Acta Zoologica Fennica 211, 1999

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Lauri Kaila 1999: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). — Acta Zool. Fennica 211.

The Nearctic species classified to belong to the Elachista bifasciella, E. praelineata, E. saccharella and E. freyerella groups are revised, described, and illustrated. A total of 69 species are recognised, of which the following species are described as new: E. bifasciella group: E. aerinella (California), E. amrodella (Colorado), E. aredhella (California), E. arthadella (Oregon), E. bregorella (Arizona), E. caranthirella (California), E. celegormella (California), E. cicadella (Yukon), E. curufinella (Alberta), E. daeronella (California), E. dagnirella (S. Dakota), E. diorella (Arizona), E. dolabella (California), E. finarfinella (California), E. gildorella (California), E. gorlimella (Newfoundland), E. haldarella (Washington), E. indisella (California), E. maglorella (Oregon), E. marachella (California), E. morwenella (British Columbia), E. olorinella (Alaska), E. ragnorella (Colorado), E. tauronella (California), E. telcharella (California), E. telerella (Oregon) and E. turgonella (California); E. praelineata group: E. aranella (Alberta), E. aristoteliella (Florida), E. eilinella (Arizona), E. guilinella (California), E. ibunella (California), E. miriella (Colorado), E. nienorella (Arizona), E. serindella (Arizona) and E. turinella (Arizona); E. saccharella group: E. dulcinella (Florida), E. hedionella (Michigan), E. helodella (Delaware), E. suavella (Arizona) and E. uniolae (Kentucky); E. freyerella group: E. beorella (Newfoundland), E. galadella (Washington), E. neithanella (Saskatchewan), E. rianella (Arizona) and E. tuorella (Idaho). Elachista angularis Braun is considered to be a valid species, stat. rev. The following new synonymies are proposed: Elachista unifasciella Chambers, 1875 (nec Haworth, 1828) and Elachista nitidiuscula Braun = E. maculoscella Clemens, syn. n., Elachista oxytypa Braun = E. alpinella Stainton, syn. n., E. parasella Traugott-Olsen = E. excelsicola Braun, syn. n., and Cosmiotes scopulicola Braun = Elachista freyerella (Hübner), syn. n. E. alpinella, E. excelsicola and E. freyerella are considered Holarctic, as well as E. kilmunella Stainton and E. zernyi Hartig, which are reported for the first time from North America. Elachista staintonella Chambers is redescribed and transferred to the E. gleichenella group.