Argyresthia kurenzovi Gershenson, 1988 (fig. 1)

M a t e r i a l. Russia: Krasnojarsk Krai, Abacan; 53̊43' N 31̊25' E, 23.07.1986, 1 ǫ (Gershenson) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Russia: (Primorsk Kraj, district Ussuriysk) (Gershenson, 1988; Sinev, 2008); (Krasnojarsk Krai, Abakan).

D i a g n o s i s. Wingspan 13–14 mm. Head and thorax white dusted with yellowish coloration. Forewings pale yellow-whitish with well distinct black spot (fig. 1, 1). Cilia greyish-fuscous, and pale yellow in the apical part. Hindwings and their cilia pale yellowwhitish.

Male genitalia (fig. 1, 2–4). Valva of nearly oval shape (fig. 1, 2). The arms of ventral plate almost as long as the length of valva (fig. 1, 3). Aedeagus more than twice as long as valva (fig. 1, 4).

Female genitalia (fig. 1, 5, 6). Lobes of vaginal plate indistinct. Apophyses anterior shorter than apophyses posterior (fig. 1, 5). Signum of bursa copulatrix with many denticles (fig. 1, 6).

Remarks. This species can be recognized by its conspicuous forewing pattern with distinct black spot. Recorded from Krasnojarsk Krai (Siberia) for the first time.