Ectoedemia insignata Puplesis, 1988

(Figs 58–64, 159–173)

Ectoedemia insignata Puplesis, 1988: 281–282 .

Ectoedemia insignata Puplesis, in Puplesis 1994: 201, figs 649–651.

Material examined. 6 ♂, 3 ♀ (holotype and paratypes): Tajikistan, 30 km N Dushanbe, Varzob Canyon, Kondara, elevation ca. 1200 m, 27.vi–21.viii.1986, R . Puplesis, genitalia slide nos AD574 (holotype), AN 419♂, AN 420♂, AN421#, AN422#, AN423# (ZIN, also see Remarks) . 3 ♂, 1♀: Tajikistan, same locality, 13.vi–19.vii.1991, R . Puplesis and A. Diškus, genitalia slide nos AN 464♂, AN 467♂ (ZIN) .

Diagnosis. This species belongs to the Ectoedemia angulifasciella species group. Externally, E. insignata differs from species of the group in the white tegula and white basal spot of the forewing (Figs 58–60). The combination of brown hair pencil surrounded by ochre androconial scales of upper side of male hindwing (Figs 63, 64) and presence of few transverse bristles on the underside of male forewing (Figs 61, 62) also distinguishes E. insignata from other representatives of the group.

In the male genitalia, the combination of wide, plate-like caudal process of gnathos (Figs 159, 168), presence of large apical spines of phallus (Fig. 170), and absence of lateral lobes of the vinculum (Figs 161, 162, 172) distin-guishes E. insignata from other species of the E. angulifasciella group.

Remarks. Forewing length 2.2–2.5 mm; wingspan 4.6–5.3 mm (n = 6). For a description see Puplesis 1994: 201.

Bionomics. Host plant is unknown. Adults fly in June–August, and October. Otherwise, biology is unknown.

Distribution. Known from a single locality in Hissor Range, Tajikistan (Varzob Canyon: Kondara) at elevation of about 1200 m (Fig. 1: Hr).

Remarks. We provide the first photographic documentation of the male genitalia (Figs 159–173). The holotype and eight paratypes, earlier deposited at LEU (=VPU) will be transferred to ZIN (see Material & Methods).