An annotated checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Israel with description of two new species
Author
Bidzilya, Oleksiy
Author
Karsholt, Ole
Author
Kravchenko, Vasiliy
Author
Šumpich, Jan
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-09-30
4677
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10.11646/zootaxa.4677.1.1
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Harpagidia magnetella
(Staudinger, 1871)
Gelechia magnetella
Staudinger, 1871
—Berl. ent. Z. 1870: 310.
Harpagidia pallidibasella
Ragonot, 1895
—Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1895: 107.
Gelechia melitophanes
Meyrick, 1931
—Exot. Microlep. 4: 85.
Records.
Meyrick, 1931: 85
(
melitophanes
).
Material examined.
1 ♂
,
Jerusalem
,
6.vi.2004
(Kravchenko) (
TAU
)
.
Distribution.
Greece
,
Turkey
,
Armenia
,
Iraq
,
Lebanon
(
Zerny 1934: 19
),
Israel
.
Remarks.
Gelechia melitophanes
was described from a pair collected in ”
Palestine
, Mt. Carmel, May” by S. Tapukhi (
Meyrick 1931: 85
). According to
Clarke (1969:175)
they are labelled ”Place of Sacrifice,
2.5.30
S. Tapukhi. Carmel”, both are males and both are in very poor condition.