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Corresponding author: Wolfram Mey ( wolfram.mey@mfn-berlin.de ) Academic editor: Lauri Kaila
© 2014 Wolfram Mey.
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Mey W (2014) Phyllobrostis minoica sp. n. from Crete (Greece) – an expected discovery (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Lyonetiidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 37(2): 161-165. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.37.8098
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Abstract. Phyllobrostis minoica sp. n. is described from Crete, Greece. It belongs to the P. daphneella group and seems to be related to P. jedmella Chrétien. The two species are clearly distinguishable by the external characters and by the male genitalia. The adult habitus and male and female genitalia of the new species are illustrated.
Species of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 occur in Europe, the Middle East and southern Africa. This group was revised by
Holotype ♂, “Hellas, Crete/ Nom. Chania/ 35°21'11"N, 23°54'39"E/ N of Omalos figau/ at pass, 1150m/ 7.6.2004/ leg. B. Skule, C. Hviid/ & E. Vesterhede”, coll. ZMUC Copenhagen, Denmark. Paratypes: 1 ♀, same data as holotype, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, same locality as holotype, but collected on 11.vi. 2004, genitalia slide Mey 13/13 (♂) and Mey 3/14 (♀), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.
The specific name is derived from “Minos”, legendary king in Crete and the Minoic culture on the island in the 2nd millennium B.C., which is considered the cradle of civilization in Europe.
The general characters of the new species are in agreement with the diagnosis of the genus (
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Male genitalia (Figs
Female genitalia (Fig.
Remarks. The new species belongs to the P. daphneella group, which is defined by complete loss of the valvae, a rudimentary gnathos and the small labial palpi (
While visiting the Lepidoptera collection in the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen, Ole Karsholt drew my attention to the material of the new species. I am greatly indebted to him and the collectors of the new species, B. Skule, C. Hviid and E. Vesterheide. My thanks go to J. Dunlop who corrected the English text and to L. Kaila, who edited the manuscript.