2018•Nota LepidopterologicaOpen access

Two new species of Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908, from Asia with brachypterous males (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Oleksiy Bidzilya, Ole Karsholt

Abstract

Two new species of Gelechiidae:Ephysteriskullbergisp. n.from Tuva (Russia) andEphysterisustjuzhaninisp. n.from Mongolia are described. In both species the hindwings in both sexes are distinctly reduced. The adults and genitalia are illustrated. Brachyptery in Gelechiidae andEphysterisis briefly discussed, and type locality ofE.kullbergisp. n.is illustrated. The locomotion ofE.kullbergisp. n.is described.

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Key concepts: Gelechiidae, Lepidoptera genitalia, Zoology, Botany, Biology