An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)
Author
Kaila, Lauri
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-11
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Elachista illectella
(
Clemens, 1860
)
Cosmiotes illectella
Clemens, 1860: 9
.
Type
locality: not stated in the original description; according to
Braun (1948)
,
U.S.A.
,
Pennsylvania
, Easton.
Type
material lost (
Busck 1903: 197
).
Elachista illectella
:
Stainton (1872b: 98)
.
Elachista praematurella
Clemens, 1860: 172
. Type locality:
U.S.A.
,
Pennsylvania
. Type material: not stated in original reference;
Busck (1903)
refers to two
syntypes
. According to
Braun (1948)
holotype
♂
deposited in ANSP. This specimen is the
lectotype
, not the
holotype
.
Elachista cristatella
Chambers, 1876: 172
. Type locality:
U.S.A.
,
Kentucky
.
Holotype
♂
, in MCZ according to
Braun (1948)
; not mentioned by
Miller & Hodges (1990)
.
Elachista albapalpella
Chambers, 1881: 294
. Type locality:
U.S.A.
,
Massachusetts
, Amherst (
Chambers 1881: 294
). Type material: not stated in original reference;
holotype
♀
, in USNM (
Braun 1948
). Synonymized by
Braun (1948: 92)
.
Aphelosetia illectella
:
Forbes (1923: 223)
.
‡
Elachista illicetella
; misspelling (
Dyar 1903: 536
).
Subgenus:
Elachista
;
freyerella
species group.
Distribution: Nearctic.
Canada
(
Alberta
, Newfoundland,
Ontario
,
Quebec
),
U.S.A.
(
Arkansas
,
Connecticut
,
District of Columbia
,
Illinois
,
Kentucky
,
Maryland
,
Massachusetts
,
Michigan
,
Mississippi
,
New Jersey
,
New York
,
Ohio
,
Pennsylvania
,
South Carolina
,
Tennessee
,
Virginia
,
West Virginia
).
Larval host plant(s):
Agrosti
s sp.,
Bromus
sp.,
Poa
spp.,
Elymus
sp.,
Hystrix
sp.,
Oryzopis
sp.,
Phleum
sp.,
Piptatherum
sp. (all
Poaceae
) (
Braun 1948
).
Figs.:
Kaila (1999b)
.