@article {8228, title = {The Ando-Patagonian Stigmella magnispinella group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) with description of new species from Ecuador, Peru and Argentina}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4200}, number = {4}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-12-01}, pages = {561-579}, edition = {2016-12-01}, abstract = {

On the basis of morphological studies of collection samples from the Andes (Ecuador, Peru and Argentina), we describe five new species of Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): S. varispinella Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov. (Ecuador), S. olekarsholti Remeikis Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov., S. magnispinella Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov. (Peru), S. dolia Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov., and S. patagonica Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov. (Argentina). All treated taxa belong to the newly designated S. magnispinella group. Images of adults and genitalia, pictorial keys, a distribution map , and photographs of the leaf-mines of S. olekarsholti are included. \ 

}, keywords = {Andes, Argentina, Ecuador, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae, New species, Peru, Stigmella dolia, Stigmella magnispinella, Stigmella magnispinella group, Stigmella olekarsholti, Stigmella patagonica, Stigmella varispinella}, isbn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4200.4.7}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4200.4.7}, author = {Stonis, Jonas R. and Remeikis, Andrius and Di{\v s}kus, Arunas and Gerulaitis, Virginijus} } @article {8224, title = {Leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from record high altitudes: documenting an entire new fauna in the Andean p{\'a}ramo and puna}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4181}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, month = {2016-11-01}, pages = {1-94}, edition = {2016-11-01}, abstract = {

The monograph treats 29 species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the northern Andean bush and grass p\áramo and the central Andean puna at altitudes above 3700 m. They represent the world\’s highest-altitudinal Nepticulidae fauna known. The height record belongs to Stigmella nivea sp. nov. from Peru collected at an elevation of 4700 m. Except for one species, all belong to Stigmella Schrank. Twenty-two of the species recorded are new and are named and described in the current paper: Stigmella paramica Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. lachemillae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. gynoxyphaga Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. calceolariae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. rigida Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. altiplanica Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. robusta Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. pseudorobusta Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. auriargentata Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. altimontana Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. pandora Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. ampla Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. evanida Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. mustelina Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. angusta Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. alticosma Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. nivea Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. kristenseni Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. lobata Remeikis \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. ageratinae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; S. clinopodiella Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov.; and S. calceolarifoliae Di\škus \& Stonis, sp. nov. Some of these species are leaf-miners on Asteraceae (Pentacalia, Baccharis, Gynoxys, and Ageratina plants), Calceolariaceae (Calceolaria), Lamiaceae (Clinopodium), and Rosaceae (Lachemilla).Twenty species are known only from adults with no data on their biology and host-plants. In addition, we present data and discuss recently discovered nepticulid taxa associated with Polylepis forests that is the natural vegetation in much of the High Andes. All High-Andean Stigmella species treated are illustrated with photographs of the adults and genitalia, distribution maps, including some with photographs of the leaf-mines and habitats.

}, keywords = {Andes, Ecuador, Glaucolepis aerifica, hostplants, Leafminers, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae, New species, Peru, Stigmella, Stigmella ageratinae, Stigmella alticosma, Stigmella altimontana, Stigmella altiplanica, Stigmella ampla, Stigmella andina, Stigmella angusta, Stigmella auriargentata, Stigmella calceolariae, Stigmella calceolarifoliae, Stigmella clinopodiella, Stigmella confertae, Stigmella evanida, Stigmella gynoxyphaga, Stigmella imperatoria, Stigmella kristenseni, Stigmella lachemillae, Stigmella lobata, Stigmella marmorea, Stigmella mustelina, Stigmella nivea, Stigmella pandora, Stigmella paramica, Stigmella pseudorobusta, Stigmella rigida, Stigmella robusta, Stigmella schoorli, Stigmella tripartita}, isbn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4181.1.1}, url = {http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4181.1.1}, author = {Stonis, Jonas R and Di{\v s}kus, Arunas and Remeikis, Andrius and Gerulaitis, Virginijus and Karsholt, Ole} } @article {7846, title = {Primitive (non-ditrysian) Lepidoptera of the Andes: diversity, distribution, biology and phylogenetic relationships}, journal = {Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, Supplement}, volume = {1}, year = {1985}, note = {English}, pages = {1-16}, keywords = {Adelidae, Andes, Argentina, Cecidosidae, distribution, Enteucha cyanochlora, heliozelidae, Hepialidae, Heterobathmiidae, Host-plants, Incurvariidae, Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae, Myrceugenia, Myrtaceae, Neopseustidae, Nepticulidae, Nothofagus, Opostegidae, Prodoxidae, Tischeriidae}, author = {Nielsen, E. S.} } @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.} }