MICRONOLA WADICOLA AMSEL, 1935 (EREBIDAE HYPENODINAE MICRONOCTUINI) FROM PANTELLERIA ISLAND, A NEW GENUS AND NEW SPECIES FOR THE EUROPEAN FAUNA

Abstract

Micronola wadicola Amsel, 1935 is recorded for the first time from Europe based on a single male collected in the island of Pantelleria (Strait of Sicily, Italy), near Bagno dell’Acqua lake. The species was previously known from Jordan, SW Iran, SW Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen. Identification hints, information and illustrations are provided. The finding of this species shows that the inventorying of the lepidoptera fauna of Pantelleria, from where 151 species have so far been recorded, is still far away from completion and needs further efforts.