Bidzilya Oleksiy

Institute for Evolutionary Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine · DEPARTMENT OF ETHOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY OF INSECTS

In the framework of a taxonomic revision of the Gelechiidae of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an annotated checklist of 66 species is presented. Beside 24 new species records for this country, two new species are described: Athrips pallidifusca sp. nov. and Schizovalva nigromaculata sp. nov. Additionally, two new synonyms are proposed: Anars...

Type specimens of 24 species of Gelechiidae described by E. Meyrick and J. Ghesquière deposited in the Royal Museum for Central Africa are discussed. Adult specimens and genitalia of type specimens are illustrated. Genitalia structures are described for most species. The taxonomic position of each species is reviewed, and the following new combinat...

Genus Sergeya Ponomarenko, 2008 is recorded here for the first time from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. Ten species are described as new: S. hackeri sp. nov. (Yemen), S. olei sp. nov. (Thailand), S. chuii sp. nov. (DR Congo), S. bunsoensis sp. nov. (Ghana), S. palescens sp. nov. (Uganda, South Africa), S. malawica sp. nov. (Malawi), S. koro...

Additions to original descriptions are provided for three little-known species - Chrysoesthia falkovitshi Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989, C. mironovi Bidzilya, 2001 and C. tuvella Bidzilya, 2005. The colour photographs of adults and ventral view of the male genitalia are given for all three species for the first time, and their diagnostic characters are...

As a result of our study of cryptic diversity in the Anerastia lotella complex, a new species, Anerastia oleshkyella sp. nov. is described from Southern Ukraine based on genitalia characters and molecular data. Anerastia dignella P. Leraut, 2014 stat. nov. is raised to species rank and redescribed based on additional material from the Alps (Norther...

The Afrotropical genus Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 is recognized as a senior synonym of Lacistodes Meyrick, 1921, syn. nov. and Melitoxestis Meyrick, 1921, syn. nov. Nine species of Asapharcha are recognized as valid, four of which are described as new: A. angustella sp. nov. (South Africa), A. lacistoides sp. nov. (Namibia, Ethiopia, Sudan), A. ochro...

The southern African genus Antoniejanse Kemal & Koçak, 2005 is revised. Seven species are recognized here as valid, of which four species are described as new for science from South Africa (A. varii sp. nov. and A. tenebrosa sp. nov.) and Namibia (A. minima sp. nov. and A. mediopunctata sp. nov.). One new combination is proposed: Antoniejanse sagit...

Athrips nigribasella sp. nov., A. dorsochrella sp. nov., A. macrosignella sp. nov. and A. spinosum sp. nov., are described from Kenya, and A. asymmetrica sp. nov. is described from South Africa. The genus Parapsectris Meyrick, 1911, syn. nov., is synonymized with Athrips Billberg, 1820. Athrips sisterina (Povolný, 1989) is recorded for the first ti...

Thiotricha sumpichi sp. nov. is described from Greece and Croatia. The systematic position of the new species within Thiotricha is discussed based on external and genitalia characters and from DNA barcodes of the mitochondrial COI gene (cytochrome c oxidase 1). Adults, details of external morphology, and male and female genitalia of the new species...

A new genus, Falcipenna gen. nov., and two species, F. irinae sp. nov. (Kenya) and F. argenteomaculata sp. nov. (Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa), are described. Based on external and genital characters the new genus is placed in the subfamily Apatetrinae, tribe Pexicopiini. Within the tribe, the genus shows affinity to Harpagidia Raganot, 1895 and S...

Scrobipalpa halimifolia Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. and S. griseoflava Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. are described from the Eastern Crimea (Ukraine). Both species inhabit halophilic biotopes with Halimione verrucifera (M.B) Aellen (Chenopodiaceae), which is a host plant for S. halimifolia Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. The external appearance of the...

We revise the genus Ivanauskiella Ivinskis & Piskunov, 1980. Six new species are described: I. sutteri sp. nov. (Greece: Crete), I. bovis sp. nov. (Morocco), I. nigripunctata sp. nov. (Spain), I. annekristinae sp. nov. (France: Corsica), I. limoniella sp. nov. (Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia), I. albimarginata sp. nov. (Armenia, Iran). Ivanauski...

Re-examination of museum’s vouchers of Gladiovalva igorella Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003 resulted in the discovery of new, hitherto undescribed species, which is in this paper described as Gladiovalva arevika Bidzilya & Sumpich, sp. n. Photographs of its adults and genitalia of both sexes are presented as well as the comparison with those of G. igor...

Klimeschiopsis varia Sumpich & Bidzilya, sp. n. and Klimeschiopsis confusella Sumpich & Bidzilya, sp. n. are described as new species for science based on differences from congeners in external appearance, genitalia of both sexes and genetic data. Klimeschiopsis varia is most similar to Klimeschiopsis discontinuella (Rebel, 1899) and Klimeschiopsis...

Thirteen new species of Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 are described: S. nupponeni sp. nov. (Russia: Buryatia, Altai), S. rutjani sp. nov. (Kyrgyzstan; Russia: Novosibirsk reg., Tuva), S. tannuolella sp. nov. (Russia: Tuva), S. kullbergi sp. nov. (Russia: Tuva), S. lobata sp. nov. (Russia: southern Ural, Altai, Tuva, Buryatia), S. inexplictata sp. nov. (R...

A monotypic genus Spinovalva gen. nov. is introduced to accommodate “Gelechia” delodectis Meyrick, 1938. The new genus is placed in the subfamily Anomologinae and compared with Gladiovalva Sattler, 1960. The adult, male and female genitalia of Spinovalva delodectis (Meyrick, 1938) comb. nov. are redescribed based on examination of its type specimen...

Metanarsia moroccana sp. nov. is described from Eastern Morocco. The species is remarkable in having an unmodified recurved labial palpus and the adults active in October. Adults and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and the adults compared with the most superficially similar Metanarsia dahurica Bidzilya, 2005. An annotated list of...

Scrobipalpula onorei sp. nov. is described from Las Pampas, Ecuador. The species is tentatively placed near Scrobipalpula densata (Meyrick, 1917) and S. caustonae Landry, 2010 based on both having a slender, elongate phallus and a bipartite corpus bursae without a signum. Eurysacca media Povolný, 1986 is recorded for the first time from Ecuador. Se...

Four new species of Filatima Busck, 1939 are described from Central Asia: Filatima armata sp. nov. (Iran), F. subarmata sp. nov. (Pakistan, Iran), F. afghana sp. nov. (Afghanistan), and F. karii sp. nov. (Tajikistan). The hitherto unknown female of Filatima multicornuta Bidzilya & Nupponen, 2018 is described. Recorded to occur for the first time ar...

The lectotype of Semasia ursulana Kennel, 1919 is designated. The name of the species is recombined as Thiodia ursulana (Kennel, 1919) comb. nov. and considered as a senior synonym of Thiodia aequilibris Tsvetkov, 2017 syn. nov. The female genitalia of this species are described for the first time. Eucosma buratana Blackstein, 2014 syn. nov. descri...

The genus Scrobipalpa in the Afrotropical region is revised. Thirty-six species are recognized as valid, 20 of which are described as new: S. ochroxantha sp. nov. (South Africa), S. wieseri sp. nov. (Namibia, South Africa), S. turiensis sp. nov. (Kenya), S. wolframi sp. nov. (Namibia), S. natalensis sp. nov. (South Africa), S. varivansoni sp. nov....

Gelechia omelkoi sp. nov. is described from the Ukok plateau and South Chuisky ridge in the Altai Mountains of Russia. The adult of the new species, including its male genitalia, is illustrated and compared with species most similar in morphology and DNA barcodes— G. sororculella (Hübner, 1817) and G. jakovlevi Krulikovsky, 1905 from the Palaearcti...

The genus Ptycerata Ely, 1910 is recognised as a senior synonym of Caulastrocecis Chrétien, 1931, syn. nov., and revised in the Palearctic region. Nine species are recognised as valid. Three new species are described: Ptycerata sumpichi sp. nov. (Italy), Ptycerata nupponeni sp. nov. (Russia: Altai) and Ptycerata transbaikalica sp. nov. (Russia: Zab...

Abstract. The genus Ptycerata Ely, 1910 is recognised as a senior synonym of Caulastrocecis Chrétien, 1931, syn. nov., and revised in the Palearctic region. Nine species are recognised as valid. Three new species are described: Ptycerata sumpichi sp. nov. (Italy), Ptycerata nupponeni sp. nov. (Russia: Altai) and Ptycerata transbaikalica sp. nov. (R...

Phyllodesma permana sp. nov. is described from wastelands of northern China (Ningxia Hui AR). A new species is compared with Phyllodesma sinina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891), Phyllodesma jurii I. Kostjuk, 1992 and Phyllodesma mongolicum I. Kostjuk & Zolotuhin, 1994. Adults and male genitalia of two latter species are illustrated, and the differences amon...

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Recent morphological re-examination of the previously neglected Central Asian Bucculatrix macrognathos Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 revealed that this species actually belonged to Aristotelia Hübner, Gelechiidae and resulted in the synonymisation of another Central Asian species, A. tyttha Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003, syn. nov. The paper provides, for t...

Recent morphological re-examination of the previously neglected Central Asian Bucculatrix macrognathos Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 revealed that this species actually belonged to Aristotelia Hübner, Gelechiidae and resulted in the synonymisation of another Central Asian species, A. tyttha Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003, syn. nov. The paper provides, for t...

An annotated list of new records of butterflies and moths of Severodonetsk is provided. The list includes 425 species registered in Severodonetsk for the first time, 190 species of which are new records for Luhansk Region, and 1 species (Ethmia vittalbella (Christoph, 1877)) is new for Ukraine. Totally, there are 1,074 species of Lepidoptera regist...

An annotated list of new records of butterflies and moths of the National Nature Park ‘Dvorichanskyi’ is provided. The list includes 103 species, of which 80 are registered in the park for the first time, 60 are new records for Kharkiv Region, and 3 (Trifurcula austriaca van Nieukerken, 1990, Ochsenheimeria capella Möschler, 1860, and Leucoptera ge...

The genus Holcophora Staudinger, 1871, is revised. Three species are described as new: Holcophora hispanica Gastón & Vives sp. n. (Spain), Holcophora rostrella Bidzilya & Sattler, sp. n. (Mongolia, Turkmenistan) and Holcophora centralasiae Bidzilya & Karsholt, sp. n. (Afghanistan, Pakistan). The genera Epimesophleps Rebel, 1907, syn. n., Spermanthr...

First and additional host-plant records for 38 species of Gelechiidae from South Africa and Kenya are presented. An annotated list with brief descriptions of larval biology and known geographical distributions is presented. Three species are described as new: Mesophleps kruegeri sp. nov. (Namibia: Kavango Region and South Africa: Limpopo Province),...

Aristotelia barriosi sp. nov. (Veraguas Province, Santa Fe NP), Agnippe tarakanovi sp. nov. (Herrera Province, Sarigua NP) and Chionodes sariguaensis sp. nov. (Herrera Province, Sarigua NP) are described from Panama. Adults and the genitalia of both sexes for all species and the habitats of two latter species are illustrated. Key words: Neotropica...

Yelenka gen. nov. is established to accommodate two species initially described in the genus Nephopterix Hübner, [1825] 1816—Yelenka hastiferella (Ragonot, 1887) comb. nov. and Yelenka gengisella (Ragonot, 1893) comb. nov. Additionally, a new species Yelenka calciferella sp. nov. from Ukraine, Russia and Western Kazakhstan, and its mountain subspec...

The taxonomy of several Ancylosis species is revised. Four new synonyms are established: Ancylosis brunneonervella Roesler, 1970 syn. nov. of Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870); Ancylosis psammicola (Roesler, 1970) syn. nov. of Ancylosis leucocephala (Staudinger, 1879); Ancylosis unicolorella (Roesler, 1970) syn. nov. of Ancylosis pallida (Stau...

A list of seventeen rare and little known species of Crambidae and Pyralidae from Ukraine is given. Hyperlais claralis (Caradja, 1916) stat. rev., comb. nov. is recorded for the first time for Europe. Five species are found in Ukraine for the first time: H. claralis, Titanio ledereri (Staudinger, 1870), Lambaesia pistrinariella (Ragonot, 1887), Gym...

For the first time, a nearly complete barcode library for European Gelechiidae is provided. DNA barcode sequences (COI gene-cytochrome c oxidase 1) from 751 out of 865 nominal species, belonging to 105 genera, were successfully recovered. A total of 741 species represented by specimens with sequences ≥ 500bp and an additional ten species represente...

In total, thirteen species of the genus Caryocolum Gregor & Povolný, 1954 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) have been recorded from the Altai mountains in Russia so far. All available faunistic data are summarized and presented in detail. DNA barcodes of the mtCOI (cytochrome c oxidase I) gene of the majority of recorded species were studied. Molecular da...

Five species of the tribe Anerastiini from Ukraine are reviewed. Coenochroa ablutella (Zeller, 1839) is reported from Ukraine for the first time. Hypsotropa limbella Zeller, 1848 is removed from the list of Pyralidae of Ukraine as it was based on a misidentification. Five new synonyms are established: Hafisia Amsel, 1950 syn. nov. of Zophodiodes Ra...

One hundred forty-six species of Gelechiidae including 36 new records are reported from Israel. Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921 and Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 are recorded for the first time in the Palaearctic region. Two new species are described: Metzneria freidbergi sp. nov., and Scrobipalpa aravensis sp. nov. Six new synonyms are estab...

Nine species of Ancylosis are recorded from Ukraine. Ancylosis larissae sp. nov. related to A. hellenica (Staudinger, 1870) and A. rhodochrella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852), is described from Crimea. Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870) is reported from Ukraine for the first time. Ancylosis albidella Ragonot, 1888, A. syrtella (Ragonot, 1887), A. rho...

Spiniphallelus eberti sp. nov. (Iran) and Spiniphallellus naumanni sp. nov. (Afghanistan) are described. The position of the genus within the subfamily Anomologinae is briefly discussed, as is the degree of development of the gnathos in the male genitalia of two species within the same genus. A key to all Spiniphallellus species is given, and adult...

Six new species of Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900 are described: G. pamira sp. nov. (Tadzhikistan), G. brachyptera sp. nov. (Russia: Buryatia), G. altaica sp. nov. (Russia: Altai), G. tabazhok sp. nov. (Russia, Altai, Tuva), G. yakovlevi sp. nov. (Russia: Altai, Buryatia), G. kozlovi sp. nov. (Mongolia). A new synonym is established: G. mikkolai Povolný...

An annotated list of new records of butterflies and moths of the National Nature Park ‘Dvorichanskyi’ is provided. The list includes 214 species, of which 174 are registered in the park for the first time, 116 are new records for Kharkiv Region, and 7 (Monopis pallidella, Phyllonorycter cephalariae, Amseliphora saturatella, Caryocolum petryi, Blast...

The article provides an annotated list of species of casebearers (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae) known from the Luhansk Region. The list comprises 74 species, of which 22 are registered from the Luhansk Region for the first time such as Suireia badiipennella (Duponchel, 1843), Haploptilia kroneella (Fuchs, 1900), H. prunifoliae (Doets, 1944), Plegmidi...

An annotated list of 71 species of the genus Scrobipalpa in China is given. Nine species of the genus Scrobipalpa Janse, 1951 are described as new: S.triangulellasp. n. (Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi), S.punctulatasp. n. (Henan, Shanxi), S.septentrionalissp. n. (Heilongjiang, Ningxia), S.zhongweinasp. n. (Ningxia), S.tripunctellasp. n. (Hebei, Ningxia, S...

Sophronia salaganella Šumpich & Bidzilya, sp. n., is described based on specimens collected in the mountains of the Altai Republic and Buryatia in Russia. The new species is most similar to S. illustrella (Hübner, 1796) and S. orientalis Li & Zheng, 1998 from which it can be reliably distinguished by characters of the genitalia. Sophronia iciculata...

Four species of the genus Eudarcia are described as new from Crimea: E. ajpetrica sp. nov., E. kimmeriella sp. nov., E. rutjani sp. nov. and E. zagulajevi sp. nov. All newly discovered species belong to the palanfreella-species group. The identification key, based on external and genitalia characters for the Eudarcia species from Crimea, is provide...

Noteworthy records of 23 species of the family Gelechiidae from southern Siberia are reported. The following seven new species are described: Metzneria transbaikalica Bidzilya, sp. nov., Istrianis jaskai Bidzilya, sp. nov., Teleiopsis kyraensis Bidzilya, sp. nov., Athrips nigrilineella Bidzilya & K. Nupponen, sp. nov., Filatima multicornuta Bidzily...

An improved diagnosis of the genus Tricerophora is provided, and its position within Gelechiidae is briefly discussed. A new generic synonym is established: Leucophylla Janse, 1960, syn. n. of Tricerophora Janse, 1958. Six new species are described: T.pundamiliasp. n. (RSA), T.rukingasp. n. (Kenya), T.nigrinervissp. n. (RSA, Namibia), T.brumalesp....

Multicoloria jukkai Budashkin & Bidzilya, sp. n. is described from South-Eastern Kazakhstan and South-Eastern Ukraine. Casignetella pokrovkella (Baldizzone & Tabell, 2007), comb. n. is found in South-Eastern Crimea. The larvae host plant of the second species is Climacoptera brachiata (Pall.) Botsch. Adults and the genitalia of both species are ill...

Two new species of Gelechiidae: Ephysteriskullbergisp. n. from Tuva (Russia) and Ephysterisustjuzhaninisp. n. from Mongolia are described. In both species the hindwings in both sexes are distinctly reduced. The adults and genitalia are illustrated. Brachyptery in Gelechiidae and Ephysteris is briefly discussed, and type locality of E.kullbergisp. n...

Nine species of the genus Gnorimoschema are recorded from China. Five new species are described: G. cinerella sp. nov. (China: Yunnan), G. gilvella sp. nov. (China: Ningxia), G. fuscescens sp. nov. (China: Gansu, Inner Mongolia; Russia: Altai, Zabaikalskiy krai), G. rufomaculata sp. nov. (China: Ningxia and Inner Mongolia; Russia: Zabaikalskiy krai...

Twenty-eight rare and poorly known lepidopteran species from eleven families are recorded from different regions of Ukraine. Eight species are recorded for the first time: Bucculatrix pannonica Deschka, 1982 (Bucculatricidae); Biselachista serricornis (Stainton, 1854) (Elachistidae); Aplota nigricans (Zeller, 1852) (Oecophoridae); Caulastrocecis pu...

An annotated list of 46 species of Scythrididae from Ukraine is given. Two species are described as new: Scythris zhakovi Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. (Crimea, Kherson Region) and Scythris psammitis Bidzilya & Budashkin sp. n. (Kherson Region). 13 species are recorded from Ukraine for the first time: Scythris bifissella (Hofmann, 1889); Scythris pe...

The Holarctic genus Agonochaetia is reviewed and a new species, Agonochaetia shawinigan Landry, sp. nov. is described from Québec, Canada. In addition, a new glandiductor-bearing genus and species, Canarischema fuerteventura Karsholt, gen. nov., sp. nov. is described from the Canary Islands. Comparative diagnoses, a key to species, illustrations of...

The Eudarcia glaseri-species group is revised. Four species are recognized, two of which are described as new: E. ignorata, sp. n. (Greece) and E. saxatilis, sp. n. (Crimea). E. abchasicum (Zagulajev, 1979) status rev., bona sp. is recalled from synonymy of E. glaseri. Re-descriptions and an identification key for all four species are given. The hi...

Se describe Aethes shakibai sivashella Budashkin & Bidzilya, ssp. n., basada sobre 30 machos y 3 hembras del este de Crimea y de la costa del mar de Azov (Ucrania). De la nueva subespecie se ilustra la apariencia externa del adulto, genitalia y su hábitat. El material tipo de la nueva subespecie se deposita en la colección de la Reserva Natural de...

Aethes shakibai sivashella Budashkin & Bidzilya, ssp. n., is described based on 30 males and 3 females from the eastern Crimea and the coast of the Sea of Azov (Ukraine). The external appearance of the adult, genitalia of the new subspecies and its habitat are illustrated. Type material of the new subspecies is deposited in the collection of Karada...

Fourteen Kiwaia-species are recorded from the Palaearctic Region. Eight new species are described from China: Kiwaia (Empista) mengdana sp. n. (Qinghai), Kiwaia (Empista) nyingchiensis sp. n. (Xizang), Kiwaia (Empista) septentrionala sp. n. (Ningxia, Gansu, Shanxi and Sichuan), Kiwaia (Empista) centrica sp. n. (Gansu, Hunan), Kiwaia (Empista) monta...

Se da una lista anotada de 71 especies de Elachistidae de Ucrania. Se describe una nueva especie Elachista laurii Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n., del este de Ucrania (región de Lugansk) y del área Volga de Rusia (regiones de Uliánovsk, Sarátov y Volgogrado). Por primera vez, Elachista purella Sruoga, 2000 se registra como nueva para Europa y se descr...

An annotated list of 71 species of Elachistidae of Ukraine is given. One species Elachista laurii Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. is described as new from the Eastern Ukraine (Luhansk region) and Volga area of Russia (Ulyanovsk, Saratov and Volgograd regions). Elachista purella Sruoga, 2000 is recorded from Europe for the first time and the hitherto u...

An annotated list of 71 species of Elachistidae of Ukraine is given. One species Elachista laurii Bidzilya & Budashkin, sp. n. is described as new from the Eastern Ukraine (Luhansk region) and Volga area of Russia (Ulyanovsk, Saratov and Volgograd regions). Elachista purella Sruoga, 2000 is recorded from Europe for the first time and the hitherto u...