The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision

The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. - The Gelechiidae of the Galapagos Islands are revised. Twenty-two species are recognized to be established on the archipelago, including eight described as new: Ephysteris sporobolella Landry (bred from Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth (Poaceae)), E. scimitarella Landry, Scrobipalpula inornata Landry, S. equatoriella Landry, S. caustonae Landry, Stegasta francisci Landry, Symmetrischema escondidella Landry, and Untomia lunatella Landry. Agnippe omphalopa (Meyrick, 1917), comb. n., Anacampsis primigenia Meyrick, 1918, Aristotelia sarcodes Walsingham, 1910, Compsolechia salebrosa Meyrick, 1918, Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876), Ephysteris subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867), Mesophleps adustipennis (Walsingham, 1897) comb. n., Phthorimaea perfidiosa Meyrick, 1917, Scrobipalpula densata (Meyrick, 1917), and Stegasta zygotoma Meyrick, 1917 are reported from the archipelago for the first time. Four additional species had been reported from the archipelago before. A lectotype is designated for Echinoglossa trinota Clarke, 1965 from Masatierra, Juan Fernandez Islands. New host plant records are provided for A. omphalopa, A. primigenia, C. salebrosa, M. adustipennis, and P. absoluta.