Descriptions of 15 new species from Ethiopia are provided: Cimitra trifurcata sp. nov ., Hapsifera schreieri sp. nov ., Criticonoma langanoensis sp. nov ., Heterostasis tanensis sp. nov ., Ectabola gaedikei sp. nov ., Edosa hermannhackeri sp. nov ., Edosa lacustris sp. nov ., Edosa litoralis sp. nov ., Edosa oromiae sp. nov ., Perissomastix divergens sp. nov ., Perissomastix aluweyensis sp. nov ., Perissomastix magensis sp. nov ., Amphixystis balensis sp. nov ., Wegneria aethiopica sp. nov . and Wegneria angensteini sp. nov . Illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for all new species, together with photographs of selected adults. Their systematic placement within the respective genera is briefly discussed. In addition, ten species are recorded from Ethiopia for the first time and new faunistic data are presented for nine previously known species. With these additions, the known tineid fauna of Ethiopia now comprises approximately 60 species.
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