The Gnorimoschemini (Gelechiidae: Gelechiinae) of Europe are reviewed. A total of 211 species is recognized, including two species not yet found in Europe with certainty and two others recently introduced. Descriptions and diagnoses are accompanied by colour figures of the adults, usually depicting variation, and black and white photographs of male and female genitalia characters. Notes on distribution and bionomy are added for every species.
15 new species are described: Gnorimoschema nupponeni sp. n. (Russia, Ukraine), Scrobipalpa skulei sp. n. (Slovenia), Scrobipalpa dorsolutea sp. n. (Russia), Scrobipalpa corleyi sp. n. (Portugal), Scrobipalpa oleksiyella sp. n. (Russia), Scrobipalpa tokari sp. n. (Croatia), Scrobipalpa heimi sp. n. (Russia), Scrobipalpa jarii sp. n. (Bulgaria), Scrobipalpa abstrusa sp. n. (Russia), Scrobipalpa hendrikseni sp. n. (Greece), Scrobipalpa deutschi sp. n. (Russia, Algeria), Scrobipalpa mixta sp. n. (Macedonia, ?Albania, Ukraine), Scrobipalpa postulatella sp. n. (Spain), Scrobipalpa halimioniella sp. n. (France), Caryocolum baischi sp. n. (Greece).
The following 41 species group names are synonymized and two taxa are revised as subspecies: Lita porcella Heinemann, 1870 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850); Scrobipalpa sibirica Bidzilya, 2009 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa occulta (Povolný, 2002); Scrobipalpa deleta Povolný, 1981 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa clintoni Povolný, 1968; Euscrobipalpa bezengensis Povolný, 2001 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa caucasica (Povolný, 2001); Scrobipalpa submagnificella Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa heretica Povolný, 1973; Scrobipalpa glaserorum Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa bradleyi Povolný, 1971; Scrobipalpa fraterna Povolný, 1969 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa selectella (Caradja, 1920); Scrobipalpa milleri Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa niveifacies Povolný, 1977; Gnorimoschema hyoscyamivora Gerasimov, 1940 and Gnorimoschema pseudobsoletellum Povolný & Gregor, 1955 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa indignella (Staudinger, 1879); Lita atriplicella var. infumatella Fuchs, 1901 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa atriplicella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841); Scrobipalpa hartigi Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa suaedella (Richardson, 1893); Scrobipalpa rezniki Piskunov, 1990 and Scrobipalpa rezniki turkmenica Piskunov, 1990 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa dagmaris Povolný, 1987; Scrobipalpa artemisiella mongolensis Povolný, 1969 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa artemisiella (Treitschke, 1833); Scrobipalpa japonica Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa rebeli (Preissecker, 1914); Gelechia eremaula Meyrick, 1891, Gelechia lyciella Walsingham, 1900, Lita desertella Rebel, 1901, Phthorimaea bertramella Lucas, 1940, Teleia leroyella Lucas 1950, Gnorimoschema reisseri Povolný & Gregor, 1955 and Gnorimoschema philolycii Hering, 1957 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa portosanctana (Stainton, 1859); Scrobipalpa trebujenae Povolný, 1977 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa salinella (Zeller, 1847); Lita caliacrae Caradja, 1932 syn. n. of Scrobipalpa salicorniae (Hering, 1889); Phthorimaea argentinae (Povolný, 1989) syn. n. of Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873); Opacopsis buvati Povolný, 1992 syn. n. of Ephysteris deserticolella (Staudinger, 1871); Doryphora? praticolella Christoph, 1872 as ssp. , syn. n. and Opacopsis gallica Povolný, 1992 syn. n. of Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870); Ephysteris treskensis Povolný, 1964, Ephysteris hispanica Povolný, 1981 and Ephysteris foulonsensis Povolný, 1981 syn. n. of Ephysteris diminutella (Zeller, 1847); Ephysteris olympica ssp. monticola Povolný, 1981 syn. n. of Ephysteris olympica Povolný, 1968; Phthorimaea microcasis Meyrick, 1929, Hedma abzacella Dumont, 1932, Teleia hyoscyami Amsel, 1935, Megalocypha polioptera Janse, 1960 and Ephysteris aellographa Janse, 1960 syn. n. of Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924; Lita roseella Zetterstedt, 1839 syn. n. of Cosmardia moritzella (Treitschke, 1835); Lita crepusculella Teich, 1889 syn. n. of Caryocolum viscariella (Stainton, 1855); Caryocolum emarginatum Huemer, 1988 syn. n. of Caryocolum stramentella Rebel, 1935; Phthorimaea horoscopa Meyrick, 1926 as ssp., syn.n. of Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852).
The following genus group names are synonymized: Hedma Dumont, 1932 syn n. and Megalocypha Janse, 1960 syn n. of Microlechia Turati, 1924.
The following new combinations are introduced: Scrobipalpa karadaghi (Povolný, 2001) comb. n.; Scrobipalpa acuta (Povolný, 2001) comb. n.; Scrobipalpa alterna (Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2006) comb. n.; Scrobipalpa grossoides (Povolný, 2001) comb. n.; Microlechia rhamnifoliae (Amsel & Hering, 1931) comb. n.; Microlechia karsholti (Nupponen, 2010) comb. n.
The following taxa are recalled from synonymy: Gnorimoschema nilsi Huemer, 1996 sp. rev.; Gnorimoschema hoefneri (Rebel, 1909) sp. rev.; Scrobipalpa divisella (Rebel, 1936) sp. rev.; Scrobipalpa salicorniae (Hering, 1889) sp. rev.; Scrobipalpa spegulariella (Chrétien, 1910) sp. rev.; Scrobipalpa thymelaeae (Amsel, 1939) sp. rev.; Scrobipalpa halymella (Millière, 1864) sp. rev.; Klimeschiopsis terroris (Hartig, 1938) sp. rev.; Microlechia Turati, 1924 gen. rev.
The species status of the following taxa is revised: Gnorimoschema alaskense Povolný, 1967 stat. rev.; Scrobipalpa stabilis Povolný, 1977 stat. n.; Ephysteris inustella gredosensis (Rebel, 1935) stat. rev.; Ephysteris insulella praticolella (Christoph, 1872) stat. n.; Lutilabria lutilabrella olympica Huemer, 1993 stat. n.; Caryocolum blandella horoscopa (Meyrick, 1926) stat. n.
Finally the synonymy of Gnorimoschema antiquum Povolný, 1966 syn. rev. and the generic combinations of Scrobipalpa lagodes (Meyrick, 1926) comb. rev. and Scrobipalpa ergasima (Meyrick, 1916) comb. rev. are revised.
Lectotypes are designated for the following taxa: Phthorimaea calaritanella Amsel, 1952; Gelechia portosanctana Stainton, 1859; Gelechia lyciella Walsingham, 1900; Gelechia salinella Zeller, 1847; Teleia hyoscyamella Rebel, 1912; Oecophora moritzella Treitschke, 1835; Lita roseella Zetterstedt, 1839.