Abstract
We here describe a new ghost moth (Hepialidae) species,Pharmaciscantabricussp. n.from the Picos de Europa National Park, Cantabria, in northern Spain. The new species belongs to a group of mostly day-flying species that are restricted to the European Alps and some mountain ranges of southern Europe. Based on morphology and analysis of mitochondrial COI gene sequences, the new species is closely related toPharmacisaemilianus(Constantini, 1911), an endemic of the Italian Apennines. However,Pharmaciscantabricussp. n.can easily be distinguished from all related species based on both external and genitalic characters. We briefly review and illustrate all species of the genusPharmacisHübner, 1820 and discuss its relationship with the related genusKorscheltellusBörner, 1920. We reinstateHepialuscastillanusOberthür, 1883 as a distinct species and transfer it toKorscheltellus(stat. rev.,comb. n.).
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