The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae) of Thailand, with description of eight new species

  • Virginijus Sruoga Vytautas Magnus University, Education Academy, K. Donelaičio 58, LT-44248 Kaunas
  • Lauri Kaila Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology Unit, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 17, FI-00014 Helsinki
  • Agnė Rocienė Vytautas Magnus University, Education Academy, K. Donelaičio 58, LT-44248 Kaunas
Keywords: Elachistidae, Elachista, Urodeta, new species, Thailand

Abstract

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.

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Published
2019-11-05
How to Cite
Sruoga, V., Kaila, L., & Rocienė, A. (2019). The Elachistinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae) of Thailand, with description of eight new species. European Journal of Taxonomy, (574). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.574