Scrobipalpa sinica Bidzilya & Li, 2010

Scrobipalpa sinica Bidzilya & Li 2010: 24.

Material examined. 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach District, Tašanta env. (8 km N), bellow “11. station”; 49°44'11"N, 89°20'02"E, 2280 m, rocky steppe, meadows, 1.vii.2015 (Šumpich) (gen. slides 175/ 18♂, 176/ 18♀, 177/ 18♀, OB) (Barcodes NMPC-LEP-0326, NMPC-LEP-1092); 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach District, Kurai env. (15 km SW), Dzhangyskol lake (or Salagana lake), 50°10'49"N, 87°44'19"E, 1830 m, coniferous forest/steppe, 24–25.vi.2015 (Šumpich) (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0328); 4 ♂, 4 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, Aktash vill., 50°19'12"N, 87°36'00"E, 1400 m, grassy steppe, rocks, 21.vi.2015, 1400 m (Šumpich) (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0327); 1 ♀, same data as for preceding but 11.vii.2014; 1 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, Aktash env., road to “9. Station” (below Zavod), 50°19'14"N, 87°42'57"E, 2260 m, mountain meadows, 22–23.vi.2015 (Šumpich) (gen. slide 216/19, OB) (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0926 [failed]); 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Republic, Aktash env., road to “9. Station”—“ZAVOD”, 50°19'34"N, 87°43'54"E, 2400–2900 m, mountain meadows, 23.vi.2015 (Šumpich); 5 ♂, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach Distr., Chagan-Uzun env., Krasnaya Gorka hill, 50°05′00″N; 88°25′15″E, rocky steppe, 1870 m, 1– 3.vii.2019 (Šumpich) (Barcodes NMPC-LEP-0611, NMPC-LEP-1090, NMPC-LEP-1101); 1 ♀, same data as for preceding but 29.vi.2015 (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0331); 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach Distr., Beltir env. (16 km W), Chagan valley, 49°57′06″N; 87°53′39″E, coniferous forest/rocks, 2150 m, 2–3.vii.2014 (Šumpich); 4 ♂, 8 ♀, Russia, Altai Republic, 45 km N of Ulagan vill., Chulyshman valley, 51°01′03″N; 88°00′39″E, grassy steppe, rocks, 600 m, 27–28.vi.2015 (Šumpich) (gen. slide 223/20, OB) (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0929); 5 ♂, 2 ♀, same data as for preceding but 26–27.vi.2019 (Barcode NMPC-LEP-0924) (all NMPC); 1 ♂, Russia, Altai Mts, 50°16-20’N87°50-55’E, Kuraisky hrebet, 2300 m, 8.vii.2001 (Nupponen) (gen. slide 372/16, OB) (NUPP); 3 ♂, Russia, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach distr., 10 km NE Kosh-Agach vill., Kurai Mts. Range, valley of Tabozhok river, 50˚05’N 88˚44’E, 2100 m, 2–4.viii.2016 (Huemer & Wiesmair) (gen. slide 415/16, OB) (Barcodes TLMF 22273. TLMF 22279) (TLMF); 1 ♂, Russia, Tuva rep., 50°45’N 94°29’E, E. Tannu-Ola mts, 5 km ENE Khol-Oozha, steppe slopes, 1250 m, 16.vi.1995 (Jalava & Kullberg) (gen. slide 349/16, OB) (MZH); 1 ♂, Russia, S-Buryatia, 51°11-13’N, 106°10-12’E, 700 m, Hamar-Daban Mts, Murtoi river, Gusinoe Ozero vill. 6 km NW, forest steppe, 19.vi.2002 (Nupponen) (gen. slide 205/19, OB) (NUPP); 1 ♀, Russia, Buryatia rep., 54°35’N 110°48’E, Barguzin valley, Maisky vill., 500 m, sandy yard, 7.vii.1996 (Jalava & Kullberg) (gen. slide 295/16, OB) (MZH).

Molecular data. BIN: BOLD:ADG5210. The intraspecific average distance of the barcode region is 0.46% (n=13). The minimum distance to the nearest neighbour, an unidentified spcies of Scrobipalpa from Kyrgyzstan (BIN: BOLD:AAW4957), is 4.97%.

Distribution. Russia: Altai, Tuva (new record), Buryatia (new record); Kyrgyzstan; Mongolia; China: Inner Mongolia (Bidzilya & Li 2010: 24; Bidzilya & Nupponen 2018: 398).