Western Palaearctic Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): five new species and new data on distribution, hostplants and recognition Author van Nieukerken, Erik Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Author Laštůvka, Aleš Mendel University of Agriculture & Forestry, Brno ,, Czech Republic Author Laštůvka, Zdeněk Mendel University of Agriculture & Forestry, Brno ,, Czech Republic text ZooKeys 2010 2010-01-08 32 32 1 82 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.32.282 d33a3344-7f9a-4028-8569-2b7643d9b43f 1313–2970 576594 9CACC88D-12A3-4FEC-948E-90365B649BB6 Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) rufifrontella (Caradja) Fig. 120 Trifurcula rufifrontella Caradja 1920: 161 . Nepticula nigrosparsella Klimesch 1940: 91 [synonymised by Van Nieukerken 1987 ]. Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) rufifrontella ; Van Nieukerken 1987: 142 [ Lectotype selection, identity, Synonymy] Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) nigrosparsella ; Van Nieukerken 1985: 51 . Biology . Hostplants: Quercus pubescens Willd. , Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl. Univoltine , larvae very late in the season, October-November, adults fly in May-July. Distribution . Widespread, but nowhere common in southern half of Europe; not yet found on Iberian Peninsula and in most Balkan countries. France : Van Nieukerken et al. 2006 ; Macedonia : Laštůvka and Laštůvka 1997 , detailed record given here; Greece (northern): Laštůvka and Laštůvka 1998 , Switzerland : Schmid 2007 . Here recorded new for Bulgaria . Remarks . Mines and larvae may be confused with those of E. quinquella (Fig. 119) and pubescivora , which both also have black plates in the early instars, but rufifrontella has characteristic broken frass in early mine, the larva has a strong greenish tinge (Fig. 120); the mine of E. pubescivora usually runs along veins (Fig. 121). Material . Bulgaria : 4♁, 1♀ , Pirin, 1500m , 29. V .2006 , J. Junnilainen ( JJ , RMNH ). France : 3 larvae [DNA confirmed], Alpes Maritimes, Fontan, 1.7 km N., near Berghue inf., 900m , 11.X.2008 , Quercus pubescens , EJvN2008242, E.J. Figures Ι04–Ι07. Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) subbimaculella group, female genitalia Ι04 E. ilicis , Spain , Albarracin, 24. VI .2001 Ι05 E. pseudoilicis , Greece , Leptokaria, 25. VI .1996 Ι06 E. haraldi , Spain , Anglés, 5.VII.1994 Ι07 E. alnifoliae , Cyprus , Platres, 11–16. V .1999 , C. Hviid & B. Skule. van Nieukerken & C. Doorenweerd ,( RMNH . INS17675 –7 ) ; 1♁, Vaucluse , 4 km E Sault , 825 m , 25. V .2004 , O. Karsholt ( ZMUC ) [DNA confirmed]. Italy : 2♁, Alessandria , Cardona , 32 T , MQ39 , 300 , 4. VI .1977 , G. Baldizzone ( GB ) ; 3♁, 1♀ , 24 adults , Savona , Andora - Conna , 250 m , 13.VII.1969 , 21.VI–21. VII.1970 , E. Jäckh ( USNM , RJ ) ; 1 adult , Savona , Andora , Conna , nei boschi, 300 m , 15. VI .1973 , E. Jäckh ( USNM ) ; 2♁, Savona , Conna , 300 m , 9. VI .1978 , G. Baldizzone ( GB , RMNH ) ; 1♁, 3♀ , Savona , Testico , 470 m , 19.VI.1962 , 3–4.VI.1964 , E. Jäckh ( USNM ) ; 1♀ , Torino , Piossasco , Casc. Levrino , 580 m , 11. VI .1991 , G. Delmastro ( GB ) ; 1♀ , Torino , Rocciamelone , V . Susa , 1000 m , 19720617, E. Jäckh ( USNM ) ; 1♀ , Trento , Val Sarca , Pietramurata , 260 m , 5. VI .1958 , E. Jäckh ( USNM ) ; 1♁, ditto, 470 m , 9. VI .1970 , E. Jäckh ( USNM ) ; 2♁, 2♀ , Verona , Negrar , Monte Masua , 400 m , 12. VI .2002 , P. Triberti ( PT , RMNH ). Macedonia : 2♁, 1♀ , Istibani , 9. VI .1996 , 1♁, 1♀ , Trojáci , 10. VI .1996 , both A. & Z. Laštůvka (AL) .