Zur Schmetterlingsfauna der Ionischen Inseln Griechenlands mit der Beschreibung neuer Psychiden-Taxa sowie ein Beitrag zu ihrer Köcherfliegenfauna (Lepidoptera, Trichoptera).

Abstract

The author have 8 expeditons to the Ionian islands. Two new Psychid species Bankesia cephalonica spec. nov. and Reisseronia ionica spec. nov. and two new subspecies, Reisseronia ionica odysseus subspec. nov. and Reisseronia ionica lefkadensis subspec. nov. are described and compared to related species. The first taxon was found in the Enos National Park on Kefalonia in 1600 m above sea level and R. ionica spec. nov. occur also on Kefalonia, odysseus subspec. nov. on Ithaka and lefkadensis subspec. nov. on Lefkada. The new taxa of Reisseronia occur well distributed and frequently on their respective island. During the years 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012 and 2015 their bionomics have been studied in the habitats. Furthermore an overview over the Lepidoptera fauna of the Ionian islands is given. From this resulted 638 species as recorded from the Ionian islands, among them is a species recorded for the first time for Europe, two species new for Greece and nevertheless 105 species mentioned for the first time from the Ionian islands. Furthermore additional data of the population of caddisflies (Trichoptera) are published.

Keywords

Greece, Ionian Islands, Bankesia cephalonica spec. nov., Reisseronia ionica spec. nov., Reisseronia ionica odysseus subspec. nov., Reisseronia ionica lefkadensis subspec. nov., Psychidae, Lepidoptera, Trichoptera.