Taxonomic notes on Palearctic taxa of Galacticidae, a little-known family of Lepidoptera (Galacticoidea)

By

Mey, Wolfram

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-18

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

45

Pages

169--190

Subjects

East Europe , Galactica , Homadaula , North Africa , redescriptions , West Asia , Zarcinia , Zarcinia shetkini sp. nov.

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.45.78574

 

Abstract

Galacticidae is a poorly known family in the Palearctic Region. The range of the family covers the Mediterranean Zone of North Africa, as well as Western Asia, Eastern Russia, Central Asia and the Eastern Palaearctic. The included taxa are summarised in a checklist. Available type material was examined and redescriptions of some species are provided. Two genera are recognised and diagnosed:HomadaulaLower, 1899 with four species andZarciniaChrétien, 1915 with five species.BahrlutiaAmsel 1935,syn. nov.is a junior synonym ofZarciniaandGalacticaWalsingham, 1911syn. nov., the name bearing type genus of the family, proves to be a junior synonym ofHomadaula. The male and female genitalia are the principal characters for defining genera and diagnosing species in this family. The hitherto unknown genitalia of seven species are illustrated for the first time.Zarcinia stshetkinisp. nov.is described from Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Not all taxonomic problems could be solved. Three species remain asincertae sedis.