Coleophora cytisicolella Takacs, Stark, Szaboky & Bozso 2026, sp. nov.

Coleophora cytisicolella Takács, Stark, Szabóky & Bozsó sp. nov. Figs 1 A, B, 2, 3 Type material. Holotype: ♂; Hungary • Fejér County; Lovasberény, Kazal-hegy, 47°17'51"N, 18°33'53"E; 240 m; 15 April 2024, ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, gen. slide IgR 35384; leg. AT, in coll. HNHM. BOLD Sample ID: COLHU 030-25. The genitalia were mounted on a slide in Euparal, in coll. HNHM. Paratypes: Hungary • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♂; gen. slide IgR, 34836; 21 July 2022; UV led light trap; leg. AT, in coll. HNHM; 1 ♂; gen. slide IgR, 36184 (as Coleophora genistae Stainton, 1857); 08 August 2023; UV led light trap; leg. AT, in coll. HNHM; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 2 ♂♂; gen. slide IgR, 35379; (BOLD Sample ID: COLHU 026-24), gen. slide IgR, 35196, 15 April 2024; leg. AT, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 2 ♀; gen. slide IgR 35385; (BOLD Sample ID: COLHU 029-25), gen. slide IgR 35195; 16 April 2024; leg. AT, in coll. AT & IR; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 6 ♂♂; gen. slide IgR: 35380; gen. slide IgR: 35381; (BOLD Sample ID: COLHU 028-25); gen. slide IgR: 35383; 35195; (BOLD Sample ID: COLHU 025-24), gen. slide IgR: 35382; 16 April 2024; leg. AT, in coll. AT & IR; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; 24 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 26 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♂; 28 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. GB; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 29 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 30 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. GB; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♂; 31 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype but: 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 11 April 2025; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 2 ♀♀; 12 April 2024; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♂; 14 April 2025; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; 1 ♀; 19 April 2025; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♂; 29 April 2025; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 12 May 2025; gen. slide IgR 36392; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 13 May 2025; leg. AT & KK leg., in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant as the holotype, but: 1 ♀; 21 May 2025; leg. AT & KK leg., in coll. AT; 2 ♀♀; Hungary Fejér County, Sárbogárd, Bolondvár; 46°54'29.0"N, 18°39'48.7"E; 25 March 2025; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT & GL, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♂♂; 31 March 2025; leg. AT & GL, in coll. GB & CsSz; 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Hungary • Fejér County, Székesfehérvár; Aszal-völgy; 47°14'33.1"N, 18°25'36.1"E; 65 m, 31 April 2025; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT, IR (1 ♂) & CsSz (1 ♀); • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♂, 3 ♀; 09 April 2025; leg. AT & KK, in coll. AT; 2 ♀♀; Hungary • Pest County, Isaszeg; Szarka berek; 47°32'15.6"N, 19°22'01.3"E, 250 m; 06 April 2025; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♂♂; 07 April 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT & GB; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 09 April 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT; 1 ♀; Hungary • Pest County, Kistarcsa; Küdői-hegy; 295 m; 26 March 2025; 47°32'00.6"N, 19°19'35.7"E; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 31 March 2025; leg. AT, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 11 April 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT & JT (1 ♂); • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♀♀, 12 April 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT & IR; • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♀♀; 13 April 2025; leg. AT, in coll. AT; 1 ♂; Hungary • Pest County, Pilisborosjenő; Teve-szikla; 300 m; 26 March 2015; 47°36'50.5"N, 18°58'40.2"E; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. CsSz, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 3 April 2025; leg. CsSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂, 3 ♀; 05 April 2025; leg. CsSz, in coll. AT, GB (♀) & JT (♀); • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 04 April 2025; leg. CsSz, in coll. AT 1 ♂; Hungary • Pest County, Pilisvörösvár, Kopár csárda; 250 m; 26 March 2025; 47 ° 62 ' 20 " N, 18 ° 86 ' 64 " E; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT & CsSz, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 31 March 2025; leg. AT & CsSz, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 15 April 2025; leg. AT & CsSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 16 April 2025; leg. AT & CsSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 17 April 2025; leg. AT & CsSz, in coll. AT; 1 ♀; Hungary • Tolna County, Hőgyész; Lófej-hegy; 200 m; 02 April 2025; 46°46'95"N, 18°44'09"E; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT & GL, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; 09 April 2025; leg. AT & GL, in coll. AT; 1 ♀; Hungary • Veszprém County, Nagyvázsony; 26 March 2025; 46°54'33.1"N, 18°39'51.0"E; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT, BB & TSz, in coll. CsSz; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 03 April 2025; leg. AT, BB, & TSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 05 April 2025; leg. AT, BB & TSz, in coll. GB; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂; 11 April 2025; leg. AT, BB, & TSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 13 April 2025; leg. AT, BB, & TSz, in coll. AT; 2 ♂♂; Hungary • Veszprém County, Veszprém; Látó-hegy; 03 April 2025; 47°05'17.5"N, 17°56'30.7"E; 220 m; ex larva on Chamaecytisus austriacus, leg. AT, SzM, & TSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 04 April 2024; leg. AT, SzM & TSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 05 April 2025; leg. AT, SzM. & TSz, in coll. AT; • same location, same host plant, but: 1 ♀; 21 May 2025; leg. AT, SzM & TSz, in coll. AT. 1 ♂; Austria, Oberweiden, 48°17'03"N, 16°49'60"E; 30 April 2021, WS leg., in coll. WS. BOLD Sample ID: NOELE 2487-23; • same location, host plant Chamaecytisus austriacus, 3 October 2024, 1 ♀ Austria, Oberweiden, 16 May 2025, WS, leg., in coll. WS, same location, same host plant and date, but 1 ♂ and 1 ♀; Austria, Oberweiden, 17 May 2025, WS leg., in coll. WS, same location, same host plant and date, but 1 ♂; Austria, Oberweiden, 18 May 2025, WS leg., in coll. WS, same location, same host plant and date, but 2 ♀♀; Austria, Oberweiden, 19 May 2025, WS leg., all 7 specimens in coll. WS. Diagnosis. Adult males differ from C. bruttia in the following characters: forewings are overall darker with pattern of two white longitudinal strips dividing the forewing into three sections. Forewing is yellowish-brown at base, gradually turning into warm chestnut brown in the middle. The costal margin is broad, white from the base to almost the wingtip. The head is pale yellow at the central part. The male genitalia (Figs 1 A, 1 B, 2 C – K) exhibited significant similarities to those of C. bruttia (Baldizzone 2023) (Fig. 1 C, D) with some notable differences: the gnathos is larger, broader, and more rounded, densely spinose, and the basal arm of the gnathos is rounded. The tegumen is somewhat longer and slightly broader. The pedunculus is broader and more sclerotised than that of C. bruttia. The valvula is somewhat wider and more or less angular in shape. The arm of the cucullus is broader and more bulbous towards the apex. The sacculus is longer and more rounded, tapering at the base. The vinculum is U-shaped. In the phallotheca, the cornutus forms a looser, more sclerotised bundle that is spreading at the apex. Based on the habitus of the adult specimens and the structures of the male genitalia, Coleophora cytisicolella belongs to the C. genistae (Stainton, 1857) species group (Baldizzone 2019; Tabell et al. 2024). The male genitalia structure of Coleophora cytisicolella sp. nov. also shows similarities to the following species: C. trifariella Zeller, 1849, C. genistae Stainton, 1857, and C. saturatella Stainton, 1850. In C. trifariella and C. genistae, the gnathos is rounded but less spinose, whereas the gnathos of C. saturatella is oval in shape. The arm of the cucullus in C. trifariella and C. genistae is uniformly wide towards the apex and only slightly hairy; in C. trifariella, the cucullus is oriented nearly horizontally, and in both species, the costa is straight, lacking any bulge. The cucullus of C. saturatella is more slender than that of C. cytisicolella, with slightly convex costal part in the middle section of it. The sacculus is rounded in C. trifariella and C. genistae, while it is pointed in C. saturatella. In all three species, the cornutus is sclerotised and forms a loose bundle (Tabell et al. 2024). The female genitalia structure of Coleophora cytisicolella sp. nov. (Fig. 2 A, B) shows similarities to the following species: C. trifariella Zeller, 1849, C. genistae Stainton, 1857, and C. saturatella Stainton, 1850. In C. trifariella and C. genistae, the papillae anales are trapezoidal, and the anterior apophyses are short. In C. saturatella, the anterior apophyses are also short, but the papillae anales protrude from the tergum. The ostium in all three species is pointed and V-shaped, whereas it is rounded and U-shaped in Coleophora cytisicolella sp. nov. In C. trifariella and C. genistae, the basal plate of the signum is heavily sclerotised and C-shaped, while the basal plate of C. saturatella is shaped like a lying ‘ B’ (Tabell et al. 2024). Description. Medium-sized species (Fig. 3 A – D). Wingspan 11.5–15.5 mm (N = 99, 47 males, 52 females)