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- Title
The mystery of the tiny Urticaceae-feeders: documentation of the first leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) species from equatorial America associated with Phenax, Boehmeria and Pilea.
- Authors
Stonis, Jonas R.; Diškus, Arūnas; Remeikis, Andrius; Monro, Alex K.
- Abstract
The paper presents the first documentation of Urticaceae-feeding Nepticulidae species in South America and describes four new species: two species feeding on Phenax Wedd. (Stigmella singularia Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov. and S. lata Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.), one species on Boehmeria Jacq. (S. boehmeriphaga Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.), and one species on Pilea Lindl. (S. auripurpurata Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.); all from the equatorial Andes. In addition, leaf-mines of an unknown Stigmella taxa feeding on Phenax are documented. The newly discovered Urticaceae-feeding Nepticulidae exhibit some morphological and taxonomical diversity: two species groups, Stigmella singularia and S. marmorea, are revealed (the latter is designated in the current paper).
- Subjects
URTICACEAE; NEPTICULIDAE; TAXACEAE; URTICALES; PILEA cadierei
- Publication
Biologija, 2017, Vol 63, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
1392-0146
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6001/biologija.v63i2.3523