This volume reviews the European genera and species of the gelechioid family Depressariidae.1 192 species are described (including two with no European records) and figures of whole moths, male and female genitalia are given. Information is provided on life histories and distribution of the species. Distribution data are summarised in a table showing the records for each European country and the larger islands.
Six new species are described: Agonopterix paracervariella sp. n. (Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia); Agonopterix richteri sp. n. (Bulgaria, Greece); Agonopterix galicicensis sp. n. (North Macedonia); Agonopterix langmaidi sp. n. (Sicily and Crete); Agonopterix uralensis sp. n. (Russia); Depressaria hansjoachimi sp. n. (Sicily, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Armenia). In addition one new subspecies is described: Agonopterix putridella subsp. scandinaviensis subsp. n. (Norway, Sweden, Finland).
The following nomenclatural innovations are introduced: Luquetia osthelderi (Rebel, 1936) comb. n. for Epigraphia osthelderi Rebel, 1936, a lectotype is designated for this species; Levipalpus Hannemann, 1953 syn. n. of Exaeretia Stainton, 1849; Exaeretia nigromaculata Hannemann, 1989 syn. n. of Exaeretia thurneri (Rebel, 1941); Depressaria exquisitella Caradja, 1920 syn. n. and Exaeretia amurella Lvovsky, 1990 syn. n. of Exaeretia mongolicella (Christoph, 1882); Agonopterix crassiventrella (Rebel, 1891) syn. n. of Agonopterix adspersella (Kollar, 1832); Agonopterix inoxiella Hannemann, 1959 syn. n. of Agonopterix nodiflorella (Millière, 1866); Agonopterix banatica Georgesco, 1965 syn. n. of Agonopterix purpurea (Haworth, 1811); Agonopterix kotalella Amsel, 1972 syn. n. of Agonopterix curvipunctosa (Haworth, 1811); Agonopterix dictamnephaga Rymarczyk, Dutheil & Nel, 2012 syn. n. of Agonopterix pupillana (Wocke, 1887); Depressaria echinopella Chrétien, 1907 syn. n and Agonopterix mendesi Corley, 2002 syn. n. of Agonopterix straminella (Staudinger, 1859); Agonopterix budashkini Lvovsky, 1998 syn. n. of Agonopterix squamosa (Mann, 1864); Agonopterix seneciovora Fujisawa, 1985 syn. n. of Agonopterix cotoneastri (Nickerl, 1864), Depressaria cyrniella Rebel, 1929 syn. n. and Depressaria genistella Walsingham, 1903 syn. n. of Agonopterix scopariella (Heinemann, 1970); Depressaria perstrigella Chrétien, 1925 syn. n. of Agonopterix nervosa (Haworth, 1811); Depressaria duplicatella Chrétien, 1915 syn. n., Depressaria adustatella Turati, 1927 syn. n., Depressaria delphinias Meyrick, 1936 syn. n. and Depressaria subtenebricosa Hannemann, 1953 syn. n. of Depressaria radiosquamella Walsingham, 1903; Depressaria venustella Hannemann, 1990 syn. n. of Depressaria manglisiella Lvovsky, 1981; Depressaria corticinella Zeller, 1854 syn. n. of Depressaria badiella (Hübner, 1796); Depressaria fusconigerella Hannemann, 1990 syn. n. of Depressaria subnervosa Oberthür, 1888. Depressaria pavida Meyrick, 1913 is reduced to subspecies of Agonopterix adspersella; Depressaria tenerifae Walsingham, 1908 and Depressaria rungsiella Hannemann, 1953 are restored to species status. A neotype has been chosen for Depressaria beckmanni Heinemann, 1870.
Depressariidae as defined in this book contains just five European genera. Some recent classifications of Lepidoptera include other groups in the family. Our reasons for excluding these are discussed in the section on Classification of Depressariidae.