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Issue: Vol. 5679 No. 1: 12 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.8
Page range: 133-142
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New species and interesting records of Spiniphallellus Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008, from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Tiroler Landesmuseen Betriebsges.m.b.H.; Natural History Collections; Krajnc-Str. 1; A-6060 Hall in Tirol; Austria
National Museum of the Czech Republic; Natural History Museum; Department of Entomology; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9 – Horní Počernice; Czech Republic
Lepidoptera anomologinae DNa barcoding integrative taxonomy central asia new species

Abstract

Spiniphallellus minimus sp. nov., a new species of the recently described gelechiid genus Spiniphallellus Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008, is described from Kyrgyzstan. Key diagnostic characters are found in the external morphology, particularly the short forewing length, and in the male genitalia, supported by divergence in DNA barcodes. In addition, S. stonisi Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008, previously known only from the holotype, is reported from Kyrgyzstan for the first time and redescribed, including its previously unknown female. Adults and male genitalia of both species, as well as the female genitalia of S. stonisi, are illustrated.

 

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How to Cite

Huemer, P. & Šumpich, J. (2025) New species and interesting records of Spiniphallellus Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008, from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 5679 (1), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.8