Elachista bedellella

Kaila, Lauri, 2007, A taxonomic revision of the Elachista bedellella (Sircom) complex (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae), Zootaxa 1629, pp. 1-25 : 3

Key to the males of the species of the Elachista bedellella complex

1. Forewing with distinct markings ................................................................................................................. 2

- Forewing unicolorous or with indistinct pattern ........................................................................................ 6

2. Forewing pattern consisting of bright ochreous markings on white ground colour ..................... E. dorinda

- Forewing pattern consisting of nearly white, more or less discernible transverse fasciae on grey or brown ground colour .............................................................................................................................................. 3

3. The medially confluent costal and tornal spots that form the outer fascia situated nearly opposite to each other ............................................................................................................................................................ 4

- Costal spot situated distinctly closer to apex than dorsal spot ................................................................... 5

4. Forewing ground colour greyish brown ( Figs. 1, 2 ); cornutus large ( Figs. 58 A, B) ............... E. bedellella

- Forewing ground colour pale grey ( Figs. 17, 18 ), cornutus minute ( Figs. 59 G, H) .................. E. camilla

5. Dorsally directed sac of the juxta sharp distally; juxta lobes basally only somewhat broader than distally ( Fig. 21 ); cornutus small ( Figs. 58 D, E) ..................................................................................... E. titanella

- Dorsally directed sac of the juxta blunt distally; juxta lobes broad as in Fig. 24 ; cornutus large with prom- inent tooth ( Figs. 59 E, F) ....................................................................................................... E. versicolora

6. Cornutus absent ........................................................................................................................... E. antonia

- Cornutus present ......................................................................................................................................... 7

7. Juxta lobes broad as in Fig. 24 ................................................................................................ E. versicolora

- Juxta lobes slenderer than in Fig. 24 ........................................................................................................... 8

8. Dorsally directed sac of the juxta distally sharp; cornutus small as in Figs, 58 E, F ................... E. titanella

- Dorsally directed sac of the juxta distally blunt; cornutus large as in Figs 58 C, D, 59 A, B ...................... 9

9. Cornutus with acute tooth ( Fig. 58 C, D) as long as diameter of the basal plate of cornutus E. lugdunensis

- Cornutus with small, blunt tooth ( Fig. 59 A, B) length of which 1/4 of the diameter of the basal plate of cornutus....................................................................................................................................... E. slivenica

Figures

FIGURE 58. Male genitalia of Elachista species (phallus in lateral view). A: E. bedellella (Sircom), L. Kaila prep. 3414; B: E. bedellella (Sircom), L. Kaila prep. 3340; C: E. lugdunensis Frey, lectotype, BM 19385; D: E. lugdunensis Frey (paratype of E. coeneni Traugott-Olsen), L. Kaila prep. 4106; E: E. titanella Kaila & Jalava, paratype, L. Kaila prep. 3416; F: paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4111; G: E. antonia sp. n., holotype, L. Kaila prep. 3258; H: paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4388.

FIGURE 59. Male genitalia of Elachista species (phallus in lateral view). A: E. slivenica sp. n., holotype, L. Kaila prep. 4268; B: E. slivenica sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. n. 4101; C: E. dorinda sp. n., holotype, L. Kaila prep. 4870; D: E. dorinda sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4872; E: E. versicolora sp. n., holotype, L. Kaila prep. 4108; F: E. versicolora sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4372; G: E. camilla sp. n., holotype, L. Kaila prep. 3341; H: paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4114.

FIGURES 1 – 6. External appearance of Elachista species. Fig. 1: E. bedellella (Sircom), ♂ (Italy); Fig. 2: E. bedellella (Sircom), Ψ (Italy); Fig. 3: E. lugdunensis Frey, ♂ lectotype (Germany); Fig. 4: E. lugdunensis Frey, Ψ (Spain); Fig. 5: E. lugdunensis Frey, ♂ (France); Fig. 6: E. lugdunensis Frey, Ψ (France).

FIGURES 13 – 18. External appearance of Elachista species. Fig. 13: E. dorinda sp. n., ♂ holotype; Fig. 14: E. dorinda sp. n., ♂ paratype (Turkey, Konya); Fig. 15: E. versicolora sp. n., ♂ holotype; Fig. 16. E. versicolora sp. n., ♂ paratype (Russia, Buryatia); Fig. 17: E. camilla sp. n., ♂ holotype; Fig. 18: E. camilla sp. n., Ψ paratype.

FIGURES 19 – 25. Male genitalia of Elachista species (juxta in lateral aspect). Fig. 19: E. bedellella (Sircom), L. Kaila prep. 4113; Fig. 20: E. lugdunensis (Frey), L. Kaila prep. 4393; Fig. 21: E. titanella Kaila & Jalava, paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4112; Fig. 22: E. slivenica sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4386; Fig. 23: E. dorinda sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4871; E. versicolora sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4109; E. camilla sp. n., paratype, L. Kaila prep. 4115.