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038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.text	038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Perittia prolixa Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Perittia prolixa Sruoga &amp; Sinev, sp. nov.</p><p>(FIGS 1–7)</p><p>Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♀, KABARDIN.[O]-BALKAR.[IYA] R-N DACHNYKH UCHASTKOV (SUBURBAN AREA), 17.V.1997, BOLOV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS382 (ZIN).</p><p>Diagnosis. IN WING PATTERN AND GENITALIA, THIS SPECIES IS RATHER CLOSE TO P. weberella WHITEBREAD, 1984, KNOWN fROM SWITZERLAND AND UKRAINE (BIDZILYA &amp; 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.</p><p>Male. UNKNOWN.</p><p>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.</p><p>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).</p><p>Biology. UNKNOWN.</p><p>Flight period. THE ONLY KNOWN SPECIMEN WAS CAPTURED IN MID-MAY.</p><p>Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM NORTH-WESTERN CAUCASUS (KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA, ENVIRONS Of NALCHIK).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB60B49FF4A351AD4441481	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3567D0C111ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista argentella (Clerck 1759)	<div><p>Elachista argentella (Clerck, 1759)</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2002; SINEV 2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3567D0C111ED	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3720D39912A3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista gormella Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen 1987	<div><p>Elachista gormella Nielsen &amp; Traugott-Olsen, 1987</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA, OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 23.V.2000, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS439; 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. VS439 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (CRIMEA) (KAILA 2011B; BIDZILYA et al. 2016). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3720D39912A3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A344ED595130A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista pollinariella Zeller 1839	<div><p>Elachista pollinariella Zeller, 1839</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KRASNODARSKII KR.[AI] GELENDZHIK, KHR.[EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) MARKOTKH, 23.V.2001, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS431 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ITS NORTH-EASTERN PART (REPUBLIC Of DAGHESTAN, RUSSIA) (SINEV 2008).</p><p>Remarks. THE RECORDS Of E. pollinariella IN KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA BY SHCHUROV (2004A, 2007) ARE BASED ON MISIDENTIfICATIONS Of E. gormella NIELSEN &amp; TRAUGOTT-OLSEN, 1987 AND E. exigua PARENTI, 1978.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A344ED595130A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A30A5D35A17E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stephensia abbreviatella (STAINTON 1851) Stainton 1851	<div><p>Stephensia abbreviatella (Stainton, 1851)</p><p>Material examined. 2♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVED.[NIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH .[NYAYA] BALK.[ARIYA], 27.VII.1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS383 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. EUROPE (EXCEPT NORTHERN PART) (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA &amp; JALAVA 1994).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A30A5D35A17E6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3244D39916C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stephensia brunnichella (Linnaeus 1767)	<div><p>Stephensia brunnichella (Linnaeus, 1767)</p><p>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 2011B).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB50B49FF4A3244D39916C7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A37C7D255129D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista adscitella Stainton 1851	<div><p>Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851</p><p>Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 6♂, ZAPOV.[EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH.[NYAYA] BALK.[ARIYA], 26.vii.1989, Gen. prep. VS376, VS378, VS379, VS436 ; 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. VS377 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. TRANSPALEARCTIC (SUGISIMA 2005). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ITS NORTH-EASTERN PART (REPUBLIC Of DAGHESTAN, RUSSIA) (SINEV 2008).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A37C7D255129D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A32D3D2551155.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista gangabella ZELLER 1850	<div><p>Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850</p><p>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. VS381 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. KNOWN fROM ALL PARTS Of EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), 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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A32D3D2551155	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A34F8D1C81367.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista obliquella Stainton 1854	<div><p>Elachista obliquella Stainton, 1854</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004B, AS E. megerlella (HÜBNER, 1810); SINEV 2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A34F8D1C81367	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3080D383161B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Elachista sp. near triatomea (Haworth, 1828)</p><p>(FIGS 10–16)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE), H=2200 M, 18–19.VII.1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP . VS362 (ZIN).</p><p>Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS VERY CLOSE TO Elachista triatomea (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO TRAUGOTT-OLSEN &amp; 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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3080D383161B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A31CDD39914AA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista subocellea (Stephens 1834)	<div><p>Elachista subocellea (Stephens, 1834)</p><p>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. VS448 ; 1♀, Kabardino-Balkariya, zakaznik (sanctuary) Khasaut, 15.VIII.2001, BOLOV LEG. GEN . PREP. VS350 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A31CDD39914AA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3596D0DF1062.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista unifasciella (Haworth 1828)	<div><p>Elachista unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004B; SINEV 2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB30B4FFF4A3596D0DF1062	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A31CDD423144E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista bisulcella (Duponchel 1843)	<div><p>Elachista bisulcella (Duponchel, 1843)</p><p>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. VS433 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), ALSO RECORDED fROM ALTAI REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (SINEV 2008). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM ABRAU PENINSULA IN KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2007).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A31CDD423144E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A349CD39913F7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista exigua Parenti 1978	<div><p>Elachista exigua Parenti, 1978</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KRASNODARSKII KR.[AI] NOVOROSSIYSK, KHR.[EBET] (MOUNTAIN RANGE) MARKOTKH, 12.VIII.1998, V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS459; 1♂, Krasnodarskii krai, Anapa, okr.[esnosti] (environs) Su-Psekh, g.[ora] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 14.IX.1999, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS430 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. PREVIOUSLY KNOWN fROM A fEW LOCALITIES IN EUROPE: ITALY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, UKRAINE (KAILA 2011B) AND GERMANY (SEGERER 1997).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A349CD39913F7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3677D09912F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista jubarella Kaila 2011	<div><p>Elachista jubarella Kaila, 2011</p><p>Distribution. CAUCASUS: REPUBLIC Of KABARDINO-BALKARIA, RUSSIA (KAILA 2011C). Remarks. THIS SPECIES WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS Elachista habeleri TRAUGOTT-OLSEN, 1990 BY KAILA &amp; JALAVA (1994) AND SINEV (2008).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3677D09912F9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3247D39916C5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista littoricola Le Marchand 1938	<div><p>Elachista littoricola Le Marchand, 1938</p><p>Material examined. 1♀, DAGESTAN, PETROVSK PORT, 29.V.1926, RYABOV LEG. GEN . PREP. VS349 (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).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3247D39916C5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3566D399105E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista squamosella (Duponchel 1843)	<div><p>Elachista squamosella (Duponchel, 1843)</p><p>Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 1♂, P.[OSELOK] (VILLAGE) VERKHNYAYA BALKARIYA, 25.VII.1992, TIKHONOV leg. Gen. prep. VS340 ; 1♂, Zapovednik (Nature Reserve) Bezengi, 08.vi.1990, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS341; 1♀, ARMENIYA (ARMENIA), KHOSROVSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH.[ASTOK], H=1300 M, 02.VI.1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN . PREP. VS344 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. OCCURS IN EUROPE (EXCEPT NORTHERN PART), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). ALSO KNOWN fROM TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A3566D399105E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A30ECD39917E7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista subalbidella Schlager 1847	<div><p>Elachista subalbidella Schläger, 1847</p><p>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. VS429; 1♂, GRUZINSKAYA SSR (GEORGIA), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), 2200 M, 03.VII.1986, SINEV LEG. GEN . PREP. VS345 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1997, 2011B).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB20B4EFF4A30ECD39917E7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3506D39910BE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista bedellella (Sircom 1848)	<div><p>Elachista bedellella (Sircom, 1848)</p><p>Material examined. KABARDINO-BALKARIYA: 1♂, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE) BEZENGI, 15.VII.1989. GEN PREP. VS348; 2♂, Zapovednik (Nature Reserve), H= 2200 m, 18–19.vii.1989, Zagulyaev leg. Gen . prep. VS366, VS367; Gruziya (Georgia), Lagodekhskii zapovednik ( Nature Reserve), 2200 m: 1♂, 3.vii.1986; 9♂, 4.vii.1986. Gen. prep. VS338, VS339; 1♂, 16.vii.1986; 2♂, 17.vii.1986, Sinev leg. (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE AND ALSO RECORDED fROM TRANSBAIKALIA AND REPUBLIC Of BURYATIA IN ASIAN PART Of RUSSIA (KAILA 2007).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3506D39910BE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A37ADD39912CA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista nolckeni Sulcs 1992	<div><p>Elachista nolckeni Šulcs, 1992</p><p>Material examined. 3♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE), H=2200 M, 18.–19.VII.1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP . VS363, VS364, VS365 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPE (BIDZILYA et al. 2016), ALSO RECORDED fROM SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A37ADD39912CA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3243D3991125.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista pullicomella Zeller 1839	<div><p>Elachista pullicomella Zeller, 1839</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KRASNODARSKII KR.[AI] GELENDZHIK, OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) KH.[UTOR] BETTA, 13.IX.1996, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS434 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE, INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003), AND CENTRAL ASIA (KAILA 1992; DIšKUS et al. 1994).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A3243D3991125	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A31CDD3991471.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista rutjani Kaila 2011	<div><p>Elachista rutjani Kaila, 2011</p><p>Material examined. 2♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), GORA (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 14.IV.2000, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS462 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. KNOWN fROM UKRAINE AND RUSSIA (SOUTH URAL, LOWER VOLGA REGION AND TUVA) (KAILA 2011C). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A31CDD3991471	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A30F8D08C17FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Elachista sp. near cretula Kaila, 2011</p><p>(FIGS 17–26)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KRASNODARSKII KRAI, ANAPA, OKR . [ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS) SU-PSEKH, G.[ORA] (MOUNTAIN) LYSAYA, 03.V.1998, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP . VS441 (ZIN).</p><p>Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS CLOSE TO Elachista cretula (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO KAILA 2011C: 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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A30F8D08C17FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A34BCD306139F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista titanella Kaila & Jalava 1994	<div><p>Elachista titanella Kaila &amp; Jalava, 1994</p><p>Distribution. CAUCASUS: KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC, RUSSIA (KAILA 2007).</p><p>Remarks. E. titanella WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED AS A SUBSPECIES Of E. coeneni (KAILA &amp; 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).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB00B4CFF4A34BCD306139F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista candidella Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Elachista candidella Sruoga &amp; Sinev, sp. nov.</p><p>(FIGS 27–32)</p><p>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. VS460. 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. VS450 (ZIN).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Female. UNKNOWN.</p><p>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.</p><p>Biology. UNKNOWN.</p><p>Flight period. BASED ON THE SPECIMENS AVAILABLE, ADULTS fLY IN JUNE.</p><p>Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM NORTH-WESTERN CAUCASUS (KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA).</p><p>Etymology. THE SPECIES NAME IS DERIVED fROM THE LATIN candidus (DAZZLING WHITE) IN REfERENCE TO THE WHITE, SPOTLESS fOREWING.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3557D04C12DC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A33EBD39916E9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista dispilella Zeller 1839	<div><p>Elachista dispilella Zeller, 1839</p><p>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. VS449 (ZIN).</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A33EBD39916E9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A31CDD2CF1436.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista flavescens PARENTI 1981	<div><p>Elachista flavescens Parenti, 1981</p><p>Distribution. CAUCASUS: ARMENIA (PARENTI 1981); TURKEY (PARENTI 1981), UKRAINE (BIDZILYA &amp; BUDASHKIN 1998; BIDZILYA et al. 2003), RUSSIA (SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS) (KAILA et al. 2003).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A31CDD2CF1436	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3034D3991773.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista mus Parenti 1981	<div><p>Elachista mus Parenti, 1981</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, PARAGA NW ORDUBAD, NAKHICH.[EVAN] (NAKHCHIVAN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC), 24.VI.1933, ZNOIKO LEG. GEN. PREP. VS461 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. TURKEY, IRAN, AfGHANISTAN (PARENTI 1981), MONGOLIA (PARENTI 1991) AND TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBE0B42FF4A3034D3991773	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A37D7D39912DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista contaminatella Zeller 1847	<div><p>Elachista contaminatella Zeller, 1847</p><p>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. VS455, 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. VS456; 1♂, Azerb.[aijan], Khachmasskii r-n (district), S.[ELO] (VILLAGE) KUSARCHAY, 03.VI.1964, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS369 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. CANARY ISLANDS (KLIMESH 1990), SOUTH EUROPE (PARENTI 1996), SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003), TURKMENISTAN (SRUOGA 1990, AS Biselachista spinigera SRUOGA, 1990).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A37D7D39912DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A31CDD39914A3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel 1843)	<div><p>Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843)</p><p>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. VS458 (ZIN). Distribution. IN EUROPE KNOWN MOSTLY fROM CENTRAL PART, ALSO RECORDED fROM UKRAINE, TURKEY AND KAZAKHSTAN (KAILA et al. 2015).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A31CDD39914A3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A308DD2C51617.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius 1781)	<div><p>Elachista gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781)</p><p>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. VS438; 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. VS337 (ZIN); 1♂, same locality, 29.viii.1986, M. V. Kozlov LEG. (LEU).</p><p>Distribution. TRANSPALEARCTIC (KAILA et al. 2003). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED fROM EASTERN GEORGIA (SRUOGA 1991) AND KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004B; SINEV 2008).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A308DD2C51617	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A3414D3991368.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista serricornis Stainton 1854	<div><p>Elachista serricornis Stainton, 1854</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, ABKH . [ABKHAZSKAYA] (ABKHAZIA) ASSR (REPUBLIC), SUKHUMI, GULRIPSHI, H=100, 10.VI.1977, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS346 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE, fROM BRITAIN TO ITALY (KAILA 2011B) AND EASTWARDS TO TULA OBLAST Of RUSSIA (KLEPIKOV &amp; BOLSHAKOV 2004).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A3414D3991368	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A32D8D1DB1028.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Elachista sp. near biatomella (Stainton, 1848)</p><p>(FIGS 33–36)</p><p>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. VS454 (ZIN).</p><p>Remarks. THE SINGLE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN CAUCASUS IS VERY CLOSE TO Elachista biatomella (fOR ILLUSTRATIONS REfER TO TRAUGOTT-OLSEN &amp; 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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBC0B40FF4A32D8D1DB1028	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBB0B47FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista albidella Nylander in Tengstrom 1848	<div><p>Elachista albidella Nylander in Tengström, 1848</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, AZERB.[AIJAN], KHACHMASSKII R-N (DISTRICT), S.[ELO] (VILLAGE) KUSARCHAY, 05.VI.1964, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS368 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1996).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBB0B47FF4A31CDD3991447	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A30E7D074160D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista atricomella Stainton 1849	<div><p>Elachista atricomella Stainton, 1849</p><p>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. VS446; 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. VS445 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004B; SINEV 2008).</p><p>Remarks. Elachista kilmunella STAINTON, 1849 REPORTED BY SHCHUROV (2004B) WAS BASED ON MISIDENTIfICATION Of E. atricomella .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A30E7D074160D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A322ED28E11A6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista elegans Frey 1859	<div><p>Elachista elegans Frey, 1859</p><p>Distribution. EUROPE (KAILA 2011B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN ONLY fROM KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA (SHCHUROV 2004B; SINEV 2008).</p><p>Remarks. THE RECORD Of E. elegans fROM KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA, IS BASED ON SHCHUROV 2004B AND WAS SUBSEqUENTLY REPEATED BY SINEV (2008). E. elegans IS VERY CLOSE TO E. deriventa KAILA &amp; MUTANEN, 2008 (KAILA et al. 2008) fROM FINLAND, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN fOUND IN THE ALPS (HUEMER &amp; HEBERT 2016). SINCE WE HAVE NO POSSIBILITY TO CONfIRM THIS RECORD, WE THINK IT IS WORTH fOR VERIfICATION.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A322ED28E11A6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A3584D39910F8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista griseella (Duponchel 1843)	<div><p>Elachista griseella (Duponchel, 1843)</p><p>Material examined. 2♂, ARMENIYA (ARMENIA), KHOSROVSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH .[ASTOK], H=1500 M, 5.VI.1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS352 (ZIN). Distribution. SOUTH AND CENTRAL EUROPE (KAILA 2011 B), SIBERIA (BAIKAL REGION, IRKUTSK) (KAILA 1992), TURKMENISTAN (DIšKUS et al. 1994).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A3584D39910F8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A31CDD3991447.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista occidentalis Frey 1882	<div><p>Elachista occidentalis Frey, 1882</p><p>Material examined. 2♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVED.[NIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH .[NYAYA] BALK.[ARIYA], 01.VIII.1989, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS370, VS371 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDESPREAD IN EUROPE (KAILA &amp; VARALDA 2004).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBA0B46FF4A31CDD3991447	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFBA0B45FF4A3772D51B15F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista adelpha KAILA & JALAVA 1994	<div><p>Elachista adelpha Kaila &amp; Jalava, 1994</p><p>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. VS443; Kabardino-Balkariya: 1♂, Nalchik, les (forest) 700 m, Malaya Kizilovka, 23.v.1988. Gen. prep. VS354 ; 1♂, Zapov. [ednik] (Nature Reserve) Verkh. [nyaya] Balkar. [iya], 27.v.1988. Gen. prep. VS353 ; 1♂, Golubye ozera, 900 m, 06.vi.1988. Gen. prep. VS356 ; 1♂, pos.[elok] (village) Elbrus, 1800 m, 02.vii.1989. Gen. prep. VS361; Zapovednik (Nature Reserve) Bezengi : 1♂, 17.vii.1989; 1♀, 19.vii.1989. Gen. prep. VS360; 7♂, 1♀, s.[elo] (village) Verkhnyaya Balkariya, 18.vi.1989. Gen. prep. VS359 ; 2♂, Abkhaziya (Abkhazia), Pskhu, 01.viii.1978, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS358 ; 2♂, Gruzinskaya SSR (Georgia), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) , 2200 M, 17.VI.1986, SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS355, VS357 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM THE CAUCASUS.</p><p>Remarks. E. adelpha WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA &amp; JALAVA 1994). THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA AND GEORGIA.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFBA0B45FF4A3772D51B15F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3071D39914D3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista apicipunctella Stainton 1849	<div><p>Elachista apicipunctella Stainton, 1849</p><p>Material examined. 1♀, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOV .[EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH.[NYAYA] BALKAR.[IYA], 27.V.1988, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS347 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. OCCURS IN EUROPE, INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3071D39914D3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3408D3991309.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista canapennella (Hubner 1813)	<div><p>Elachista canapennella (Hübner, 1813)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOV .[EDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE) VERKH.[NYAYA] BALKAR.[IYA], 28.V.1988, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS440 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 1999B).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A3408D3991309	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A330BD39916BD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista herrichii Frey 1859	<div><p>Elachista herrichii Frey, 1859</p><p>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. VS447; 1♂, Armeniya (Armenia), KHOSROVSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), VEDIYSKII UCH.[ASTOK], H=1300 M, 3.VI.1982, M. NESTEROV LEG. GEN . PREP. VS351 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), INCLUDING SOUTHERN URAL MOUNTAINS AND CRIMEA [AS E. elegans FREY, 1859] (BUDASHKIN &amp; SINEV 1991; BIDZILYA et al. 2016), RECORDED fROM TUVA REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA et al. 2003). Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A330BD39916BD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A32B9D39911D3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista orstadii Palm 1943	<div><p>Elachista orstadii Palm, 1943</p><p>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. VS442, VS451 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. KNOWN fROM WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE (KAILA 2011B) AND RUSSIAN FAR EAST (SINEV &amp; SRUOGA 1997).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB90B45FF4A32B9D39911D3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista suffusca Sruoga & Sinev & Rocienė 2017	<div><p>Elachista suffusca Sruoga &amp; Sinev, sp. nov.</p><p>(FIGS 37–49)</p><p>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. VS453; Paratype: ♀, Krasnodarskii kr.[ai], khr.[ebet] (mountain range) CHERNOGOR’E, 1450 M, 5.VI.1998, V. SHCHUROV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS452 (ZIN).</p><p>Diagnosis. Elachista suffusca IS A LARGE, UNICOLOROUS SPECIES, EXTERNALLY MOSTLY SIMILAR TO E. pigerella (HERRICH-SCHäffER, 1854) AND E. tanaella AARVIK &amp; 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 .</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Biology. UNKNOWN.</p><p>Flight period. BASED ON SPECIMENS AVAILABLE, ADULTS fLY IN JUNE AND JULY.</p><p>Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM CAUCASUS (KRASNODAR KRAI Of RUSSIA).</p><p>Etymology. THE SPECIES NAME IS DERIVED fROM LATIN suffusca (BROWNISH, DARK) IN REfERENCE TO DARK COLORATION Of MOTH.</p><p>Remarks. THE HOLOTYPE IS IN POOR CONDITION; THE fOREWINGS ARE SOMEWHAT RUBBED, THE HEAD IS DISTORTED AND THEREfORE LOOKS fLATTENED IN FIG. 38.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFB90B5AFF4A3722D30B1175	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A3490D3991397.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista exactella (Herrich-Schaffer 1855)	<div><p>Elachista exactella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)</p><p>Material examined. 1♀, GRUZINSKAYA SSR (GEORGIA), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] (NATURE RESERVE), 2200 M, 04.VII.1986, SINEV LEG . GEN. PREP. VS335 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B) AND ALSO RECORDED fROM FAR-EASTERN RUSSIA (SRUOGA 1995).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO CAUCASUS.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A3490D3991397	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A35F6D061105A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista freyerella (Hubner 1825)	<div><p>Elachista freyerella (Hübner, 1825)</p><p>Material examined. 1♂, 2♀, KABARDINO-BALKARIYA, ZAPOVEDNIK (NATURE RESERVE) BEZENGI, 08.VI.1990, ZAGULYAEV LEG. GEN PREP . VS342, VS343 (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. HOLARCTIC (KAILA 1999B). IN CAUCASUS KNOWN fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA (KAILA &amp; JALAVA 1994).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFA60B5AFF4A35F6D061105A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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.text	038FEA6DFFA60B59FF4A3657D24E1639.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Elachista consortella Stainton 1851	<div><p>Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851</p><p>Material examined. ABKHAZIYA (ABKHAZIA), SUKHUMI OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), GULRIPSHI: 2♂, 25.V.1977, Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS320 ; 1♂, 23.vi.1977; 2♂, 27.vi.1977, Sinev leg. Gen. prep. VS321; 1♂, 26.vi.1978; 2♂, 1♀, 17.vii.1978. Gen. prep. VS324, VS325; 1♂, 12.ix.1979; 1♂, 1♀, 13.ix.1979. Gen. prep. VS332; Zagulyaev leg.; 3♂, 15.ix.1979, Sinev leg. Gen. prep. VS322, VS323; 2♂, 18.ix.1979, Zagulyaev leg.; 2♂, 19.ix.1979; Gen. prep. VS326; 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. VS328; (ZIN) ; 3♂, 1♀, ABKHAZIYA (ABKHAZIA), SUKHUMI OKR.[ESNOSTI] (ENVIRONS), USHCH .[EL’E] (CANYON) R.[EKI] (RIVER) GUMISTA, 27.VI.1989, Sruoga leg. Gen. prep. E30 (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. VS327; 1♂, 2.vi.1974; 1♂, 18.vi.1975; 1♂, 7.vii.1975; 1♂, 21.vii.1976. Gen. prep. VS336; 1♀, 26.vii.1976. Gen. prep. VS334; 1♂, 1♀, 13.viii.1976. Gen. prep. VS333; 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. VS193; Adzhariya (Adjara), Batumi, Gonio : 2♂, 28.vii.1976. Gen. prep. VS329; 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. VS330, VS331; Adzhariya (Adjara), Kintrishskii zap.[ovednik] : 1♂, 9.vi.1970; 2♂, 21.ix.1972; 1♀, 25.viii.1976, ZAGULYAEV LEG. (ZIN).</p><p>Distribution. WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN EUROPE (KAILA 2011B), ALSO IS KNOWN fROM TAJIKISTAN (SRUOGA 1991). IN CAUCASUS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ONLY fROM ADJARA (GEORGIA) (SRUOGA 1991).</p><p>Remarks. THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO THE REPUBLIC Of ABKHAZIA.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038FEA6DFFA60B59FF4A3657D24E1639	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sruoga, Virginijus;Sinev, Sergey Yu.;Rocienė, Agnė	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
