taxonID	type	description	language	source
133A8788FF1DFF9EE3C6F8F021ACFEB7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. [ITALY] CALABRIA, 1 ♂; Cosenza, Spezzano della Sila, Serra Cannile; 39.3468 ° N, 16.4093 ° E; 1435 m; 10 Sep. 2018; S. Scalercio leg.; SL _ CM; BOLD sequence page: BCLEP 954 - 23 (COI); dissected; CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01516 • 1 ♂; Cosenza, San Giovanni in Fiore, Montagna Grande; 39.2717 ° N, 16.6062 ° E; 1355 m; 13 Sep. 2016; S. Scalercio and M. Infusino leg.; SL _ A 3; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 947 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01509 • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 17 Jul. 2015; S. Scalercio and M. Infusino leg.; SL _ A 3; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 5615 - 24 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 06176 • 1 ♂; Cosenza, Spezzano della Sila, Fago del Soldato; 39.3561 ° N, 16.4078 ° E; 1401 m; 16 Jul. 2018; S. Scalercio leg.; SL _ BF; Microscope slide: CREA- 0273; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 986 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01548 • 1 ♂; Catanzaro, Taverna, Timpone Morello; 39.1278 ° N, 16.5812 ° E; 1580 m; 22 Oct. 2020; S. Scalercio and C. Di Marco leg.; SL _ Fa 5; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 4346 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 04910	en	Cava, Sara La, Zucco, Giada, Scalercio, Stefano (2025): Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov., a new Depressariinae from the impurella species subgroup from South Italian forests (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Depressariidae). Zootaxa 5717 (3): 431-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8
133A8788FF1DFF9DE3C6F9EC20A2F96F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. [ITALY] CALABRIA, 1 ♀; Vibo Valentia, Serra San Bruno, Pietra del Signore; 38.5401 ° N, 16.3309 ° E; 1080 m; 13 Aug. 2015; S. Scalercio and M. Infusino leg.; Trap SR _ C 2; BOLD sequence page BCLEP 1002 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01522.	en	Cava, Sara La, Zucco, Giada, Scalercio, Stefano (2025): Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov., a new Depressariinae from the impurella species subgroup from South Italian forests (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Depressariidae). Zootaxa 5717 (3): 431-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8
133A8788FF1EFF94E3C6FE4822B3FEB7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂ [ITALY] CALABRIA, Vibo Valentia, Polia, Vallone Milo; 38.7561 ° N, 16.3036 ° E; 200 m; 5 Aug. 2024; G. Rijllo, D. Bonelli and S. Habermann leg.; Trap _ 2; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 5637 - 24 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 06198. Paratypes [ITALY] CALABRIA, 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 5640 - 24 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 06201 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for holotype; 38.7554 ° N, 16.3074 ° E; 240 m; G. Rijllo, D. Bonelli and S. Habermann leg.; Trap _ 4; BOLD sequence Pages: BCLEP 5639 - 24, BCLEP 5638 - 24 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 06200, LEP-SS- 06199 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for holotype; 7 Oct. 2024; G. Rijllo, S. La Cava and S. Scalercio leg.; CREA-FL • 5 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; 38.7551 ° N, 16.3035 ° E; 240 m; 7 Oct. 2024; G. Rijllo, S. La Cava and S. Scalercio leg.; Trap _ 3; CREA-FL • 4 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; 38.7570 ° N, 16.3012 ° E; 240 m; 7 Oct. 2024; G. Rijllo, S. La Cava and S. Scalercio leg.; Trap _ 4; CREA-FL • 2 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; 38.7543 ° N, 16.3080 ° E; 280 m; 7 Oct. 2024; G. Rijllo, S. La Cava and S. Scalercio leg.; Trap _ 5; CREA-FL • 2 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; 38.7570 ° N, 16.3012 ° E; 190 m; 7 Oct. 2024; G. Rijllo, S. La Cava and S. Scalercio leg.; Trap _ 8; CREA-FL • 1 ♀; Catanzaro, Badolato, Carfoni; 38.5705 ° N, 16.4846 ° E; 585 m; 24 Oct. 2022; S. Scalercio, M. Lombardo and R. Ferrari leg.; Trap _ 4; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 950 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01512 • 1 ♂; Catanzaro, Marcellinara, Contrada Licari; 38.9188 ° N, 16.5035 ° E; 254 m; 10 Oct. 2018; S. Scalercio leg.; A 1; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 982 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01544; Microscope slide: CREA- 0272 • 1 ♀; Cosenza, Donnici, Fosso Cucolo; 39.2369 ° N, 16.2972 ° E; 550 m; 12 Oct. 2014; S. Scalercio leg.; Microscope slide: CREA- 0271; BOLD sequence Page: BCLEP 951 - 23 (COI); CREA-FL, LEP-SS- 01513.	en	Cava, Sara La, Zucco, Giada, Scalercio, Stefano (2025): Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov., a new Depressariinae from the impurella species subgroup from South Italian forests (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Depressariidae). Zootaxa 5717 (3): 431-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8
133A8788FF1EFF94E3C6FE4822B3FEB7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis The forewing lacks the central crescent-shaped black marking present in A. liturosa; instead, it features a ferruginous median strip, sometimes proximally black. Male genitalia with costa of valva straight, becoming curved at two-thirds of the ventral margin; apex pointed. In A. liturosa the costa is uniformly concave, the ventral margin shows a distinct depression abruptly near base of cuiller showing intraspecific variability (Peter Buchner, pers. comm.), and the apex is slightly rounded. Socii large and rectangular-shaped, divergent, whereas in A. liturosa they are divergent but smaller; anellus with distal half nearly circular with a U-shaped notch (depth 1 / 7 of anellus width), V-shaped in A. liturosa (depth 1 / 4 of anellus width). Ostial plate of female genitalia narrow in the anteroposterior direction, with a laterally pointed, U-shaped antrum; in contrast, in A. liturosa it is broader and V-shaped. The ductus bursae is narrow and straight, and the corpus bursae has a cylindrical signum, whereas in A. liturosa the ductus bursae appears broader and the corpus bursae carries a rhomboidal signum.	en	Cava, Sara La, Zucco, Giada, Scalercio, Stefano (2025): Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov., a new Depressariinae from the impurella species subgroup from South Italian forests (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Depressariidae). Zootaxa 5717 (3): 431-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8
133A8788FF1EFF94E3C6FE4822B3FEB7.taxon	description	Description External characters (Figs. 1, 3 – 6): wingspan 17 – 20 mm; Forewing elongate with subacute apex, ground colour reddish-brown with interspersed blackish scales basally more abundant, sometimes forming inconspicuous costal spots rarely alternated with creamy costal spots, central wing dots absent, markings limited to a ferruginous median strip sometimes proximally black; underside (Fig. 3) grey, darker on costa and near termen; fringe cilia grey. Hindwing light to medium grey, slightly darker along veins and towards apex, underside as upper side. Head (Figs. 4 – 6): face with appressed, elongated, light creamy scales, and vertex with erect, long and narrow scales of the same colour, laterally with brownish tinge. Labial palp segment 1 short, laterally covered by dark scales and ventrally by light creamy scales; labial palp segment 2 long, inner side light creamy, outer side of the same colour but with dark and light scales interspersed; segment 3 shorter and narrower than segment 2, with majority of pale scales at base and dark grey scales beyond middle followed by few light scales at tip. Antenna dark fuscous, filiform, thicker in males. Thorax pale ochreous buff and tegulae dark brown. Male genitalia (Figs. 7 – 9): gnathos elliptical; socii large and rectangular-shaped, divergent; valva with costa straight, ventral margin curved at two-thirds, apex pointed; cuiller straight, about two-thirds of valva width, stout, apex rounded, outer margin papillose in distal third; anellus with distal half nearly circular with a U-shaped notch (depth 1 / 7 of anellus width); anellus lobes apparently absent; saccus flat; aedeagus with sheath nearly reaching middle, with a group of numerous small cornuti. Female genitalia (Figs. 13 – 15): anterior apophysis about 60 % of length of posterior apophysis; sternite VIII width-length ratio about 3: 1, anterior margin straight; ostium at about half of VIII sternite, with a pair of sclerite near antrum region, these narrow in the anteroposterior direction, distally pointed, with a U-shaped median notch; ductus bursae narrow and straight, about twice as long as ovate corpus bursae; signum at one-third of proximal part of corpus bursae, narrow, about five times longer than it is wide, bearing conspicuous cornuti along its margins and in the middle. Genetic data: seven specimens were barcoded, recovering 658 bp for four specimens, 654 bp for two specimens, and 655 bp for one specimen. Sequences of Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov. are assigned to BIN BOLD: AFR 9579. It showed a genetic distance of 4.46 % from its nearest neighbour Agonopterix liturosa (BOLD: AAE 7191). Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov. showed a very low genetic variability in the barcode fragment. The reason could be that this population has only recently established itself here, starting from a few, genetically uniform progenitors. (Fig. 19). Biology: unknown; according to the host plants of the impurella species group and to the habitat where it was collected, it likely feeds on Salicaceae (see Remarks). Distribution: despite field efforts carried out in the northern part of Calabria, its distribution currently seems limited to the central part of the region at low and medium altitudes. Habitat: it was found in forested habitats at low and medium altitude. Sampling sites are characterized by relatively high humidity and a dense mixed forest cover mostly composed of evergreen shrubs and mesophilous deciduous trees. It was particularly abundant at the type locality, a mixed forest with a high humidity rate growing along the Vallone Milo, a steep and deep valley inhabited by one of the most abundant known populations of the rare and protected Jurassic fern Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm. Phenology: adults were collected from the first week of August to the end of October, likely representing one prolonged generation. Only rare individuals were found in the earlier period being much more abundant at the beginning of October. To date, no overwintering individuals have been observed. Derivatio nominis: as a new species discovered from the Calabria region, it has been named using the dialectal word for a young Calabrian girl. Remarks: the external morphology, genitalia, and genetic data suggest that Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov. belongs to the impurella species subgroup sensu Buchner & Corley (2025) including four species so far, feeding on Clusiaceae or Salicaceae. The nearest species is Agonopterix liturosa (Fig. 2) which showed the lowest genetic distance and very similar male genitalia. However, the female genitalia of these two species are clearly different in shape of ostium, bursa and signum. Furthermore, in the investigated area A. liturosa inhabits the mountains, whereas A. calavrisella sp. nov. inhabits medium and low altitudes (Fig. 20). In the presence of ferruginous scales in the middle of the forewing, A. calavrisella sp. nov. is similar to A. oinochroa (Turati, 1879), but it does not have the creamy basal area present on the forewing of the latter, and the genitalia are substantially different between the two.	en	Cava, Sara La, Zucco, Giada, Scalercio, Stefano (2025): Agonopterix calavrisella sp. nov., a new Depressariinae from the impurella species subgroup from South Italian forests (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Depressariidae). Zootaxa 5717 (3): 431-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.3.8
