New and poorly known Epermeniidae from the Neotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic Regions (Lepidoptera).

Abstract

As the result of the study of Epermeniidae collected in the Neotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, two species (Epermenia (Calotripis) brasiliana Gaedike & Becker, 1989 and Epermenia (Cataplectica) sinica Gaedike, 1996) were newly recorded in three countries. Epermenia (Cataplectica) nepalica Gaedike, 1996 and Epermenia (Epermeniola) caledonica (Gaedike, 1981), previously only known from the types, were found a second time. The male genitalia of E. caledonica are described for the first time, and a new subgeneric placement established. The following taxa are described as new: Epermenia (Calotripis) boliviana sp. n., Epermenia (Calotripis) parastolidota sp. n., Epermenia (Epermeniola) davisi sp. n., Epermenia (Epermeniola) bicuspis sp. n., Epermenia (Cataplectica) pulchokicola sp. n., and Parochromolopis gielisi sp. n.

Keywords

Epermeniidae, Neotropics, Australasia, Oriental-Region, Palearctic-Region, new records, new species, new combination.

Nomenclatural Acts

boliviana Gaedike, 2010 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
parastolidota Gaedike, 2010 (Epermenia (Calotripis)), spec. nov.
pulchokicola Gaedike, 2010 (Epermenia (Cataplectica)), spec. nov.
bicuspis Gaedike, 2010 (Epermenia (Epermeniola)), spec. nov.
caledonica (Gaedike, 1981) (Epermenia (Epermeniola)), comb. nov. hitherto Epermenia (Calotripis) caledonica
davisi Gaedike, 2010 (Epermenia (Epermeniola)), spec. nov.
gielisi Gaedike, 2010 (Parochromolopis), spec. nov.