Keradere tengstroemiella ( Erschoff, 1874 )

Keradere tengstroemiella ( Erschoff, 1874) View in CoL

Material examined. Russia: 3 ♁, 3 ♀, Muni, 2–4.vi.2022 ; 1 ♁, Talgi , 14.vi.2022 ; Kazakhstan: 1 ♀, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 3 km NE vill. Baizhansai, 30.vi.2019 ; 3 ♁, 6 ♀, Turkestan Province , Karatau Mts., 6 km NE vill. Ashisai, 23, 24.vi.2019 .

Remarks. The species was regularly attracted to light in dry stony habitats at altitudes up to 1500 m ( Figs 2, 3 View FIGURES 1–4 ), as a rule, by single specimens. In Dagestan, we observed K. tengstroemiella also 5 km SW of the village Chirkei ( 28.v.2022) and near the village Chirkata ( 30.v.2022). Sinev et al. (2022) included the species in the catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia, indicating its presence in Altai Republic with a question sign. Here we confirm the presence of K. tengstroemiella in Russia.

Distribution. Macedonia, Greece, Middle East, Northeast Caucasus (Dagestan), Transcaucasia, Central Asia ( Plant & Jakšić 2018; Korb & Sinev 2019; Slamka 2019; Sinev & Korb 2022).

Pseudotephris romanoffella ( Ragonot, 1887) *

Material examined. Russia: 3 ♁, 1 ♀, Muni, 4.vi.2022 .

Remarks. Population of this species was found near the village Muni (Intramountain Dagestan) in a dry stony valley ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–4 ).

Distribution. Northeast Caucasus (Dagestan), Turkey, Armenia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia ( Korb & Sinev 2019; Slamka 2019; Sinev & Korb 2022).