Four new Trifurcula species and additional faunal data on Nepticulidae from Italy (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

Abstract

Four species of the genus Trifurcula Zeller, 1848 are described from Italy: Trifurcula (Trifurcula) aetnensis sp. n. on Genista aetnensis (Biv.) DC., T. (T.) cytisanthi sp. n. on Genista radiata (L.) Scop., both close to T. (T.) aurella Rebel, 1933; T. (T.) baldensis sp. n. on Genista radiata close to T. (T.) immundella (Zeller, 1839), and T. (T.) trasaghica sp. n. on Corothamnus decumbens (Durande) Spach similar to T. (T.) pallidella (Duponchel, 1843), but more close to T. (T.) beirnei Puplesis, 1984 and T. (T.) squamatella Stainton, 1849. Additional faunal data on the family Nepticulidae are given from Italy: 4 species are new for Italy: Stigmella irregularis Puplesis, 1994, Trifurcula thymi (Szöcs, 1965), T. ortneri (Klimesch, 1951) and T. austriaca van Nieukerken, 1990; 17 species are new for Sicily: Stigmella luteella (Stainton, 1857), S. glutinosae (Stainton, 1858), S. alnetella (Stainton, 1856), S. rolandi van Nieukerken, 1990, S. hybnerella (Hübner, 1813), S. salicis (Stainton, 1854), S. trimaculella (Haworth, 1828), S. plagicolella (Stainton, 1854), S. incognitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855), S. basiguttella (Heinemann, 1862), Acalyptris platani (Müller-Rutz, 1934), Trifurcula saturejae (Parenti, 1963), T. eurema (Tutt, 1899), T. subnitidella (Duponchel, 1843), T. aurella Rebel, 1933, Ectoedemia atrifrontella (Stainton, 1851) and E. gilvipennella (Klimesch, 1946).

Keywords

• Nepticulidae
• Italy
• <i>Trifurcula</i>
• 4 sp. n.
• new faunal records