Chapter 2 Systematic Treatment of the Genera and Species of the European Tineidae (Part II) Myrmecozelinae Myrmecozelinae Capuşe, 1968 [March 15]: Pachyarthra Amsel, 1940 137. Type-genus: Myrmecozela Zeller, 1852. Pachyarthra Amsel, 1940: 55. Myrmecozelinae Zagulajev, 1968 [after Type species: Amydria ochroplicella March 26]: 220. Chrétien, 1915. Type-genus: Myrmecozela Zeller, 1852. Haplotineini Zagulajev, 1963: 371. Description. Medium-sized species Type-genus: Haplotinea Diakonoff & with wingspan from 15–30 mm, females Hinton, 1956. larger than males. Pattern on forewing Ceratuncini Capuşe, 1964: 93. often very variable. Antenna: segments of Type-genus: Ceratuncus Petersen, 1957. flagellum clearly broader than long, males Cephimallotini Zagulajev, 1965: 386. with thicker antenna than females. Type-genus: Cephimallota Bruand, 1851. Separated from the other genera of the Rhodobatinae Capuşe, 1968: 73. subfamily, especially from Myrmecozela, by Type-genus: Rhodobates Ragonot, 1895. characteristic structures in the genitalia. Ateliotini Zagulajev, 1975b: 202. Male genitalia. Uncus with two Type-genus: Ateliotum Zeller, 1839. long socii, gnathos arms angled before 1/2, Protaphreutini Capuşe, 1971: 232. vinculum more or less narrow, without Type-genus: Protaphreutis Meyrick, 1922. saccus; valva parallel, last third narrowing Syncalypsini Capuşe, 1971: 234. to a more or less pointed apex; phallus Type-genus: Syncalypsis Gozmány, 1965b. nearly right-angled. Hilaropterini Capuşe, 1971: 234. Female genitalia. Anterior apophy- Type-genus: Hilaroptera Gozmány, 1969. ses short, unforked, oviscapt short too. Phthoropoeinae Gozmány & Vári, 1973: 10. Distribution. In the Palaearctic Type-genus: Phthoropoea Walsingham, Region from North Africa to Nepal with 11 1896. species (one species known from East Sudan), one species is known from Europe. Remarks. Date of issue of the paper of Bionomics. Nothing is known about Zagulajev is not earlier than 26th of March the early stages. (date of permission for issue of part I of Remarks. A first revision of the genus the journal on inside of the cover page). was given by Petersen (1965a). © koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���9 | doi 10.1163/9789004387515_003 8 Chapter 2 181 Pachyarthra mediterraneae strongly sclerotized; phallus about half of (Bethune-Baker, 1894) the length of valva, right-angled before 1/2, apical part somewhat curved below, nar- Scardia mediterraneae Bethune-Baker, rower to pointed tip. 1894: 50, pl. 1: No. 21. Female genitalia. Anterior apophy- Myrmecozela serotinella Chrétien, ses short, broad, segment VIII more or less 1915: 374. square, nearly touching in the middle, Tineola pallidella Lucas, 1933: 199. connected with an area of minute sclero- Euplocera variegata Lucas, 1950: 143. tized thorns; ostium lip more strongly sclerotized, half ring-shaped, situated in a Description. Wingspan 15–19 mm (♂), net-like structure. 22–24 mm (♀); head brush from creamy Variation. Some specimens (collected white to light yellowish brown, labial pal- in Libya, fig. 181b) much lighter, the patches pus straight, second segment with long white, fringe white, hindwing white too, or scales, directed downwards, third segment nearly complete brown to dark brown, only short, pointed; antenna creamy white; tho- the patches at the end of cell and before rax and tegulae greyish-brown, tips of apex are more or less visible, along costa tegulae creamywhite. Forewing greyish- numerous short dark brown stripes; fringe brown with a pale yellowish pattern: along with dark brown scale-line; hindwing cov- costa a row of pale yellow spots, the apical ered with brown scales (Spain, fig. 181c). quarter of costa with four short stripes, Similar species. Superficially not separated by brown scales, a row of four clearly distinguishable from P. ochropli- patches from base along cell to begin of cella (Chrétien, 1915) and P. lividella fringe at dorsum, the smallest patch at (Chrétien, 1915), both distributed in North base, between each patch dark brown Africa. Clear differences are visible only in scales; two larger patches at the end of cell the genitalia structure, mainly of males and before apex, termen pale yellow and (shape of valva and of phallus). brown chequered, fringe yellowish and Distribution. In Europe recorded brown mixed; hindwing grey. only from Spain (Prov. Sevilla: Trebujena), Male genitalia. Uncus with two outside Europe known form North Africa long, bristled, nearly straight socii, apically (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco), pointed; gnathos arms with pointed angle Israel. before 1/2, basally broader, narrower to Bionomics. Larval pabulum unknown. pointed tip; vinculum band-shaped; valva The specimens were collected between enlarged, costal and ventral edge each August and November. convex, ventral edge in last third narrower to pointed tip, apodeme long, on inside of Myrmecozela Zeller, 1852 valva, in the first half a bristled area, some- what more strongly sclerotized, another Myrmecozela Zeller, 1852: 103. area with longer bristles before apex, cos- Type species: Tinea ochraceella tal edge from apodeme to apex more Tengström, 1848..