Megacraspedus laseni sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Dolomites of north-eastern Italy Author Timossi, Giovanni World Biodiversity Association Onlus, c / o Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Lungadige Porta Vittoria 9, Verona, Italy Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen, Sammlungs- und Forschungszentrum, Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges. m. b. H., 6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0630 - 545 X Author Huemer, Peter 0000-0002-0630-545X text Zootaxa 2021 2021-02-16 4927 4 559 566 journal article 8077 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.4.6 12e7d368-6780-4c05-a842-207cecb70137 1175-5326 4543134 9D945473-ECC7-4ECE-B861-52737F0BC9D5 Megacraspedus pentheres species group. Based on the characters of the male genitalia Megacraspedus laseni is placed in the Megacraspedus pentheres species group sensu Huemer & Karsholt (2018) which includes following taxa: Megacraspedus pentheres Walsingham, 1920 Megacraspedus steineri Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 Megacraspedus gibeauxi Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 Megacraspedus multipunctellus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 Megacraspedus teriolensis Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 Megacraspedus korabicus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 Megacraspedus quadristictus Lhomme, 1946 = Megacraspedus carolustertius Gastón & Vives, 2020 , syn. nov. Megacraspedus eburnellus Huemer & Karsholt, 2001 Megacraspedus laseni sp. nov. Synonymy note. Megacraspedus carolustertius was described from a single male specimen without diagnostic comparison to any related species ( Gastón &Vives 2020 ). The holotype was collected in Teruel ( Spain ) and is a faded specimen with reduced wing markings. It clearly falls within the intraspecific variation of M. quadristictus externally. The male genitalia, though only prepared in standard technique and not unrolled, do not contradict this interpretation. We therefore synonymize M. carolustertius with M. quadristictus syn. nov. , a species already reported from this part of Spain ( Huemer & Karsholt 2018 ).