., genitalia slide TV n°6724 (RCTV). BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 27072; BOLD Sequence ID LEASV320-19. BIN: not barcode compliant, but clusters with BOLD:AAP5716 Identity: Elachista orstadii Palm, 1943, syn. nov. (Fig. 9) Remarks. Elachista bidentata was described from a male holotype and separated from E. orstadii on subtle differences in genitalia (Varenne & Nel 2019). However, the DNA barcode sequence of the holotype fully corresponds with the latter species and the alleged genitalia differences are within the intraspecific variation of large samples from Europe and Siberia (Kaila in litt.). We therefore synonymize E. bidentata with E. orstadii.

Elachista rosselloensis Varenne & Nel, 2019 Elachista rosselloensis Nel & Varenne 2019a: 17, figs. 22–25. Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Pyrénées-Orientales, Ille / Têt, 240 m, uv, 12.IX.2018, Th. Varenne leg., genitalia slide JN n°33141 (RCTV). BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 27062; BOLD Sequence ID LEASV310-19. BIN: none Identity: Elachista rosselloensis Varenne & Nel, 2019 Remarks. Elachista rosselloensis was described from a single male holotype. The worn specimen with overall white appearance was compared with other superficially similar looking species (Nel & Varenne 2019a) but not with the morphologically closest species E. bedellella (Sircom, 1848) (Kaila in litt.). We have been able to obtain a short sequence of the holotype with 259bp which, however, corresponds to E. squamosella (Duponchel, 1843) with 99.6% similarity. The latter species is quite different externally and in genitalia morphology and similarity in DNA barcode may be due to the short sequence. E. rosseloensis was not considered in the almost simultaneously published World Catalogue of Elachistidae (Kaila 2019)., Published as part of Huemer, Peter & Van Nieukerken, Erik J., 2021, Identity of some recently described Lepidoptera from France-re-assessed with DNA barcodes and morphology, pp. 301-337 in Zootaxa 4941 (3) on page 330, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4595123, {"references":["Nel, J. & Varenne, T. (2019 a) Descriptions de six especes de Microlepidopteres, nouvelle pour la Science, decouvertes en France (Lepidoptera, Prodoxidae, Plutellidae, Douglasiidae, Oecophoridae, Elachistidae, Gelechiidae). Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie, 28 (1), 9 - 21.","Kaila, L. (2019) An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae). Zootaxa, 4632 (1), 1 - 231. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4632.1.1"]}

Seventy-three species of Lepidoptera described from France since 2000, particularly by Jacques Nel and Thierry Varenne, are re-assessed from largely unpublished molecular data. We tried to obtain DNA barcode sequences from 62 holotypes, supplemented by paratypes of eight species and on one case by non-type material, whereas one previously synonymized species was not sequenced. Altogether we obtained 78 DNA barcode sequences for 65 nominal taxa while sequencing failed for six holotypes. An integrative analysis from molecular data and morphology supports the validity of the majority of species but also resulted in the re-assessment of several taxa. The following 13 new synonymies are established: Stigmella cyrneorolandi Nel & Varenne, 2013 syn. nov. of Stigmella rolandi van Nieukerken, 1990; Stigmella thibaulti Varenne & Nel, 2019 syn. nov. of Stigmella nivenburgensis (Preissecker, 1942) (Nepticulidae); Nemapogon peslieri Varenne & Nel, 2017 syn. nov. of Nemapogon inexpectata Varenne & Nel, 2017 (Tineidae); Phyllonorycter acericorsica Varenne & Nel, 2015 syn. nov. of Phyllonorycter ochreojunctella (Klimesch, 1942) (Gracillariidae); Ancylis paraobtusana Varenne, Nel, & Peslier, 2020 syn. nov. of Ancylis comptana (Frölich, 1828) (Tortricidae); Celypha paludicolella Varenne & Nel, 2017 syn. nov. of Celypha doubledayana (Barrett, 1872) (Tortricidae); Cydia oxytropidana Nel & Varenne, 2016 syn. nov. of Cydia oxytropidis (Martini, 1912) (Tortricidae); Sorhagenia orocorsa Varenne & Nel, 2016 syn. nov. of Sorhagenia janiszewskae Riedl, 1962 (Cosmopterigidae); Chionodes cerdanica Peslier, Nel & Varenne, 2020 syn. nov. of Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839) (Gelechiidae); Elachista bidentata Varenne & Nel, 2019 syn. nov. of Elachista orstadii Palm, 1943; Elachista karsticola Varenne & Nel, 2018 syn. nov. of Elachista maculosella Chrétien, 1896 (Elachistidae); Scythris chablaisensis Delmas, 2018 syn. nov. of Scythris laminella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Scythrididae); Epermenia pumila (Buvat & Nel, 2000) syn. nov. of Epermenia profugella (Stainton, 1856) (Epermeniidae). Finally, the status of some taxa still remains unclear due to the lack of DNA barcodes of closely related species and the absence of convincing diagnostic characters in morphology.

A new species, Elachista olekarsholtisp. nov., is described from Henan, China. The habitus and male genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. This is the first record of the Elachista saccharella species group in China. Identification keys to the Asian species of Elachista saccharella species group, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.

Biselachista zonulae Sruoga, 1992 (Abb. 1) Bei einem Ausflug am 24. Juli 2018 in die Region Arosa (GR) fand der Erstautor in einer steilen Bergwiese im Furggatobel auf 2170 m. ü.M. einen vorerst unbestimmten Kleinschmetterling. Aufgrund der geringen Spannweite von 5 mm und der Gesamtmorphologie wurde eine Zuordnung zur Familie Elachistidae vermutet. Eine genitalmorphologische Untersuchung führte zu Biselachista zonulae. Diese Art wurde aus den zentralasiatischen Gebirgen von Kasachstan, Kirgisistan und Tadschikistan beschrieben (www.lepiforum.de). In Europa wurde sie in den Gebirgen der Slowakei, in Polen (Tokár et al. 1999), Österreich (Huemer 2013), Frankreich (Kaila & Varalda 2004) und in Deutschland gefunden. Im Rahmen eines Arbeitstreffens von Kleinschmetterlings-Spezialisten der Schweiz konnte die Bestimmung nicht restlos bestätigt werden. So wurden Bilder des Belegtieres und des Genitalpräparates an den Spezialisten Lauri Kaila aus Finnland gesendet. Mit E-Mail vom 18. Februar 2019 bestätigt Lauri Kaila die Bestimmung von Biselachista zonula e. In seiner Privatsammlung konnte der Drittautor ein weiteres Belegtier aus Riein (GR) finden. Auch dieses Tier wurde von Lauri Kaila als zu B. zonulae gehörig bestätigt. Fundorte: CH-Riein (GR), 1320 m. ü.M., 12.07.2001, leg. Jürg Schmid, männliche Imago; CH-Arosa (GR), Furggatobel, 2170 m. ü.M., Tagfund am Nachmittag, 24.07.2018, leg. Daniel Bolt, männliches Imago. Die Habitate sind xeromontane Bergwiesen zwischen 1000 und 2200 m. Der Fundort in Arosa liegt in einer steilen Borstgraswiese, die nach Südwesten ausgerichtet ist. Die Grasminiermotte ist weit verbreitet, wurde jedoch nur sehr lokal nachgewiesen. In Baran (2010) werden die Biologie und die Erststände erstmals detailliert beschrieben und illustriert. Die Larven minieren in Gräsern von Carex sempervirens und Carex firma. Die Art ist im männlichen Genitalapparat gut an den schlanken Uncus-Lappen von der sehr ähnlichen Biselachista juliensis (Frey, 1870) zu unterscheiden., Published as part of Bolt, Daniel, Grunder, Hans-Ueli & Schmid, Jürg, 2020, Zwei fÜr die Schweiz neue Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) aus GraubÜnden, pp. 179-182 in Entomo Helvetica 13 on pages 179-180, DOI: 10.5169/seals-985903, http://zenodo.org/record/8120843, {"references":["www. lepiforum. de. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums fur die in Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten. (abgerufen am 11.01.2020)","Tokar, Z., Slamka F. & Pastoralis G. 1999. New and interesting records of Lepidoptera from Slovakia in 1995 - 1997. Entomofauna carpathica 11: 43 - 57.","Huemer P. 2013. Die Schmetterlinge Osterreichs (Lepidoptera). Systematische und faunistische Checkliste. Studiohefte 12, Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m. b. H., Innsbruck, 304 pp.","Kaila L. & Varalda P. G. 2004. The Elachista juliensis complex revisited (Elachistidae). Nota lepidopterologica 27 (2 / 3): 217 - 237.","Baran T. 2010. The immature stages of Elachista zonulae (Sruoga, 1992) (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Entomologica Fennica 20: 239 - 244."]}

The genus Gielisella gen. n., belonging to the Elachistidae: Parametriotinae is described with two new species from southern Spain: its type species G. clarkeorum sp. n. and G. nigripalpis sp. n., both only known from adults collected at light. DNA barcodes of both species are provided. The taxonomic history of the Parametriotinae is discussed and a catalogue of the 35 recognised genera is provided as appendix. The arguments for erecting a new genus are discussed and we hypothesize that this constitutes an overlooked native Palaearctic element, although we cannot completely rule out the possibility of imported exotic species.

Seven first records and one confirmation of old records for the Lepidotera fauna of Switzerland (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae, Pyralidae)Seven microlepidoptera are reported as new for Switzerland:ElachistahedemanniRebel, 1899,Chionodescontinuella(Zeller, 1839),Gynnidomorphaalismana(Ragonot, 1883),Pelochristahuebneriana(Lienig & Zeller, 1846),Cydiailipulana(Walsingham, 1903),Hypochalciadignella(Hübner, 1796) andEuchromiusbella(Hübner, 1796). An other species, so far known only from old records on the Swiss checklist, is also reported:Aplotanigricans(Zeller, 1852).

Bolt, Daniel, Grunder, Hans-Ueli, Schmid, Jürg (2020): Zwei fÜr die Schweiz neue Elachistidae (Lepidoptera) aus GraubÜnden. Entomo Helvetica 13: 179-182, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-985903

Elachista siamensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ADD7FEC2-3FB8-46AB-838E-FAD6824D7520 Figs 67���73 Diagnosis In wing pattern and male genitalia, this species closely resembles Elachista loeiensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., known from northeastern Thailand. See diagnosis of E. loeiensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. for separation of the oriental and eastern palaearctic species of E. freyerella species group with a cornutus in the phallus. Etymology This species is named after Siam, the old name for Thailand, in reference to the type locality. Type material Holotype THAILAND ��� ♂; Nakhon Nayok Prov., Khao Yai Nat. Park; ca 700 m; 29 Sep.���6 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; ZMUC 2070. Paratypes THAILAND ��� 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; ZMUC 1500, 2071 ��� 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; VMU 1505 ��� 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; ZMUC 2075 ��� 1 ♂; Loei Province, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary; 700���900 m; 8���14 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; MZH 1504. Description Male EXTERNAL CHARACTERS (Figs 67���68). Forewing length 2.6���2.8 mm; wingspan 5.8���6.3 mm (n = 5). Head: frons shiny, creamy white; vertex and neck tuft whitish brown, powdered with dark browntipped scales; labial palpus upwards curved, diverging, as long as width of head, creamy white above, whitish brown below; antenna greyish brown, weakly annulated with paler rings, somewhat serrate in distal ��; pecten present as a few short stiff seta-like scales at base of scape. Thorax, tegula and ground colour of forewing formed from basally shortly creamy white and distally dark greyish brown making mottled appearance; plical spot elongate, blackish brown, at �� wing length on dorsal side of fold; discal spot elongate, blackish brown, at ⅔ wing length in middle; fascia present as indistinct, creamy white, somewhat oblique band at ⅓ wing length; creamy white costal and tornal spots indistinctly delimited; fringe scales grey-brown, fringe line blackish brown. Hindwing grey-brown, its fringe scales somewhat paler. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 69). Uncus lobes narrow and long, apically curved and tapered to pointed apex; ventral surface covered with mixture of short and thick, and long and slender setae. Basal arms of gnathos reinforced, spinose knob about 1.6 times as long as wide. Valva broadest in basal part; sacculus weakly concave medially, distally with stout spine; cucullus neither expanded nor produced towards costa, tip rounded; basal fold of costa extended to ⅔ of valva, where it meets distal fold forming broad distinct hump. Median plate of juxta two times as long as broad, proximal end formed as rounded sac; medial margin of juxta lobes strongly sclerotized; lobes short, broadest medially, tapered distally; ventral surface with few short setae. Digitate process ⅓ length of valva, narrow, distally somewhat dilated and setose. Vinculum produced into long and narrow saccus. Phallus about 0.9 length of valva, narrow, broadest basally, almost straight; caecum dorsally with cusp-like lobe whose anterior margin is concave; vesica with one short cornutus that consists of weakly sclerotized elongate plate with one acute tooth. Female EXTERNAL CHARACTERS (Figs 70���71). Forewing length 2.8 mm; wingspan 6.3 mm (n = 1). Otherwise as male, but forewing more brightly coloured with ground colour dark blackish brown; fascia, costal and tornal spots white. FEMALE GENITALIA (Figs 72���73). Papilla analis setose, triangular. Apophysis posterioris slightly longer than apophysis anterioris. Ostium bursae in posterior margin of sternum 7, dorsal wall spinose. Ventral margin of ostium bursae deeply incised, narrow and V-shaped. Antrum rather short, approximately as long as apophysis posterioris and nearly three times as broad as colliculum. Inner side of antrum with minute spines. Anterior margin of sternum 7 reinforced. Colliculum as long as antrum, bent, more sclerotized on one side. Corpus bursae oval, covered by minute internal spines except caudally; signum oval sclerotized plate with pair of large apposite teeth and two small accessory teeth. Biology Unknown. Flight period Based upon specimens available, adults fly in September and October. Distribution So far this species is known only from northeastern and central Thailand. Remarks The putative association of male and female is based on similar appearance and on the occurrence at the same locality. Moths were caught at the same site and time. The gnathos is slightly wider in two paratypes (slide numbers L. Kaila 1500 and 1504). In the absence of other reliable differences, we consider this as minor variation of the same species., Published as part of Sruoga, Virginijus, Kaila, Lauri & Rocien��, Agn��, 2019, The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae) of Thailand, with description of eight new species, pp. 1-34 in European Journal of Taxonomy 574 on pages 28-31, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.574, http://zenodo.org/record/3530401

Elachista amamii Parenti, 1983 Material examined THAILAND ��� 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Loei Province, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary; 700���900 m; 8���14 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; ZMUC 2072, 2107 ��� 8 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Chieng Mai Province, Chieng Mai; 325 m; 15���30 Oct. 1984; Karsholt, Lomholdt and Nielsen leg.; ZMUC 1501, 1502, 2108 to 2112, 2502 ��� ♂; Lampang, Muban Phichai; 18��18��15�� N, 99��31��06�� E; 23 Sep. 2014; M.J. Pellinen leg.; MZH VS1 / 21.11.18. Distribution Japan (Parenti 1983), Taiwan (Sugisima 2005a). Remarks Elachista amamii is illustrated by Parenti (1983) and Sugisima (2005a). It belongs to the Elachista praelineata species group as defined by Kaila (1999b). It is similar to E. brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921, which has a more southern distribution (Sri Lanka, Indonesia). Elachista amamii can be separated from it by the absence of the digitate process in E. brachyplectra (Sruoga 2005)., Published as part of Sruoga, Virginijus, Kaila, Lauri & Rocien��, Agn��, 2019, The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae) of Thailand, with description of eight new species, pp. 1-34 in European Journal of Taxonomy 574 on page 8, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.574, http://zenodo.org/record/3530401, {"references":["Parenti U. 1983. Elachistidi del Giappone (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali - Torino 1 (1): 1 - 20.","Sugisima K. 2005 a. A revision of the Elachista praelineata - group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1 - 19. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - 900000160","Kaila L. 1999 b. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 211: 1 - 235.","Sruoga V. 2005. Redescriptions of two of Meyrick's types of Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from India and Sri Lanka. Acta Zoologica Lituanica 15 (1): 58 - 61. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 13921657.2005.10512610"]}

Elachista pellineni Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2D8B8809-389A-486E-B79A-6EA153 F34425 Figs 24���39 Diagnosis Elachista pellineni Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. is a small species with peculiarly coloured forewings (Figs 24, 35) and dorsoventrally flattened head. In wing pattern and male genitalia, the new species is comparable to E. heteroplaca (for illustrations, we refer to Kaila 1998: figs 1���5) and E. oryx Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., known from the same locality. However, E. pellineni Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. is distinguishable by the much longer digitate processes, the juxta lobe strongly produced posteriorly and the wider uncus lobes. The female genitalia are very distinctive with the invagination of integument between sterna 7 and 8 densely filled with dark scales. Etymology The species named after Markku J. Pellinen, who collected the type material. Type material Holotype THAILAND ��� ♂; Lampang, Muban Phichai; 18��18��15�� N, 99��31��06�� E; 20 May 2013; M.J. Pellinen leg.; MZH VS2 / 23.11.18. Paratypes THAILAND ��� 1 ♂; same locality as for holotype; 27 Sep. 2016; M.J. Pellinen leg; MZH VS1 / 22.11.18 ��� 1 ♀; Phichai; 18��20��42�� N, 99��32��52�� E; 28 May 2004; M.J. Pellinen leg.; MZH VS1 / 24.11.18. Description Male EXTERNAL CHARACTERS (Figs 24���25). Forewing length 2.6���2.8 mm; wingspan 5.8���6.2 mm (n = 2). Head: frons shiny, creamy white; vertex and neck tuft brownish white, some scales with dark brown tips; labial palpus upwards curved, about 1.7 times as long as width of head, creamy white, third segment medially with few dark brown scales on outer side; scape creamy white below, with few dark brown scales above, without pecten; flagellum creamy white below, greyish brown above, annulated with paler rings, last flagellomere creamy white. Thorax grey brown. Forewing: ground colour greyish brown, costa narrowly dark except at 1/��� where indistinctly delimited oblique white streak and at 2/5 where larger oblique white streak almost reaches fold; in the middle of wing at fold dark brown spot formed of raised scales; tornal area whitish; narrow longitudinal blackish brown stripe to apex of wing; fringe scales brownish grey, fringe line blackish brown. Hindwing and its fringe scales brownish grey. MALE GENITALIA (Figs 26���34). Uncus lobes widely apart from each other, elongate, basally dilated, distally distinctly broadened, ventral surface densely covered with long, hair-like scales. Tegumen short, anterior margin dorsomedially strongly and widely indented, almost meeting posterior margin. Basal arms of gnathos very long, basally strongly melanized, and strongly bent towards posterior direction, apically fused and covered with several tiny spines; spinose knob small, spinose area directed apically. Costa of valva weakly concave; from distal fold of costa long, strongly sclerotized spine, length of which about 2/5 of that of valva. Cucullus divided into two lobes: wide triangular lobe where sacculus meets cucullus, and another longer, distally expanded lobe in costal side. Digitate process very long and narrow, more than 8 times as long as wide, distally slightly wider than in narrowest point, with a few setae. Median plate of juxta with posteriorly directed large and wide pocket at dorsal side. Juxta lobes medially strongly produced, median margin straight and distinctly sclerotized, distal margin with few tiny setae and dorsally directed group of long hair-like scales. Vinculum long, v-shaped, tapered to broad saccus. Phallus about 1.5 length of valva, basally dilated, weakly bent; caecum short, rounded with sclerotized ridge forming two small lobes; vesica with one large, bent cornutus, and with large group of slender spines, increasing in size distally. Female EXTERNAL CHARACTERS (Figs 35���36). Forewing length 2.6 mm; wingspan 5.8 mm (n = 1). Similar to male, but flagellum thinner and darker, forewing darker. FEMALE GENITALIA (Figs 37���39). Papilla analis short and rounded, setose; setae on latero-basal part distinctly longer. Apophyses weakly curved, apophysis posterioris slightly longer than apophysis anterioris. Integument between sterna 7 and 8 folded as wide invagination densely filled by small dark scales in central part. Anterior margin of abdominal segment 7 reinforced, tergum 7 with distinct semicircular invagination. Antrum-colliculum complex evenly bent, tapering, inner side posteriorly with dense internal spines and a few longitudinal folds. Ductus bursae short and wide, membranous. Ductus seminalis incepted at the border of colliculum and membranous part of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae with dense internal spines. Signum boomerang-shaped, medially broadest, margins dentate laterally. Biology Unknown. Flight period Based upon three specimens available, adults fly in May and September. Distribution So far this species is known only from northern Thailand., Published as part of Sruoga, Virginijus, Kaila, Lauri & Rocien��, Agn��, 2019, The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae) of Thailand, with description of eight new species, pp. 1-34 in European Journal of Taxonomy 574 on pages 12-16, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.574, http://zenodo.org/record/3530401, {"references":["Kaila L. 1998. Redescriptions of three Meyrick's Asiatic elachistid species, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea). Entomologica Fennica 9: 53 - 63. https: // doi. org / 10.33338 / ef. 83966"]}

First records of Elachistinae are given from Thailand. Ten species of Elachistinae are reported, eight of which are described as new: Urodeta longa Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., Elachista buszkoi Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., E. oryx Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., E. pellineni Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., E. capricornis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., E. phichaiensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov., E. loeiensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. and E. siamensis Sruoga & Kaila sp. nov. The new species are diagnosed and illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia. One species remains unidentified to species level.

Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983 Elachista phalaridis Parenti, 1983: 7. Type locality: Japan, Honsy��, ��saka Prefecture, Sakai-si, Mozu (Parenti 1983: 7). Holotype ♂, in UOPJ (Sugisima 2005b). Subgenus: Elachista; bifasciella species group. Distribution: Palearctic. Japan. Larval host plant(s): Phalaris arundinacea L. (Poaceae) (Parenti 1983). Figs.: Parenti (1983), Sugisima (2005b)., Published as part of Kaila, Lauri, 2019, An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae), pp. 1-231 in Zootaxa 4632 (1) on page 107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4632.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3335414, {"references":["Parenti, U. (1983) Elachistidi del Giappone (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, 1, 1 - 20.","Sugisima, K. (2005 b) Japanese Elachista studied by Parenti (1983) (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae): the subgenus Aphelosetia and the gleichenella-, tetragonella-, and bifasciella - groups. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 148, 225 - 246. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - 900000171"]}

Elachista veruta Kaila, 2008 Elachista veruta Kaila, 2008: 414. Type locality: United Arab Emirates, Wadi Maidaq (Kaila 2008: 414). Holotype ♂, in RNHL. Subgenus: Elachista; freyerella species group. Distribution: Palearctic. United Arab Emirates. Larval host plant(s): unknown. Figs.: Kaila (2008)., Published as part of Kaila, Lauri, 2019, An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae), pp. 1-231 in Zootaxa 4632 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4632.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3335414