Sophronia salaganella Šumpich & Bidzilya & Ponomarenko 2019, sp. n.

• Main Authors: Šumpich, Jan, Bidzilya, Oleksiy V., Ponomarenko, Margarita G.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae; Sophronia; Sophronia salaganella; Tundra
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/5943575; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5943575

Sophronia salaganella Šumpich et Bidzilya, sp. n. (Figs. 1–7, 17–22) Type material. Holotype ♀: ‘ Russia, Altai Republic | Kosh-Agach Distr. | Kurai env. (15 km SW) | Dzhangyskol lake (or | SALAGANA lake) | 50°10’49’’N; 87°44’19’’E | coniferous forest/steppe | 24.–25.vi. 2015, 1830 m | Jan Šumpich leg.’ | ‘ Photo / | Gen. prep. | J. Šumpich | 18/419 ’ | ‘ HOLOTYPUS ♀ | Sophronia salaganella | Šumpich & Bidzilya, 2018’ [red label] (NMPC). Paratypes: Russia, Altai Mts. 4♂♂, 2♀♀, the same data as holotype. 1♂, 1♀, Aktash village, 50°19’12’’N, 87°36’00’’E, grassy steppe, rocks, 1400 m, 11.vii.2014 (J. Šumpich) (gen. prep. 18425 ♀, Jan Šumpich); 1♂, 1♀, the same locality, but 21.vi.2015 (J. Šumpich) (gen. prep. 18424 ♂, J. Šumpich). 1♂, 1♀, Belyashi (Dzhazator) environs (25 km NW), confluence of Argut and Karagem rivers, 49°51'56"N, 87°10'22"E, 1400 m, rocky steppe, 27.–28.vii.2017 (J. Šumpich). 1♂, Shebalino distr., 8 km W of Cherga, rocky slopes, steppe, 580 m, 7.vii.2015 (J. Šumpich) (all NMPC). 1♂, Kuraiskiy khrebet near Aktash, Jarly-Jary upper stream, mountain tundra, 2600 m, 8.vii.1976 (Yu. A. Kostjuk) (gen. slide 164/18, O. Bidzilya). 1♂, Kuraiskiy khrebet near Aktash, Jarly-Jary middle stream, south mix-grass steppe slope, 2400 m, 5.vii.1976 (Yu. A. Kostjuk). 4♂♂, Kosh-Agatch distr., Ukok plateau, 11, 20, 22.vii.2001, 2200 m (O. Bidzilya). 4♂♂, Kosh-Agatch distr., Tjurgun river near Tchuja road, 1500 m, 7.vii.2001, on light (O. Bidzilya). 1♀, 15 km S Ongudai, 1200 m, 50°40’N, 86°16’E, 7–8.vii.1997 (P. Ustjuzhanin) (gen. slide 59/17, O. Bidzilya) (all ZMKU). 1♀, Ulagan distr., 11 km NNW of Aktash, 1 900 m, 28– 30.vii.2016 (P. Huemer, B. Wiesmair). 1♀, Ulagan distr., 10 km NE of Aktash, Kurai Mountains Range, between the rivers Korumdyajry and Yarlyamry, 2150 m, 7.viii.2016 (P. Huemer, B. Wiesmair) (all TLMF). 1♂, Kuraiskiy khrebet, 50°16‒20’N 87°50‒55’E, 2400‒2800 m, 7.vii.2001 (K. Nupponen); 1♀, the same locality, but 8.vii.2001 (K. Nupponen). 1♂, Kuraiskaya steppe, 50°14–16’N, 87°50–55’E, 1500–1700 m, ...