taxonID	type	description	language	source
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♀, KABARDIN. [O] - BALKAR. [IYA] R-N DACHNYKH UCHASTKOV (SUBURBAN AREA), 17. V. 1997, BOLOV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 382 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. IN WING PATTERN AND GENITALIA, THIS SPECIES IS RATHER CLOSE TO P. weberella WHITEBREAD, 1984, KNOWN fROM SWITZERLAND AND UKRAINE (BIDZILYA & BUDASHKIN 1998), P. sibirica SINEV, 1992 fROM RUSSIA (IRKUTSK), P. tectusella SRUOGA, 1997 fROM TAJIKISTAN AND P. passula KAILA, 1995 fROM U. S. A. (CALIfORNIA). HOWEVER, THE NEW SPECIES IS DISTINGUISHED MOST EASILY BY THE EXTENDED POSTERIOR PROCESS Of THE VENTRAL MARGIN Of THE ANTRUM, WHICH IS LOCATED OVER THE OSTIUM. IN P. prolixa THIS PROCESS (AT ITS MIDDLE) IS ABOUT HALf Of THE WIDTH Of THE ANTRUM (FIGS 3, 7), WHILE IT IS AS WIDE AS THE ANTRUM IN P. tectusella (FIG. 8). IN P. sibirica, THE POSTERIOR PROCESS Of THE ANTRUM IS WIDE, WITH A SHALLOW MEDIAN NOTCH (FIG. 9). IN P. weberella AND P. passula, THE VENTRAL MARGIN Of THE ANTRUM IS WITHOUT A POSTERIOR PROCESS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	description	Male. UNKNOWN. Female (FIGS 1, 2). FOREWING LENGTH 3.4 MM; WINGSPAN 7.5 MM (N = 1). HEAD: FRONS BROWNISH; VERTEX AND NECK TUfT WHITISH, WEAKLY MOTTLED WITH BROWNISH; LABIAL PALPUS SHORT, AS LONG AS WIDTH Of HEAD, DROOPING, WHITISH; SCAPE WHITISH; fLAGELLUM PALE BROWN, ANNULATION INDISTINCT. THORAX, TEGULA AND fOREWING GREY BROWN, MOTTLED WITH BLACKISH BROWN TIPPED SCALES; TWO BLURRED WHITISH SPOTS NEAR DORSUM: ONE SMALLER AT 1 / 4 fROM BASE Of WING AND ANOTHER LARGER AT 1 / 2; AREA BETWEEN THESE SPOTS MORE INTENSELY MARKED BLACKISH BROWN; fRINGE WHITISH AT APEX BEYOND BLACKISH BROWN fRINGE LINE, OTHERWISE BROWNISH GREY. HINDWING AND ITS fRINGE GREY BROWN. Female genitalia (FIGS 3 – 7). PAPILLAE ANALES VERY SHORT, SETOSE. APOPHYSES POSTERIORES DISTINCTLY LONGER THAN APOPHYSES ANTERIORES. OSTIUM BURSAE SITUATED IN MEMBRANE BETWEEN STERNA 7 AND 8, OVAL, LATERAL MARGINS STRONGLY SCLEROTIZED, WEAKLY BENT, WITH MINUTE SPINES ON DORSAL WALL. ANTRUM WIDE, SCLEROTIZED, BENT, VENTRAL MARGIN POSTERIORLY COMES INTO WELL SCLEROTIZED LONGITUDINAL PROCESS OVER OSTIUM (FIGS 3, 5, 7). COLLICULUM LONG, WITH STRONGLY SCLEROTIZED, ALMOST PARALLEL SIDES. DUCTUS BURSA WIDE AND LONG, MEMBRANOUS. CORPUS BURSAE WITH DENSE INTERNAL SPINES. SIGNUM OVAL, LATERALLY WITH STRONG TEETH (FIGS 4, 6).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. UNKNOWN. Flight period. THE ONLY KNOWN SPECIMEN WAS CAPTURED IN MID-MAY.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM NORTH-WESTERN CAUCASUS (KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA, ENVIRONS Of NALCHIK).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	etymology	Etymology. THE SPECIES NAME IS DERIVED fROM THE LATIN prolixa (EXTENDED, DRAWN-OUT) IN REfERENCE TO THE PECULIAR SHAPE Of VENTRAL MARGIN Of ANTRUM IN THE fEMALE GENITALIA.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE HOLOTYPE IS SOMEWHAT RUBBED, ONE ANTENNA IS BROKEN AND ANOTHER ONE IS PARTLY BROKEN, THEREfORE THE DESCRIPTION Of EXTERNAL CHARACTERS IS INCOMPLETE. THIS IS THE fIRST RECORD Of Perittia STAINTON fROM CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3567D0C111ED.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2002; SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3720D39912A3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA, OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 23. V. 2000, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 439; 1 ♂, Krasnodarskii kr. [ai] Tamanskii p-ov. (Taman Peninsula), NE sklon (SLOPE) G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) POLIVADINA I (AND) G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, BEREG LIMANA (COAST Of fIRTH) TSOKUR, 17. V. 2003, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 439 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3720D39912A3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (CRIMEA) (KAILA 2011 B; BIDZILYA et al. 2016). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A344ED595130A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] GELENDZHIK, KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) MARKOTKH, 23. V. 2001, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 431 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A344ED595130A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ITS NORTH-EASTERN PART (REPUBLIC Of DAGHESTAN, RUSSIA) (SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A344ED595130A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE RECORDS Of E. pollinariella IN KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA BY SHCHUROV (2004 A, 2007) ARE BASED ON MISIDENTIfICATIONS Of E. gormella NIELSEN & TRAUGOTT-OLSEN, 1987 AND E. exigua PARENTI, 1978.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A30A5D35A17E6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVED. [NIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH. [NYAYA] BALK. [ARIYA], 27. VII. 1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 383 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A30A5D35A17E6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. EUROPE (EXCEPT NORTHERN PART) (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA & JALAVA 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3244D39916C7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, ARMENIYA (ARMENIA), KHOSROVSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII uch. [astok], H- 150 m, 23. vi. 1982; 1 ♂ (without abdomen), 04. vii. 1983, M. Nesterov leg. (ZIN). Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3244D39916C7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A37C7D255129D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 6 ♂, ZAPOV. [EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH. [NYAYA] BALK. [ARIYA], 26. vii. 1989, Gen. prep. VS 376, VS 378, VS 379, VS 436; 1 ♂, s. [elo] (village), Verkh. [nyaya] Balk. [ariya], 26. vii. 1989; 1 ♂, s. [elo] (village), Verkh. [nyaya] Balk. [ariya], 17. vii. 1989, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 377 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A37C7D255129D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. TRANSPALEARCTIC (SUGISIMA 2005). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ITS NORTH-EASTERN PART (REPUBLIC Of DAGHESTAN, RUSSIA) (SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A37C7D255129D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A32D3D2551155.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, Stavropol’, Kavk. [az] (Caucasus), Grushevka, 25. v. 1921, J. Filip’ev leg.; 1 ♂, Kabardino- BALKARIYA, GOLUBYE OZERA, 900 M, 05. VI. 1990, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 381 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A32D3D2551155.taxon	distribution	Distribution. KNOWN fROM ALL PARTS Of EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM STAVROPOL KRAI Of RUSSIA (FILIPJEV 1926; SINEV 2008). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A34F8D1C81367.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004 B, AS E. megerlella (HÜBNER, 1810); SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3080D383161B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE), H = 2200 M, 18 – 19. VII. 1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 362 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3080D383161B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS VERY CLOSE TO Elachista triatomea (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO TRAUGOTT-OLSEN & NIELSEN 1977: fIGS 80, 324, 325 AND KAILA 1998: fIG. 8), HOWEVER, THE fOREWING IS WITHOUT TWO BROWNISH SPOTS (FIG. 10). IN MALE GENITALIA, THE COSTA Of VALVA IS MORE CONVEX MEDIALLY AND MORE CONCAVE BEfORE CUCULLUS IN THE CAUCASIAN SPECIMEN (FIGS 12, 16). IT MAY REPRESENT AN UNDESCRIBED SPECIES, BUT THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE IS TOO LIMITED fOR A SAfE IDENTIfICATION.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A31CDD39914AA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, SEVERSKII R-N (DISTRICT), KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) PAPAI, H = 700 – 800 m., 19. vi. 1998, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 448; 1 ♀, Kabardino-Balkariya, zakaznik (sanctuary) Khasaut, 15. VIII. 2001, BOLOV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 350 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A31CDD39914AA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3596D0DF1062.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004 B; SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A31CDD423144E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, SEVERSKII R-N (DISTRICT), OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) ST. [ANITSA] (VILLAGE), UBINSKAYA, G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) SOBER-OASHKH, 07. VI. 2003, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 433 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A31CDD423144E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), ALSO RECORDED fROM ALTAI REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (SINEV 2008). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ABRAU PENINSULA IN KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2007).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A349CD39913F7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] NOVOROSSIYSK, KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) MARKOTKH, 12. VIII. 1998, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 459; 1 ♂, Krasnodarskii krai, Anapa, okr. [esnosti] (environs) Su-Psekh, g. [ora] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 14. IX. 1999, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 430 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A349CD39913F7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. PREVIOUSLY KNOWN fROM A fEW LOCALITIES IN EUROPE: ITALY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE (KAILA 2011 B) AND GERMANY (SEGERER 1997).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A349CD39913F7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3677D09912F9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. CAUCASUS: REPUBLIC Of KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA (KAILA 2011 C). Remarks. THIS SPECIES WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS Elachista habeleri TRAUGOTT-OLSEN, 1990 BY KAILA & JALAVA (1994) AND SINEV (2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3247D39916C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀, DAGESTAN, PETROVSK PORT, 29. V. 1926, RYABOV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 349 (ZIN). Distribution. LOCALLY DISTRIBUTED IN ALL PARTS Of EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003) AND UKRAINE (BIDZILYA et al. 2016).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3247D39916C5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3566D399105E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 1 ♂, P. [OSELOK] (VILLAGE) VERKHNYAYA BALKARIYA, 25. VII. 1992, TIKHONOV leg. Gen. prep. VS 340; 1 ♂, Zapovednik (Nature Reserve) Bezengi, 08. vi. 1990, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 341; 1 ♀, ARMENIYA (ARMENIA), KHOSROVSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH. [ASTOK], H = 1300 M, 02. VI. 1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 344 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3566D399105E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. OCCURS IN EUROPE (EXCEPT NORTHERN PART), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). ALSO KNOWN fROM TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3566D399105E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A30ECD39917E7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, ROSSIYA (RUSSIA), Z. [APADNYI] (WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), SOCHI, KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN range) Achishkho, skal’nye polki (rock ledges), H = 1800 m, 28. vi. 1998, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 429; 1 ♂, GRUZINSKAYA SSR (GEORGIA), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), 2200 M, 03. VII. 1986, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 345 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A30ECD39917E7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1997, 2011 B).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A30ECD39917E7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3506D39910BE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 1 ♂, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE) BEZENGI, 15. VII. 1989. GEN PREP. VS 348; 2 ♂, Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), H = 2200 m, 18 – 19. vii. 1989, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 366, VS 367; Gruziya (Georgia), Lagodekhskii zapovednik (Nature Reserve), 2200 m: 1 ♂, 3. vii. 1986; 9 ♂, 4. vii. 1986. Gen. prep. VS 338, VS 339; 1 ♂, 16. vii. 1986; 2 ♂, 17. vii. 1986, Sinev leg. (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3506D39910BE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE AND ALSO RECORDED fROM TRANSBAIKALIA AND REPUBLIC Of BURYATIA IN ASIAN PART Of RUSSIA (KAILA 2007).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3506D39910BE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A37ADD39912CA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE), H = 2200 M, 18. – 19. VII. 1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 363, VS 364, VS 365 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A37ADD39912CA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPE (BIDZILYA et al. 2016), ALSO RECORDED fROM SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A37ADD39912CA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3243D3991125.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] GELENDZHIK, OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) KH. [UTOR] BETTA, 13. IX. 1996, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 434 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3243D3991125.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE, INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003), AND CENTRAL ASIA (KAILA 1992; DIšKUS et al. 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3243D3991125.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A31CDD3991471.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 14. IV. 2000, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 462 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A31CDD3991471.taxon	distribution	Distribution. KNOWN fROM UKRAINE AND RUSSIA (SOUTH URAL, LOWER VOLGA REGION AND TUVA) (KAILA 2011 C). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A30F8D08C17FE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA, OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) SU-PSEKH, G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 03. V. 1998, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 441 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A30F8D08C17FE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS CLOSE TO Elachista cretula (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO KAILA 2011 C: fIGS 10, 19, 20), HOWEVER, THE VALVA IS SOMEWHAT BROADER, SHORTER AND BENT, AND THE SPINOSE KNOB Of GNATHOS APPEARS SHORTER AND WIDER. IT MAY REPRESENT AN UNDESCRIBED SPECIES, BUT THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE IS TOO LIMITED fOR A SAfE IDENTIfICATION.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A34BCD306139F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. CAUCASUS: KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC, RUSSIA (KAILA 2007).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A34BCD306139F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. E. titanella WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED AS A SUBSPECIES Of E. coeneni (KAILA & JALAVA 1994) BUT LATER RAISED TO SPECIES LEVEL (KAILA 2007). IT WAS REPORTED AS E. lugdunensis FREY, 1859 IN THE CATALOGUE Of THE LEPIDOPTERA Of RUSSIA (SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, SEVERSKII R-N (DISTRICT), KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) PAPAI, H = 700 – 800 M., 19. VI. 1998, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 460. PARATYPE: 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, SEVERSKII R-N (DISTRICT), OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) ST. [ANITSA] (VILLAGE), UBINSKAYA, G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) SOBER-OASHKH, 07. VI. 2003, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 450 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. IN WING PATTERN AND MALE GENITALIA, THIS SPECIES CLOSELY RESEMBLES Elachista distigmatella FREY, 1859 (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO KAILA et al. 2015: fIGS 12, 13, 64, 65). HOWEVER, THE fOREWING IN THE NEW SPECIES IS SPOTLESS. IT DIffERS fROM E. distigmatella IN MALE GENITALIA MAINLY BY THE WIDER GROUP Of CORNUTI WITH APICAL CORNUTUS MUCH LONGER THAN BASAL ONES.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	description	Male (FIGS 27, 28). FOREWING LENGTH 4.0 – 4.5 MM; WINGSPAN 8.5 – 9.5 MM (N = 2). HEAD: FRONS, VERTEX AND NECK TUfT WHITE; LABIAL PALPUS WHITE, SECOND SEGMENT PALE fUSCOUS BELOW, SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN DIAMETER Of HEAD; SCAPE AND PECTEN WHITE; BASALLY fLAGELLUM WHITISH, OTHERWISE PALE OCHREOUS GREY. THORAX, TEGULAE AND fOREWING WHITE; fRINGE WHITE. HINDWING WHITE, fRINGE WHITE WITH SLIGHT YELLOWISH TINGE. Female. UNKNOWN. Male genitalia (FIGS 29 – 32). UNCUS LOBE SHORT AND WIDE, MESIAL MARGIN CONVEX, APEX POINTED, DIRECTED OUTWARD. SPINOSED KNOB Of GNATHOS LARGE, OVAL-SHAPED, 1.5 TIMES AS LONG AS WIDE. VALVA ALMOST PARALLEL SIDED, 5 TIMES AS LONG AS BROAD IN ITS MEDIAN AREA. JUXTA LOBES DEVOID Of SETAE, MESIAL AND DISTAL MARGIN ROUNDED WITHOUT DISTINCT LIMIT. DIGITATE PROCESS TONGUE-SHAPED, 0.2 TIMES AS LONG AS VALVA, MEDIALLY AND DISTALLY WITH STOUT SETAE. VINCULUM WITH BROAD SACCUS. PHALLUS ABOUT 0.8 TIMES AS LONG AS VALVA, BENT, DISTALLY TAPERED TOWARDS APEX; CORNUTUS CLUSTER fORMED Of fEW SMALL AND CLOSELY SET SPINES AND ONE VERY LONG, STOUT AND STRAIGHT APICAL SPINE, WIDTH Of CLUSTER ABOUT 0.4 TIMES AS WIDTH AS DIAMETER Of PHALLUS IN ITS MIDDLE.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. UNKNOWN. Flight period. BASED ON THE SPECIMENS AVAILABLE, ADULTS fLY IN JUNE.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM NORTH-WESTERN CAUCASUS (KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. THE SPECIES NAME IS DERIVED fROM THE LATIN candidus (DAZZLING WHITE) IN REfERENCE TO THE WHITE, SPOTLESS fOREWING.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A33EBD39916E9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), NE SKLON (SLOPE) G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) POLIVADINA I (AND) G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, BEREG LIMANA (COAST Of fIRTH) TSOKUR, 17. V. 2003, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 449 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A33EBD39916E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. IN EUROPE KNOWN MOSTLY fROM EASTERN PART, ALSO RECORDED fROM TURKEY AND RUSSIA (SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS, ULYANOVSK OBLAST, REPUBLIC Of BURYATIA, ALTAI MOUNTAINS) (KAILA et al. 2015). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A31CDD2CF1436.taxon	distribution	Distribution. CAUCASUS: ARMENIA (PARENTI 1981); TURKEY (PARENTI 1981), UKRAINE (BIDZILYA & BUDASHKIN 1998; BIDZILYA et al. 2003), RUSSIA (SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS) (KAILA et al. 2003).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3034D3991773.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, PARAGA NW ORDUBAD, NAKHICH. [EVAN] (NAKHCHIVAN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC), 24. VI. 1933, ZNOIKO LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 461 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3034D3991773.taxon	distribution	Distribution. TURKEY, IRAN, AfGHANISTAN (PARENTI 1981), MONGOLIA (PARENTI 1991) AND TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3034D3991773.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A37D7D39912DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, bereg limana (coast of firth) Tsokur, 13. vii. 2003, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 455, 457; 1 ♂, Krasnodarskii KR. [AI] TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) S. [ELA] (VILLAGE) VESELOVKA, BEREG LIMANA (COAST of firth) Tsokur, 16. v. 2003, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 456; 1 ♂, Azerb. [aijan], Khachmasskii r-n (district), S. [ELO] (VILLAGE) KUSARCHAY, 03. VI. 1964, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 369 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A37D7D39912DD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. CANARY ISLANDS (KLIMESH 1990), SOUTH EUROPE (PARENTI 1996), SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003), TURKMENISTAN (SRUOGA 1990, AS Biselachista spinigera SRUOGA, 1990).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A37D7D39912DD.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A31CDD39914A3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, SEVERSKII R-N (DISTRICT), OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) ST. [ANITSA] (VILLAGE), UBINSKAYA, G. [ORA] (MOUNTAIN) SOBER-OASHKH, 07. VI. 2003, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 458 (ZIN). Distribution. IN EUROPE KNOWN MOSTLY fROM CENTRAL PART, ALSO RECORDED fROM UKRAINE, TURKEY AND KAZAKHSTAN (KAILA et al. 2015).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A31CDD39914A3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A308DD2C51617.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, S. [EVERO] - Z. [APADNYI] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) Azish-Tau, H = 1400 m, 13. vi. 1999, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 438; 5 ♂, Kabardino-Balkariya, s. [elo] (village) Verkhnyaya Balkariya, 18. vi. 1990, Zagulyaev leg.; 1 ♂, Gruzinskaya SSR (Georgia), Lagodekhskii zapovednik (Nature Reserve), 07. vi. 1986, Lvovsky leg. Gen. prep. VS 337 (ZIN); 1 ♂, same locality, 29. viii. 1986, M. V. Kozlov LEG. (LEU).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A308DD2C51617.taxon	distribution	Distribution. TRANSPALEARCTIC (KAILA et al. 2003). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM EASTERN GEORGIA (SRUOGA 1991) AND KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004 B; SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A308DD2C51617.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A3414D3991368.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, ABKH. [ABKHAZSKAYA] (ABKHAZIA) ASSR (REPUBLIC), SUKHUMI, GULRIPSHI, H = 100, 10. VI. 1977, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 346 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A3414D3991368.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE, fROM BRITAIN TO ITALY (KAILA 2011 B) AND EASTWARDS TO TULA OBLAST Of RUSSIA (KLEPIKOV & BOLSHAKOV 2004).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A3414D3991368.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A32D8D1DB1028.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, S. [EVERO] - Z. [APADNYI] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KARACHAEVO-CHERKESSIYA, KGPZ (CAUCASIAN STATE NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE), DOL. [INA] (VALLEY) R. [EKI] (RIVER) IMERETINKA, H = 2200 – 2550 M, 11. VII. 2005, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 454 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A32D8D1DB1028.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS VERY CLOSE TO Elachista biatomella (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO TRAUGOTT-OLSEN & NIELSEN 1977: fIGS 248, 249 AND TRAUGOTT-OLSEN 2000: fIGS 41 – 52). THE TAXONOMY Of E. biatomella AND ITS CLOSE RELATIVES IS UNSETTLED AND SPECIES DELIMITATION IS IN NEED Of A THOROUGH RE-EVALUATION (KAILA et al. 2003). WE PROVIDE HERE IMAGES Of A SPECIMEN fROM THE CAUCASIAN POPULATION BUT REfRAIN fROM ATTEMPTING TO NAME IT.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBB0B47FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, AZERB. [AIJAN], KHACHMASSKII R-N (DISTRICT), S. [ELO] (VILLAGE) KUSARCHAY, 05. VI. 1964, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 368 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBB0B47FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	distribution	Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1996).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBB0B47FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A30E7D074160D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI] SOCHI, KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) AIBGA, 7 – 10 KM E POS. [ELKA] (village) Krasnaya Polyana, H = 1850 m, 12. vi. 2000, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 446; 1 ♂, S. [evero] - Z. [apadnyi] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KHR. [EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) AZISH-TAU, H = 1400 M, 13. VI. 1999, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 445 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A30E7D074160D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004 B; SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A30E7D074160D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Elachista kilmunella STAINTON, 1849 REPORTED BY SHCHUROV (2004 B) WAS BASED ON MISIDENTIfICATION Of E. atricomella.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A322ED28E11A6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004 B; SINEV 2008).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A322ED28E11A6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE RECORD Of E. elegans fROM KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA, IS BASED ON SHCHUROV 2004 B AND WAS SUBSEqUENTLY REPEATED BY SINEV (2008). E. elegans IS VERY CLOSE TO E. deriventa KAILA & MUTANEN, 2008 (KAILA et al. 2008) fROM FINLAND, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN fOUND IN THE ALPS (HUEMER & HEBERT 2016). SINCE WE HAVE NO POSSIBILITY TO CONfIRM THIS RECORD, WE THINK IT IS WORTH fOR VERIfICATION.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A3584D39910F8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂, ARMENIYA (ARMENIA), KHOSROVSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH. [ASTOK], H = 1500 M, 5. VI. 1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 352 (ZIN). Distribution. SOUTH AND CENTRAL EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), SIBERIA (BAIKAL REGION, IRKUTSK) (KAILA 1992), TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A3584D39910F8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVED. [NIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH. [NYAYA] BALK. [ARIYA], 01. VIII. 1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 370, VS 371 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA & VARALDA 2004).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B45FF4A3772D51B15F5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, S. [EVERO] - Z. [APADNYI] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KGPZ (CAUCASIAN STATE NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE), KARACHAEVO-CHERKESSIYA, DOL. [INA] (VALLEY) R. [EKI] (RIVER) IMERETINKA, H = 2000 – 2150 m, 09. vii. 2005, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 443; Kabardino-Balkariya: 1 ♂, Nalchik, les (forest) 700 m, Malaya Kizilovka, 23. v. 1988. Gen. prep. VS 354; 1 ♂, Zapov. [ednik] (Nature Reserve) Verkh. [nyaya] Balkar. [iya], 27. v. 1988. Gen. prep. VS 353; 1 ♂, Golubye ozera, 900 m, 06. vi. 1988. Gen. prep. VS 356; 1 ♂, pos. [elok] (village) Elbrus, 1800 m, 02. vii. 1989. Gen. prep. VS 361; Zapovednik (Nature Reserve) Bezengi: 1 ♂, 17. vii. 1989; 1 ♀, 19. vii. 1989. Gen. prep. VS 360; 7 ♂, 1 ♀, s. [elo] (village) Verkhnyaya Balkariya, 18. vi. 1989. Gen. prep. VS 359; 2 ♂, Abkhaziya (Abkhazia), Pskhu, 01. viii. 1978, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 358; 2 ♂, Gruzinskaya SSR (Georgia), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), 2200 M, 17. VI. 1986, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 355, VS 357 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B45FF4A3772D51B15F5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM THE CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFBA0B45FF4A3772D51B15F5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. E. adelpha WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA & JALAVA 1994). THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA AND GEORGIA.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3071D39914D3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOV. [EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH. [NYAYA] BALKAR. [IYA], 27. V. 1988, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 347 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3071D39914D3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. OCCURS IN EUROPE, INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3408D3991309.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOV. [EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH. [NYAYA] BALKAR. [IYA], 28. V. 1988, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 440 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3408D3991309.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 1999 B).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3408D3991309.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A330BD39916BD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, KRASNODARSKII KR. [AI], TAMANSKII P-OV. (TAMAN PENINSULA), GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, BEREG limana (coast of firth) Tsokur, 13. vii. 2003, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 447; 1 ♂, Armeniya (Armenia), KHOSROVSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH. [ASTOK], H = 1300 M, 3. VI. 1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 351 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A330BD39916BD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS AND CRIMEA [AS E. elegans FREY, 1859] (BUDASHKIN & SINEV 1991; BIDZILYA et al. 2016), RECORDED fROM TUVA REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A32B9D39911D3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂, S. [EVERO] - Z. [APADNYI] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KARACHAEVO-CHERKESSIYA, KGPZ (CAUCASIAN STATE NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE), DOL. [INA] (VALLEY) R. [EKI] (RIVER) IMERETINKA, H = 2200 – 2550 M, 11. VII. 2005, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 442, VS 451 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A32B9D39911D3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. KNOWN fROM WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B) AND RUSSIAN FAR EAST (SINEV & SRUOGA 1997).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A32B9D39911D3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♂, Z. [APADNYI] (WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), BIOSfERNYI ZAPOVEDNIK (BIOSPHERE RESERVE), DOLINA (VALLEY) REKI (RIVER) URUSHTEN, OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) LAGER KHOLODNYI, 1730 – 1750 M, 16. vii. 2004, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS 453; Paratype: ♀, Krasnodarskii kr. [ai], khr. [ebet] (mountain range) CHERNOGOR’E, 1450 M, 5. VI. 1998, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 452 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Elachista suffusca IS A LARGE, UNICOLOROUS SPECIES, EXTERNALLY MOSTLY SIMILAR TO E. pigerella (HERRICH-SCHäffER, 1854) AND E. tanaella AARVIK & BERGGREN, 2003. IT DIffERS fROM E. pigerella BY THE NARROWER HINDWINGS AND fROM E. tanaella BY THE YELLOWISH HEAD. BOTH E. pigerella AND E. tanaella HAVE MALE GENITALIA THAT DIffER STRONGLY fROM THOSE Of E. suffusca. MALE GENITALIA Of E. suffusca MOST CLOSE RESEMBLE THOSE Of E. maculicerusella (BRUAND, 1859) BUT EXTERNALLY E. suffusca DIffERS DISTINCTLY AS BEING UNICOLOROUS BROWNISH GREY. IN fEMALE GENITALIA, IT IS ALSO COMPARABLE TO E. tanaella. HOWEVER, E. suffusca IS DISTINGUISHABLE MAINLY BY MORE NARROW OSTIUM BURSAE AND SHALLOW ANTRUM, WHICH IS ABRUPTLY TAPERED TO COLLICULUM; THE SIGNUM IS VERY SMALL IN E. suffusca, MUCH LARGER IN E. tanaella.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	description	Male (FIGS 37, 38). FOREWING LENGTH 4.6 MM; WINGSPAN 10.2 MM (N = 1). HEAD: FRONS YELLOWISH, BACKGROUND LAYER WITH SOME METALLIC LUSTRE; VERTEX AND NECK TUfT YELLOWISH; LABIAL PALPUS UPWARDLY CURVED, ABOUT 1.5 TIMES AS LONG AS WIDTH Of HEAD, YELLOWISH, SECOND SEGMENT BROWNISH BELOW; ANTENNA BROWNISH GREY, WITH VERY SHORT VISIBLE CILIA ABOUT 1 / 5 DIAMETER Of SHAfT. THORAX AND TEGULA BROWNISH GREY. FOREWING BROWNISH GREY; fRINGE SCALES BROWNISH GREY WITH fEW YELLOWISH SCALES ALONG APEX. HINDWING AND ITS fRINGE BROWNISH GREY. Female (FIGS 44, 45). FOREWING LENGTH 6.1 MM; WINGSPAN 13.2 MM (N = 1). SIMILAR TO MALE, BUT fLAGELLUM WEAKLY ANNULATED WITH PALER RINGS AND WITHOUT VISIBLE CILIA. Male genitalia (FIGS 39 – 43). UNCUS LOBES SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN WIDE, MEDIAN MARGIN ALMOST STRAIGHT, LATERAL AND DISTAL MARGIN EVENLY CURVED, SEPARATED fROM EACH OTHER BY A WIDE V-SHAPED INCISION. SPINOSE KNOB Of GNATHOS ROUNDED. VALVA NARROW, PARALLEL-SIDED, SOMEWHAT BENT, BASAL fOLD Of COSTA EXTENDED TO DISTAL 3 / 4 Of VALVA WHERE IT MEETS DISTAL LOBE AND fORMS BROAD AND INDISTINCT HUMP; SACCULUS MEETING CUCULLUS AT A RIGHT ANGLE. MESIAL MARGIN Of JUXTA LOBES STRAIGHT, MEETING DISTAL MARGIN WITHOUT AN ANGLE, DISTAL MARGIN ROUNDED, WITH A fEW SPARSE SETAE. DIGITAL PROCESS ABOUT 1 / 3 AS LONG AS VALVA, NARROW, ALMOST PARALLEL-SIDED, APEX ABRUPTLY EXPANDED, WITH A fEW SPARSE SETAE. VINCULUM GRADUALLY TAPERED INTO BROAD AND SHORT SACCUS, MEDIAN RIDGE INDISTINCT. PHALLUS ABOUT 4 / 5 LENGTH Of VALVA, STRAIGHT, SLIGHTLY BROADENED BASALLY, OTHERWISE NARROWER, APEX DISTINCTLY BIfURCATE; BASAL OPENING POSTERIORLY PROJECTED. Female genitalia (FIGS 46 – 49). PAPILLAE ANALES LONGER THAN WIDE. APOPHYSES POSTERIORES STOUT, APICALLY DILATED, APOPHYSES ANTERIORES 1.4 TIMES AS LONG AS APOPHYSES POSTERIORES. OSTIUM BURSAE DEEPLY INCISED IN STERNUM 7, NARROW AND U-SHAPED, DORSAL WALL COVERED BY MINUTE SPINES; ANTRUM SMALL, ABRUPTLY TAPERED TOWARDS STRONGLY SCLEROTIZED AND NARROW COLLICULUM. DUCTUS BURSAE MEMBRANOUS, WITH LONGITUDINAL fOLDS, GRADUALLY WIDENED TOWARDS CORPUS BURSAE WITH WHICH IT IS INCEPTED WITHOUT DISTINCT BORDER. CORPUS BURSAE WITHOUT INTERNAL SPINES. SIGNUM VERY SMALL, ELONGATE, WITH A fEW MINUTE SPINES.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. UNKNOWN. Flight period. BASED ON SPECIMENS AVAILABLE, ADULTS fLY IN JUNE AND JULY.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	distribution	Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM CAUCASUS (KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	etymology	Etymology. THE SPECIES NAME IS DERIVED fROM LATIN suffusca (BROWNISH, DARK) IN REfERENCE TO DARK COLORATION Of MOTH.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THE HOLOTYPE IS IN POOR CONDITION; THE fOREWINGS ARE SOMEWHAT RUBBED, THE HEAD IS DISTORTED AND THEREfORE LOOKS fLATTENED IN FIG. 38.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A3490D3991397.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀, GRUZINSKAYA SSR (GEORGIA), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP. [OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), 2200 M, 04. VII. 1986, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS 335 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A3490D3991397.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B) AND ALSO RECORDED fROM FAR-EASTERN RUSSIA (SRUOGA 1995).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A3490D3991397.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A35F6D061105A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE) BEZENGI, 08. VI. 1990, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN PREP. VS 342, VS 343 (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A35F6D061105A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1999 B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA & JALAVA 1994).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B59FF4A3657D24E1639.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ABKHAZIYA (ABKHAZIA), SUKHUMI OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), GULRIPSHI: 2 ♂, 25. V. 1977, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 320; 1 ♂, 23. vi. 1977; 2 ♂, 27. vi. 1977, Sinev leg. Gen. prep. VS 321; 1 ♂, 26. vi. 1978; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 17. vii. 1978. Gen. prep. VS 324, VS 325; 1 ♂, 12. ix. 1979; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 13. ix. 1979. Gen. prep. VS 332; Zagulyaev leg.; 3 ♂, 15. ix. 1979, Sinev leg. Gen. prep. VS 322, VS 323; 2 ♂, 18. ix. 1979, Zagulyaev leg.; 2 ♂, 19. ix. 1979; Gen. prep. VS 326; 2 ♂, 22. ix. 1979, Sinev leg.; 1 ♂, Abkhaziya (Abkhazia), Gulripshi, sad (garden). laborat. [oriy] VIZR (Institute of Plant Protection), 23. vii. 1981, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS 328; (ZIN); 3 ♂, 1 ♀, ABKHAZIYA (ABKHAZIA), SUKHUMI OKR. [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), USHCH. [EL’E] (CANYON) R. [EKI] (RIVER) GUMISTA, 27. VI. 1989, Sruoga leg. Gen. prep. E 30 (LEU); 1 ♂, Abkhaziya (Abkhazia), Tsumuri, Gumistskii zap. [ovednik] (Nature Reserve), 31. v. 1977, S. Sinev leg.; Adzhariya (Adjara), Batumi, sad (garden) biolaboratorii: 1 ♂, 26. vii. 1971; 1 ♂, 27. vii. 1971; 1 ♂, 2. v. 1974. Gen. prep. VS 327; 1 ♂, 2. vi. 1974; 1 ♂, 18. vi. 1975; 1 ♂, 7. vii. 1975; 1 ♂, 21. vii. 1976. Gen. prep. VS 336; 1 ♀, 26. vii. 1976. Gen. prep. VS 334; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 13. viii. 1976. Gen. prep. VS 333; 1 ♂, 19. viii. 1976; 1 ♂, 21. viii. 1976; 7 ♂, 25. viii. 1976; 1 ♂, 19. vi. 1977, Zagulyaev leg.; 2 ♂, Adzharskaya ASSR (Adjara), Batumi, 19. vi. 1977, S. Sinev leg. Gen. prep. VS 193; Adzhariya (Adjara), Batumi, Gonio: 2 ♂, 28. vii. 1976. Gen. prep. VS 329; 1 ♂, 2. viii. 1976; 3 ♂, Adzhariya (Adjara), Batumi, Gonio, staraya krepost, 03. viii. 1976, Zagulyaev leg.; 1 ♂, Adzharskaya ASSR (Adjara), Gonio, 03. viii. 1976, S. Sinev leg.; 1 ♂, Adzhariya (Adjara), Batumskii r-n (district), dolina (valley) r. [eki] (river) Chorokh, 13. vi. 1974; 1 ♂, Adzharskaya ASSR (Adjara), Chakvistavi, 23. vii. 1971; 2 ♂, Adzhariya (Adjara), Kobuleti r. [aion] (district), Tsikhidziri, 17. viii. 1976. Gen. prep. VS 330, VS 331; Adzhariya (Adjara), Kintrishskii zap. [ovednik]: 1 ♂, 9. vi. 1970; 2 ♂, 21. ix. 1972; 1 ♀, 25. viii. 1976, ZAGULYAEV LEG. (ZIN).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B59FF4A3657D24E1639.taxon	distribution	Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), ALSO IS KNOWN fROM TAJIKISTAN (SRUOGA 1991). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ONLY fROM ADJARA (GEORGIA) (SRUOGA 1991).	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
038FEA6DFFA60B59FF4A3657D24E1639.taxon	discussion	Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO THE REPUBLIC Of ABKHAZIA.	en	Sruoga, Virginijus, Sinev, Sergey Yu., Rocienė, Agnė (2017): The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4338 (2): 241-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2
