Notes on the genus Perittia of the West Palaearctic region with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae)
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The West
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New records for seven species of the Perittia moths from the West Palaearctic area are given. Three of them are described as new species: Perittia junnilaisella sp. n. from Turkey, P. ravida sp. n. from Turkey and Greece, as well as P. minitaurella sp. n. from Greece (Crete). The females of Perittia huemeri (Traugott-Olsen) and P. mucronata (Parenti) are described for the first time. Perittia karadaghella Sinev & Budashkin and P. huemeri are reported from Turkey for the first time, and Perittia biloba Sruoga is recorded from Uzbekistan for the first time.