The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species Author Sruoga, Virginijus Author Sinev, Sergey Yu. Author Rocienė, Agnė text Zootaxa 2017 2017-10-25 4338 2 241 262 journal article 31747 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.2.2 16138ece-e897-47f9-a3e7-7bece81dde92 1175-5326 1036093 2B56C761-348D-40AF-8EB9-80FEFB792719 Elachista adelpha Kaila & Jalava, 1994 Material examined. 1♂, S.[EVERO]-Z.[APADNYI] (NORTH-WESTERN) KAVKAZ (CAUCASUS), KGPZ (CAUCASIAN STATE NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE), KARACHAEVO-CHERKESSIYA, DOL.[INA] (VALLEY) R.[EKI] (RIVER) IMERETINKA, H= 2000–2150 m , 09.vii.2005 , V. Shchurov leg. Gen. prep. VS443; Kabardino-Balkariya: 1♂ , Nalchik , les (forest) 700 m , Malaya Kizilovka , 23.v.1988 . Gen. prep. VS354 ; 1♂ , Zapov. [ednik] ( Nature Reserve ) Verkh. [nyaya] Balkar. [iya], 27.v.1988 . Gen. prep. VS353 ; 1♂ , Golubye ozera, 900 m , 06.vi.1988 . Gen. prep. VS356 ; 1♂ , pos.[elok] (village) Elbrus , 1800 m , 02.vii.1989 . Gen. prep. VS361; Zapovednik ( Nature Reserve ) Bezengi : 1♂, 17.vii.1989 ; 1♀, 19.vii.1989 . Gen. prep. VS360; 7♂ , 1♀ , s.[elo] (village) Verkhnyaya Balkariya , 18.vi.1989 . Gen. prep. VS359 ; 2♂ , Abkhaziya ( Abkhazia ), Pskhu , 01.viii.1978 , Zagulyaev leg. Gen. prep. VS358 ; 2♂ , Gruzinskaya SSR ( Georgia ), LAGODEKHSKII ZAP.[OVEDNIK] ( NATURE RESERVE ) , 2200 M, 17.VI.1986 , SINEV LEG. GEN. PREP. VS355, VS357 (ZIN). Distribution. SO fAR THIS SPECIES IS KNOWN ONLY fROM THE CAUCASUS. Remarks. E. adelpha WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED fROM KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA ( KAILA & JALAVA 1994 ). THIS SPECIES IS NEW TO KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC Of RUSSIA AND GEORGIA .