Dirhinosia nitidula (Stainton, 1867)

Gelechia nitidula Stainton, 1867 —Tineina of Syria and Asia Minor: 44.

Records. Stainton 1867: 45; Amsel, 1933: 126; Bodenheimer 1937: 101; Tokár & Gozmány 2004: 71.

Material examined. Lectotype of Gelechia nitidula ♂, “ Gelechia nitidula / St., Palestine, Plains of Jordan, Cambridge 1865, Tristram J. J. 1847, B. M. genitalia slide ♂ no. 12726, Walsingham Collection, 1910– 427” (coll. NHMUK); 4 ♂, 1 ♀, Karmel, Haifa, 7.v.1930 (Amsel) (SMNK).

Distribution. Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey (Tokár & Gozmány 2004: 72–73).

Remarks. Gelechia nitidula was described from two males and three females from the “plains of Jordan ”. The lectotype cited above was designated by Tokár & Gozmány (2004: 72).