Review of the subgenus Trifurcula (Levarchama), with two new species (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

The subgenus Trifurcula (Levarchama) is reviewed. It comprises seven species, two of which are described as new: Trifurcula (Levarchama) peloponnesica VAN NIEUKERKEN sp. n., found in Greece: Peloponnesus and feeding on Anthyllis hermanniae, and Trifurcula (Levarchama) manygoza VAN NIEUKERKEN, A. LAŠTŮVKA et Z. LAŠTŮVKA sp. n., from Croatia and northern Greece, feeding on Lotus corniculatus. The subgenus occurs throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, and all species make leafmines on Fabaceae: Loteae. All species are diagnosed and biology and distribution are discussed, including new hostplant and distributional records. The phylogeny is discussed on the basis of morphological characters and hostplant relationships are discussed. The Macaronesian T. ridiculosa WALSINGHAM is sister to a clade comprising the remaining species. Lotus is most likely the plesiomorphic hostplant choice, with two host shifts to respectively Anthyllis and Coronilla

Trifurcula pallidella (Duponchel), new for Spain (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

Trifurcula (Trifurcula) pallidella (Duponchel, 1843) is recorded for the first time from Spain, Andalusia. Previous records were misidentifications. Male genitalia are illustrated and a revised distribution map is provided. A few records of Trifurcula (Levarchama) species from the Annotated catalogue published in 2004 are corrected

Identity of two Nepticula species named by Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae, Tischeriidae)

Two manuscript names, attributed to Constant, were made available by Walsingham: Nepticula ilicella Walsingham, 1891 is hereby synonymized with Stigmella suberivora (Stainton, 1869); a lectotype is selected. N. suberoidella Walsingham, 1891 has previously been synonymized with Coptotriche angusticolella (Duponchel, 1843); a lectotype is selected here. A misidentified paralectotype of N. ilicella was identified as Stigmella ilicifoliella (Mendes, 1918)

Supplement to report on a collecting trip to China, 1984, to study and collect Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with data of reared specimens

Introduction In this supplement I will list all adult Lepidoptera reared from the larvae and pupae collected in 1984 in China. Since no more moths emerged the last two months, we can assume that no more emergences are to be expected and those species which failed to produce adults probably all died. In the following list I completely follow the numbering and order in our previous report (pp. 16-22). Only those species are listed from which larvae have been collected