@article {8188, title = {An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = { 3286}, year = {2012}, month = {2012-04-30}, pages = { 1{\textendash}132}, abstract = {

In this catalog, we attempt to assemble all fossil records of Lepidoptera described formally or informally in the world literature. A total of 667 records dealing with at least 4,568 specimens have been compiled. They include descriptions of 131 fossil genera and 229 fossil species, as well as 72 extant genera and 21 extant species to which some of these fossils supposedly belong or show superficial similarity. Replacement names of two fossil genera are proposed to avoid homonymy: Baltopsyche Sohn, gen. nov. for PalaeopsycheSobczyk and Kobbert, 2009 and Netoxena Sohn, gen. nov. for Xena Martins-Neto, 1999. New generic combinations are proposed for: Tortrix ? destructus Cockerell, 1916, Tortrixflorissantanus Cockerell, 1907, and To r t r i x sp. sensu Gravenhorst (1835), all three to Tortricites Kozlov, 1988; Pterophorus oligocenicus Bigot, Nel and Nel, 1986, to MerrifieldiaTutt, 1905; Aporia sp. sensu Branscheid (1969) to Pierites Heer, 1849; Noctua spp. sensu Hope (1836) and Lomnicki (1894), both to Noctuites Heer, 1849. Eleven names improperly proposed for lepidopteran fossils are invalidated: Baltonides roeselliformis Skalski in Kosmowska-Ceranowicz and Popiolek, 1981; Baltodines Kupryjanowicz, 2001; Barbarothea Scudder, 1890; Lepidopterites Piton, 1936; Palaeozygaena Reiss, 1936; Psamateia calipsa Martins-Neto, 2002; Saxibatinca meyi Skalski in Kristensen and Skalski, 1998; Spatalistiforma submerga Skalski, 1976; Thanatites juvenalis Scudder, 1875; Tortricibaltia diakonoffi Skalski, 1976; and Zygaenites Reiss, 1936. An unnecessary subsequent type designation for Pierites Heer, 1849, is discussed. A total of 129 records include lepidopteran foss ils which cannot be placed in any taxonomic rank. There also exist at least 25 fossil records which lack any evidence of the supposed lepidopteran association. Misidentified specimens, including 18 fossil genera, 29 fossil species and 12 unnamed fossils, are excluded from Lepidoptera. All the known lepidopteran fossils are annotated by fossil type, specimen deposition, excavation locality, association with plants when present, and geological age. A bibliographic list of lepidopteran fossils is provided.

}, keywords = {fossil, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae, Stigmellites araliae, Stigmellites balticus, Stigmellites carpiniorientalis, Stigmellites centennis, Stigmellites fossilis, Stigmellites gossi, Stigmellites heringi, Stigmellites kzyldzharicus, Stigmellites messelensis, Stigmellites pliotityrellus, Stigmellites samsonovi, Stigmellites serpentina, Stigmellites sharovi, Stigmellites tyshchenkoi, Stigmellites zelkovae}, isbn = {1175-5334}, author = {Sohn, Jae-Cheon and Labandeira, Conrad C. and Davis, Donald R. and Mitter, Charles} } @article {8192, title = {The first record of Baccharis L. (Asteraceae) as a host-plant genus for Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera), with description of new Stigmella species from South America}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4136}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-07-05}, pages = {101-128}, edition = {2016-07-05}, abstract = {

We record the first Nepticulidae species found to feed on Baccharis L. (Asteraceae). Despite the high species richness of Baccharis in the Western Hemisphere, no nepticulid has ever been recorded feeding on Baccharis. In this paper we describe six new Stigmella Schrank species feeding on Baccharis: S. emarginatae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. bipartita Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. tripartita Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. latifoliae Remeikis, Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. baccharicola Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., and S. confertae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov. The remaining two taxa are left unnamed. All taxa are illustrated with photographs of adults, their genitalia, and their leaf-mines. Additionally, leaf-mines on Baccharis salicifolia are documented.

}, keywords = {Asteraceae, Baccharis, Colombia, Ecuador, leaf-mines, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae, New species, South America, Stigmella baccharicola, Stigmella bipartita, Stigmella confertae, Stigmella emarginatae, Stigmella latifoliae, Stigmella tripartita}, isbn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.4}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4136.1.4}, author = {Stonis, Jonas R and Di{\v s}kus, Arunas and Remeikis, Andrius and Davis, Donald R. and Solis, M. Alma and Torres, Nixon Cumbicus} } @article {7649, title = {Ten new species from the Patagonian Andes (Argentina and Chile), mostly belonging to a newly designated Stigmella purpurimaculae group (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3887}, number = {3}, year = {2014}, month = {2014-11-25}, pages = {321-353}, edition = {2014-11-25}, abstract = {

Ten new Stigmella Schrank species are described: Stigmella purpurimaculae Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov . , S. cana Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. truncata Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. sceptra Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. concreta Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. pseudoconcreta Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. quadrata Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov. (all belonging to the newly designated S. purpurimaculae group), and S. semilactea Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. brutea Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. pseudodigitata Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov. (not attributed to a species group) are described from the Andes (Patagonia: Argentina and Chile). For the species of the purpurimaculae group, a partial reduction of phallus, dentate cornuti, and strong development of utriculus (which can be equal or longer of the corpus bursae) are characteristic. Some of the species of the purpurimaculae group were collected near Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. \& Endl.) Krasser, Nothofagaceae, but there is still no confirmation that Nothofagus is a host-plant. All new Stigmella species are illustrated with photographs and drawings of the adults and genitalia.

}, keywords = {Andes, Argentina, Chile, New species, Nothofagus, Patagonia, Stigmella, Stigmella brutea, Stigmella cana, Stigmella concreta, Stigmella pseudoconcreta, Stigmella pseudodigitata, Stigmella purpurimaculae, Stigmella purpurimaculae group, Stigmella quadrata, Stigmella sceptra, Stigmella semilactea, Stigmella truncata}, isbn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3887.3.3}, author = {Stonis, Jonas R. and Remeikis, Andrius and Davis, Donald R.} }