The genus Apatema Walsingham, 1900 in the Canary Islands and Madeira, with description of 13 new species (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Oegoconiinae)

The genus Apatema Walsingham, 1900 in the Canary Islands and Madeira is revised based on external morphology, genitalia DNA barcodes. We recognize 18 species, 13 of which are described as new: confluellum Falck & Karsholt, sp. n. (Spain: Tenerife), minimum Lanzarote Fuerteventura), lapalmae La Palma), sallyae Gran Canaria), lanzarotae Lanzarote), mixtum pseudolucidum griseum grancanariae brunneum transversum stadeli Tenerife) skulei Canaria). monotypic Dysallomima Gozmány, 2008, syn. treated a new synonym its type species Lampros coarctella Rebel, 1896 transferred (Rebel, 1896) comb. helleri 1910), from Blastobasidae. A. mediopallidum removed list Lepidoptera Island. Morphology all figured detail. All occurs only one, fasciata (Stainton, 1859) both these islands Madeiran archipelago. Records misidentifications. Analyses barcodes support identification distinctiveness each appear monophyletic, well-supported genetically isolated analyses. exception coarctella, could not be rendered monophyletic with respect to single specimen, when sequences non-Canarian were included analysis. argue that this result an artefact.