Exploring fauna of Microlepidoptera in South Siberia: novel regional records and interception of quarantine species

Abstract

We report the results of a faunistic study of Microlepidoptera performed in Southern Siberia using diverse sampling techniques allowing to cover various taxonomic groups. The provided taxonomic list is comprised of 64 species from 44 genera and 18 families, where all species represent novel geographical records. Of them, only 62 species inhabit Southern Siberia, the other two species, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) and Carposina sasakii Matsumura are quarantine pests intercepted in this region. Eighteen genera and 3 families (Glyphipterigidae, Chimabachidae, and Oecophoridae) are reported for the first time from the studied region. Overall, 11 species from 7 families are novel for Siberia. Two species, Bucculatrix pannonica and Coleophora curictae, are newly recorded in Russia. For the species newly recorded in the fauna of Siberia and Russia, male or female genitalia are illustrated. For Coleophora curictae, representing a novel record for Russia, the bionomics is given for the first time.