The European Phyllonorycter species feeding on the plants of the tribe Genisteae (Fabaceae), with descriptions of twelve new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

Abstract

A review of 29 European species of the genus Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1822 developing on the plants of the tribe Genisteae with diagnostic characters, brief data on their biology and distribution is given. Twelve of them are new: Phyllonorycter estrela sp. n., probably from Genista cinerea (Vill.) DC., P. telinella sp. n. from Genista monspessulana (L.) L. A. S. Johnson, P. tridentatae sp. n. from Genista tridentata L., P. deschkanus sp. n. from Genista cinerea (Vill.) DC., P. andalusicus sp. n. probably from Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss., P. echinosparti sp. n. from Echinospartum lusitanicum (L.) Rothm., P. baetica sp. n. from Genista versicolor Boiss., P. vueltas sp. n. from Genista florida L. and G. cinerea (Vill.) DC., P. scorpius sp. n. from Genista scorpius (L.) DC., P. pumila sp. n. from Genista versicolor subsp. pumila (Hervier) Fern. Casas, P. eugregori sp. n. from Cytisus austriacus L. and C. ratisbonensis Schaeff., and P. etnensis sp. n. from Genista aetnensis (Biv.) DC. Phyllonorycter purgantella (Chrétien, 1915) is recognized as bona species. Phyllonorycter dalmatinella (Amsel, 1951) and P. picardi Buvat, 1995 are junior subjective synonyms of Phyllonorycter lapadiella (Krone, 1909). The lectotype of Phyllonorycter haasi (Rebel, 1901) is designated. The species are divided into three species groups, Phyllonorycter cerasinella (Reutti, 1853) standing apart from these groups. New country records of several species are given.

Keywords

• <i>Phyllonorycter</i>
• Fabaceae
• Genisteae
• Europe