5. Scoparia afghanorum Leraut, 1985

Scoparia afghanorum Leraut, 1985: 327, figs. 1–4. Type locality: Kabul, Afghanistan.

Material examined. China: 1 3, Zezhawa, Jiuzhaigou (33.17°N, 103.54°E), Sichuan Province, 2400 m, 14.viii.2002, leg. Shulian Hao (genitalia slide no. LWC08200), NKUM. 2 33, Lijiang (26.52°N, 100.14°E), Yunnan Province, 9/ 19.ix.1935, leg. H. Höne (genitalia slide no. LWC08117); 1 3, Taibaishan (33.57°N, 107.47°E), Qinling, Shaanxi Province, 31.v.1935, leg. H. Höne (genitalia slide no. LWC08105), ZFMK.

Diagnosis. Scoparia afghanorum is similar to S. congestalis . The differences between the two species are stated under S. congestalis .

Distribution. China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); Afghanistan.

Remarks. This species is recorded for the first time in China.