Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 99. (Budapest 2007)

Kun, A.: Studies on Palaearctic Ethmia Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)

specimen is illustrated in plate 6, fig. 45, the specimen itself was not found in LNK) and the very little additional material available, the possibility cannot not be precluded that this female belongs to Ethmia elimatella DANILEVSKY 1975 or even E. persica sp. n. The wurtseri species group was proposed by SATTLER (1967) for a phyletic line containing three species, Ethmia derbendella SATTLER, 1967, Ethmia infelix MEYRICK, 1914 and Ethmia wurtseri AMSEL, 1956. In the following thirty years only one additional species was added to this species group, Ethmia elimatella DANILEVSKY, 1975 (Azerbaijan: Ordubad). In the original description of is. elimatella (DANILEVSKY 1975) only the male genitalia were figured, as in a subsequent paper (DANILEVSKY 1976). The first illustration of the moth itself (a drawing) appears in DANILEVSKY (1980), but under a different name, E. simatalla (which is considered, therefore, as nomen nudum). In the same paper, DANILEVSKY referred this figure under its correct name, E. elimatella, in the key of the species. The species is missing, however, from the publications of DUBATOLOV et al. (1997), SlNEV (1997) and ZAGULAJEV (1990). The species E. kabulica AMSEL, 1969 is also placed in this species group, according to the available morphological information. The species was originally associated with the distigmatella species group by the author, but the description of the wurtseri species group presented by SATTLER (1967: 105) indicated the unique genitalia structures (apically pointed non-divided uncus, pointed valva and aedeagus without cornutus) by which the species appropriately fits into this latter species group, as does the newly described E. persica sp. n. Ethmia euphoria sp. n. (Figs 3, 9,12) Type material - Holotype: male, "TURKEY, Prov Agri, Karasu-Aras mts. 5 km SE of Sarican, 2000 m, 39°47N, 42°28'E, 20.VI.2004, leg. B. Benedek & T. Csővári". The holotype is deposited in coll. HNHM. Paratypes: 3 females, 9 males with same label as the holotype; 1 female, "Zentralkaukasus, Itkol Umgeb. 2100-2300 m, 27. VI.-6. VII. 67, leg. Muche"; B.M. Genitalia Slide No. 14818 (KUN), in coll. BMNH; 2 females, "USSR, 43' 43E C. Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarskij zap. 35 km SE Elburs, subalp. Meadows, 2300 m, 10.7.1990, J. Jalava leg.", in coll. FMNH and HNHM. 16 specimens, "Turkey Prov. Agri 15 km O of Horosan, Hyrangöl Köyü, 1500 m, 42°18'E, 40°05'N, 1991 .VI. 12,13,15. leg Szabóky", in coll. SZABÓKY. 5 males, "TURKEY Prov. Hakkari, 35 km E. of Hakkari, 1600 m, 14. VI. 2004, leg. B. Benedek & T. Csővári"; 12 males, 2 females, "TURKEY, Prov Agri, Karasu-Aras mts. 5 km SE of Sarican, 2000 m, 39°47'N, 42°28'E, 30. VI.-01.VII.2002, leg. B. Benedek & T. Csővári", KUN Slide Nos 283, 284; 1 female "TURKEY, Prov Agri, KarasuAras mts. 5 km SE of Sarican, 2000 m, 39°47'N, 42°28'E, 7-8.VII.2002, leg. B. Benedek & T.