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Research Article

Contribution à la Connaissance des Microlépidoptères de la Mauritanie (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea: Gelechioidea)

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Pages 451-459 | Accepted 15 Apr 1996, Published online: 17 May 2023
 

Résumé

Les auteurs donnent la liste commentée de Lepidoptera Pterophoroidea et Gelechioidea récoltés en Mauritanie au cours de deux missions effectuées en avril et novembre 1995. Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) (Pterophoridae), Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867), Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913), Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925), Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908) et Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) (Gelechiidae) sont nouveaux pour la Mauritanie. Deux nouvelles espèces de Gelechiidae, Blastovalva mauretanica, sp. n. et Stegasta caussaneli, sp. n. sont décrites. Enfin, sont également signalés un Helcystogramma sp. (Gelechiidae), un Symmocidae sp. et un Coleophora sp. (Coleophoridae).

Abstract

A first approach of the Microlepidoptera of Mauritania (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea: Gelechioidea). — The commented list of Lepidoptera Pterophorophoidea and Gelechioidea collected during two field trips in april and november 1995 in Mauritania, is given. Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) (Pterophoridae), Ochrodia subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867), Ornativalva heluanensis (Debski, 1913), Ornativalva antipyramis (Meyrick, 1925), Helcystogramma convolvuli (Walsingham, 1908) and Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) (Gelechiidae) are newly recorded in Mauritania. Two new species of Gelechiidae, Blastovalva mauretanica, sp. n. and Stegasta caussaneli, sp. n., are described. One Helcystogramma sp. (Gelechiidae), one Symmocidae sp. and one Coleophora sp. (Coleophoridae) are also recorded.

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