02673nas a2200289 4500008004100000245007300041210006900114250001500183490001500198520179500213653002202008653001602030653001702046653001802063653001702081653001602098653001402114653003402128653001902162100002202181700002002203700002202223700002902245700002602274700002002300856006302320 2016 eng d00aPhylotranscriptomics resolves ancient divergences in the Lepidoptera0 aPhylotranscriptomics resolves ancient divergences in the Lepidop a2016-11-230 vEarly View3 a

Classic morphological studies of the oldest, so-called nonditrysian lineages of Lepidoptera yielded a well-resolved phylogeny, supported by the stepwise origin of the traits characterizing the clade Ditrysia, which contains over 98% of extant lepidopterans. Subsequent polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based molecular studies have robustly supported many aspects of the morphological hypothesis and strongly contradicted others, while leaving some relationships unsettled. Here we bring the greatly expanded gene sampling of RNA-Seq to bear on nonditrysian phylogeny, especially those aspects that were not conclusively resolved by the combination of morphology and previous PCR-based multi-gene studies. We analysed up to 2212 genes in each of 28 species representing all 12 superfamilies and 15 of 21 families of nonditrysians, plus trichopteran outgroups and representative Ditrysia. Our maximum likelihood phylogeny estimates used both nonsynonymous changes only (degen1 coding) and all nucleotides (nt123) partitioned by codon position, recovering a novel hypothesis for early glossatan relationships that is the most strongly supported to date. We find strong support for Micropterigidae alone as the sister group to all other Lepidoptera, in agreement with morphology and early molecular evidence, but in contrast to recent PCR-based studies. Also very strongly supported are the previously recognized clades Angiospermivora, Heteroneura, Eulepidoptera and Euheteroneura. Finally, we find strong support for paraphyly of the southern hemisphere family Palaephatidae, with the South American genus Palaephatus Butler forming the previously undetermined sister group to Ditrysia. The remaining palaephatids, Australian and South American, form the sister group to Tischeriidae.

10aEnteucha acetosae10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNepticuloidea10aNon-Ditrysia10aOpostegidae10aphylogeny10aPseudopostega quadristrigella10aTranscriptomes1 aBazinet, Adam, L.1 aMitter, Kim, T.1 aDavis, Donald, R.1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aCummings, Michael, P.1 aMitter, Charles uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12217/full01845nas a2200349 4500008004100000020001400041245015400055210006900209250001500278260001500293300001200308490000900320520075800329653001001087653001401097653001201111653001601123653001701139653001601156653000901172653002001181653002801201653003401229653002701263653002501290653002701315100002201342700002201364700002101386700002701407856006101434 2016 eng d a1175-533400aThe Ando-Patagonian Stigmella magnispinella group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) with description of new species from Ecuador, Peru and Argentina0 aAndoPatagonian iStigmella magnispinella igroup Lepidoptera Nepti a2016-12-01 c2016-12-01 a561-5790 v42003 a

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 Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov. (Ecuador), S. olekarsholti Remeikis Diškus & 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.  

10aAndes10aArgentina10aEcuador10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aPeru10aStigmella dolia10aStigmella magnispinella10aStigmella magnispinella group10aStigmella olekarsholti10aStigmella patagonica10aStigmella varispinella1 aStonis, Jonas, R.1 aRemeikis, Andrius1 aDiškus, Arūnas1 aGerulaitis, Virginijus uhttp://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4200.4.702557nas a2200193 4500008004100000245014200041210006900183260007200252300000900324520175400333653001602087653001702103653001402120653001402134100002402148700002902172700002502201856013702226 2016 eng d00aPhylogeny and divergence times of pygmy leafmining moths (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae), the earliest lepidopteran radiation on angiosperms?0 aPhylogeny and divergence times of pygmy leafmining moths Lepidop aOrlando, Florida, USAbEntomological Society of Americac2016-09-25 a30653 a

Nepticulidae are amongst the earliest radiating Lepidoptera, with a fossil record of larval leafmines from the Albian onwards. We present a phylogeny and analysis of divergence times based on eight molecular markers, a taxonset of ca 350 exemplars, representing almost all (sub)generic groupings. The support for the monophyly of most clades is high, but not all previous groupings are recovered. Ectoedemia s.l. with several subgenera is not monophyletic, but all subgenera are. The small genus Enteucha is sistergroup to all other Nepticulidae in most analyses, but close to Stigmella in others. The large genus Stigmella is divided in three well supported clades, two of which harbour most tropical species. In our new classification we abandon subgenera and subfamilial ranks. The resulting genera are not only supported by several morphological apomorphies, several have specific biologies, a limited host plant choice and a limited biogeography. Particularly the Neotropics show separate clades. Using two fossil calibration points, we estimate the divergence times of genera and discuss their congruence with other recent insights in Lepidoptera diversification dating estimates. The estimated 95% confidence interval for the origin of Nepticulidae falls almost completely within the Early Cretaceous. Almost all of the currently recognized genera are estimated to have originated before the end of the Cretaceous, 66 mya. Considering that Nepticulidae are the first larger group of Lepidoptera, with 850 named and 2000 assumed species, specialising in angiosperm feeding, we postulate that also geologically the Nepticulidae formed the first larger group of Lepidoptera, radiating on angiosperms.

10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aphylogeny10aTime tree1 aDoorenweerd, Camiel1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aHoare, Robert, J. B. uhttps://nepticuloidea.myspecies.info/content/phylogeny-and-divergence-times-pygmy-leafmining-moths-lepidoptera-nepticulidae-earliest00978nas a2200205 4500008004100000245008200041210006600123260001500189300000600204490000700210520038300217653001800600653001400618653001600632653001700648653002000665653002100685100001700706856004900723 2016 eng d00aStigmella aceris (Frey, 1857) (Lep:Nepticulidae) – a new host plant:0 aiStigmella aceris iFrey 1857 LepNepticulidae a new host plant c2016-11-02 a90 v313 a

Stigmella aceris has been slowly spreading through central England and David Manning found thesecond record of this species in Northamptonshire, VC 32, in Castle Ashby gardens on 20.x.2016.The host plant was Acer cappadocicum (Cappadocian Maple). This appears to be the first record forthis host in the UK, although it is found on this tree in Europe.

10aGreat Britain10aLeafmines10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew host-record10aStigmella aceris1 aEdmunds, Rob uhttp://leafmines.co.uk/pdfs/newsletter31.pdf04491nas a2200661 4500008004100000020001400041245013400055210006900189250001500258260001500273300000900288490000900297520252000306653001002826653001202836653002502848653001502873653001502888653001602903653001702919653001602936653000902952653001402961653002502975653002403000653002603024653002603050653002003076653002103096653002203117653002803139653002703167653003103194653002803225653002403253653002203277653002603299653002603325653002603351653002603377653002103403653002303424653002403447653002003471653002203491653002303513653002803536653002103564653002203585653002303607653002503630100002103655700002103676700002203697700002703719700001803746856006503764 2016 eng d a1175-533400aLeaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from record high altitudes: documenting an entire new fauna in the Andean páramo and puna0 aLeafmining Nepticulidae Lepidoptera from record high altitudes d a2016-11-01 c2016-11-01 a1-940 v41813 a

The monograph treats 29 species of leaf-mining pygmy moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) discovered in the northern Andean bush and grass páramo 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 Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. lachemillae Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. gynoxyphaga Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. calceolariae Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. rigida Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. altiplanica Diškus & 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 Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. evanida Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. mustelina Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. angusta Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. alticosma Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. nivea Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. kristenseni Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. lobata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. ageratinae Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; S. clinopodiella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov.; and S. calceolarifoliae Diškus & 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.

10aAndes10aEcuador10aGlaucolepis aerifica10ahostplants10aLeafminers10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aPeru10aStigmella10aStigmella ageratinae10aStigmella alticosma10aStigmella altimontana10aStigmella altiplanica10aStigmella ampla10aStigmella andina10aStigmella angusta10aStigmella auriargentata10aStigmella calceolariae10aStigmella calceolarifoliae10aStigmella clinopodiella10aStigmella confertae10aStigmella evanida10aStigmella gynoxyphaga10aStigmella imperatoria10aStigmella kristenseni10aStigmella lachemillae10aStigmella lobata10aStigmella marmorea10aStigmella mustelina10aStigmella nivea10aStigmella pandora10aStigmella paramica10aStigmella pseudorobusta10aStigmella rigida10aStigmella robusta10aStigmella schoorli10aStigmella tripartita1 aStonis, Jonas, R1 aDiškus, Arūnas1 aRemeikis, Andrius1 aGerulaitis, Virginijus1 aKarsholt, Ole uhttp://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4181.1.106440nas a2201345 4500008004100000245015800041210006900199260001500268300001200283490000700295520224800302653001502550653002902565653003502594653002802629653003002657653001602687653001502703653002802718653001502746653001502761653001502776653003102791653003702822653003502859653002602894653003102920653002802951653003602979653001303015653002503028653002503053653001203078653001903090653001203109653002803121653002203149653002803171653002703199653002603226653001603252653002603268653003403294653002603328653002603354653003203380653002803412653003403440653001603474653001403490653001503504653001403519653002503533653002003558653002803578653001503606653001603621653002703637653001803664653001703682653001303699653002403712653001603736653001703752653001403769653002603783653002203809653002303831653001603854653001703870653001403887653001803901653001603919653001603935653001703951653003203968653002604000653001404026653003104040653002804071653003104099653002904130653003304159653003104192653002304223653003204246653003004278653003204308653002204340653002504362653002704387653003404414653003104448653002904479653003404508653003604542653003404578653003004612653002804642653003304670653003004703653002404733653002904757653002704786653001504813653003104828653003204859653003404891653001104925653001704936100002404953700002904977700002505006856006305031 2016 eng d00aPhylogeny, classification and divergence times of pygmy leafmining moths (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): the earliest lepidopteran radiation on Angiosperms?0 aPhylogeny classification and divergence times of pygmy leafminin c2016-10-31 a267-2870 v423 a

Nepticulidae is one of the early diverging Lepidoptera lineages, and currently comprises over 850 described species. The larvae of the vast majority of the species are leafminers on Angiosperms and highly monophagous, which has led to persistent ideas on coevolution with their plant hosts. We here present a molecular phylogeny based on eight gene fragments from 355 species, representing 20 out of 22 extant Nepticulidae genera. Using two fossil calibration points, we performed molecular dating to place the origin of the family in the Early Cretaceous, before the main Angiosperm diversification. Based on our results we propose a new classification, abandoning all ranks between family and genus, as well as subgenera to allow for a stable classification. The position of Enteucha within Nepticulidae remains somewhat ambiguous, and the species rich cosmopolitan genus Stigmella, with nearly half of all described Nepticulidae, requires further study. Ectoedemia, Zimmermannia, Acalyptris, Etainia, Parafomoria, Muhabbetana and Fomoria appear to have diversified in a relatively short evolutionary period, leading to short branches in the molecular phylogeny and unclear suprageneric relations. Otherwise supports throughout the phylogeny are mostly high and the species groups, genera and higher clades are discussed in respect to their supporting morphological and life history characters. Wing venation characters are confirmed to mostly be reliable and relevant for classification, but some other characters previously used require re-interpretation. The species groups of most genera are recovered, but only partly so in the large genus Stigmella. The molecular dating results are compared with existing knowledge on the timing of the Angiosperm radiation and reveal that the diversification of Nepticulidae could largely have been contemporaneous with their hosts, although some of the genera restricted to a single plant family appear to have begun to diversify before their hosts. This is the first published update on the full classification of Nepticulidae in over 15 years, and the first time that more than two Nepticulidae taxa are included in molecular dating estimates.

10aAcalyptris10aAcalyptris platani group10aAcalyptris psammophricta group10aAcalyptris scirpi group10aAcalyptris staticis group10aAreticulata10aBohemannia10aBohemannia pulverosella10aCasanovula10aCRETACEOUS10aEctoedemia10aEctoedemia angulifasciella10aEctoedemia angulifasciella group10aEctoedemia commiphorella group10aEctoedemia occultella10aEctoedemia populella group10aEctoedemia quadrinotata10aEctoedemia subbimaculella group10aEnteucha10aEnteucha basidactyla10aEnteucha gilvafascia10aEtainia10aEtainia obtusa10aFomoria10aFomoria groschkei group10aFomoria vannifera10aFomoria vannifera group10aFomoria viridissimella10aFomoria weaveri group10aglaucolepis10aGlaucolepis argentosa10aGlaucolepis headleyella group10aGlaucolepis oishiella10aGlaucolepis raikhonae10aGlaucolepis raikhonae group10aGlaucolepis saccharella10aGlaucolepis saccharella group10aHesperolyra10aLeafmines10aLevarchama10aMenurella10aMenurella xenadelpha10aMolecular clock10aMolecular phylogenetics10aMorphology10aMuhabbetana10aMuhabbetana grandinosa10aNeotrifurcula10aNepticulidae10aOpostega10aOpostega salaciella10aOpostegidae10aOpostegoides10aOzadelpha10aOzadelpha conostegiae10aOzadelpha EvN468010aOzadelpha guajavae10aParafomoria10aPectinivalva10aphylogeny10aPseudopostega10aPygmy moths10aRoscidotoga10aSimplimorpha10aSimplimorpha lanceifoliella10aSimplimorpha promissa10aStigmella10aStigmella anomalella group10aStigmella aurella group10aStigmella betulicola group10aStigmella epicosma group10aStigmella floslactella group10aStigmella hybnerella group10aStigmella intronia10aStigmella irregularis group10aStigmella lapponica group10aStigmella lemniscella group10aStigmella malella10aStigmella naturnella10aStigmella ogygia group10aStigmella oxyacanthella group10aStigmella paliurella group10aStigmella paradoxa group10aStigmella prunifoliella group10aStigmella quercipulchella group10aStigmella ruficapitella group10aStigmella saginella group10aStigmella salicis group10aStigmella sanguisorbae group10aStigmella slingerlandella10aStigmella tricentra10aStigmella ulmivora group10aStigmella ultima group10aTrifurcula10aTrifurcula cryptella group10aTrifurcula pallidella group10aTrifurcula subnitidella group10aVarius10aZimmermannia1 aDoorenweerd, Camiel1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aHoare, Robert, J. B. uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12212/full04225nas a2200421 4500008004100000245011300041210006900154250001500223260001200238300001400250490000700264520293600271653001603207100001903223700002203242700002003264700002403284700002703308700001903335700001803354700001703372700002903389700002703418700001603445700001703461700002203478700002703500700002403527700001903551700001803570700002303588700002303611700002103634700002103655700001703676700002503693856008503718 2016 eng d00aSpecies-level para- and polyphyly in DNA barcode gene trees: strong operational bias in European Lepidoptera0 aSpecieslevel para and polyphyly in DNA barcode gene trees strong a2016-06-10 c2016-10 a1024-10400 v653 a

The proliferation of DNA data is revolutionizing all fields of systematic research. DNA barcode sequences, now available for millions of specimens and several hundred thousand species, are increasingly used in algorithmic species delimitations. This is complicated by occasional incongruences between species and gene genealogies, as indicated by situations where conspecific individuals do not form a monophyletic cluster in a gene tree. In two previous reviews, nonmonophyly has been reported as being common in mitochondrial DNA gene trees. We developed a novel web service “Monophylizer” to detect non-monophyly in phylogenetic trees and used it to ascertain the incidence of species nonmonophyly in COI (a.k.a. cox1) barcode sequence data from4977 species and 41,583 specimens of European Lepidoptera, the largest data set ofDNAbarcodes analyzed fromthis regard. Particular attention was paid to accurate species identification to ensure data integrity.We investigated the effects of tree-building method, sampling effort, and other methodological issues, all of which can influence estimates of non-monophyly.We found a 12% incidence of non-monophyly, a value significantly lower than that observed in previous studies.Neighbor joining (NJ) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods yielded almost equal numbers of non-monophyletic species, but 24.1% of these cases of non-monophyly were only found by one of these methods. Non-monophyletic species tend to show either low genetic distances to their nearest neighbors or exceptionally high levels of intraspecific variability. Cases of polyphyly in COI trees arising as a result of deep intraspecific divergence are negligible, as the detected cases reflected misidentifications or methodological errors. Taking into consideration variation in sampling effort, we estimate that the true incidence of non-monophyly is ∼23%, but with operational factors still being included. Within the operational factors, we separately assessed the frequency of taxonomic limitations (presence of overlooked cryptic and oversplit species) and identification uncertainties. We observed that operational factors are potentially present in more than half (58.6%) of the detected cases of non-monophyly. Furthermore,we observed that in about 20% of non-monophyletic species and entangled species, the lineages involved are either allopatric or parapatric—conditions where species delimitation is inherently subjective and particularly dependent on the species concept that has been adopted. These observations suggest that species-level non-monophyly in COI gene trees is less common than previously supposed, with many cases reflecting misidentifications, the subjectivity of species delimitation or other operational factors. [DNA barcoding; gene tree; Lepidoptera; mitochondrial COI; mitochondrial cox1; paraphyly; polyphyly; species delimitation; species monophyly.]

10aLepidoptera1 aMutanen, Marko1 aKivelä, Sami, M.1 aVos, Rutger, A.1 aDoorenweerd, Camiel1 aRatnasingham, Sujeevan1 aHausmann, Axel1 aHuemer, Peter1 aDincă, Vlad1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aLopez-Vaamonde, Carlos1 aVila, Roger1 aAarvik, Leif1 aDecaëns, Thibaud1 aEfetov, Konstantin, A.1 aHebert, Paul, D. N.1 aJohnsen, Arild1 aKarsholt, Ole1 aPentinsaari, Mikko1 aRougerie, Rodolphe1 aSegerer, Andreas1 aTarmann, Gerhard1 aZahiri, Reza1 aGodfray, Charles, J. uhttp://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/02/sysbio.syw044.abstract02117nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245010500055210006900160260001900229300001000248490000700258520129600265653001701561653001201578653001601590653001701606653001601623653000901639653001301648653002701661100002201688700002101710700002201731700001801753856006801771 2016 eng d a1392-014600aDo leaf-mining Nepticulidae occur in the natural but so threatened Andean Polylepis forests?0 aDo leafmining Nepticulidae occur in the natural but so threatene cSeptember-2016 a83-970 v623 a

Despite the  fact that Polylepis forests constitute the  natural but threatened vegetation in much of the  high Andes and are very important for their ecological functions, no leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea) associated with Polylepis Ruiz  &  Pav. as a  host-plant have been recorded previously. In this paper, for the first time, we report on four discoveries of Polylepis-feeding Nepticulidae species in Ecuador and Peru. From the high Andes of Peru, we describe a new species Stigmella polylepiella Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., whose larvae throughout all instars are leaf-miners in leaves of Polylepis racemosa Ruiz & Pav. and spin a unique shaped cocoon inside the leaf-mine. We also provide illustrations and short descriptions of male genitalia and leaf-mines of two other new Stigmella Schrank species, whose larvae are leaf-miners on Polylepis pauta Hieron. in Ecuador; these two taxa are documented but left unnamed because they are described from dissected developed pupae, not emerged adults. Additionally, we document leaf-mines of an unknown Nepticulidae taxon associated with Polylepis racemosa in the Peruvian Andes.

10aConservation10aEcuador10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aPeru10aRosaceae10aStigmella polylepiella1 aStonis, Jonas, R.1 aDiškus, Arūnas1 aRemeikis, Andrius1 aKarsholt, Ole uhttp://lmaleidykla.lt/ojs/index.php/biologija/article/view/333402068nas a2200397 4500008004100000020001400041245017900055210006900234250001500303260001500318300001200333490000900345520083800354653001501192653001401207653001301221653001201234653001501246653001601261653001701277653001601294653001801310653002701328653002401355653002401379653002601403653002501429653002501454100002101479700002101500700002201521700002201543700001601565700002801581856006101609 2016 eng d a1175-533400aThe first record of Baccharis L. (Asteraceae) as a host-plant genus for Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera), with description of new Stigmella species from South America0 afirst record of iBaccharis iL Asteraceae as a hostplant genus fo a2016-07-05 c2016-07-05 a101-1280 v41363 a

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 Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., S. bipartita Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., S. tripartita Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., S. latifoliae Remeikis, Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., S. baccharicola Diškus & Stonis, sp. nov., and S. confertae Diškus & 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.

10aAsteraceae10aBaccharis10aColombia10aEcuador10aleaf-mines10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aSouth America10aStigmella baccharicola10aStigmella bipartita10aStigmella confertae10aStigmella emarginatae10aStigmella latifoliae10aStigmella tripartita1 aStonis, Jonas, R1 aDiškus, Arūnas1 aRemeikis, Andrius1 aDavis, Donald, R.1 aSolis, Alma1 aTorres, Nixon, Cumbicus uhttp://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4136.1.401534nas a2200277 4500008004100000020001400041245014600055210006900201250001500270260001500285300001200300490000900312520060500321653001400926653001000940653001600950653001400966653001700980653001600997653001801013653002001031653002201051100002201073700002201095856013901117 2016 eng d a1175-533400aSouthern Andean Stigmella sinuosa complex (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae): unraveling problematic taxonomy with a pictorial key of adults?0 aSouthern Andean iStigmella sinuosa icomplex Lepidoptera Nepticul a2016-07-06 c2016-07-06 a309-3220 v41363 a

On the basis of morphological studies of a collection sample from the southern Andes of Argentina and Chile, we describe and name two new species of Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): S. sinuosa Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. and S. mevia Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. Other two new species are documented but left unnamed. All treated taxa belong to a newly designated S. sinuosa complex that belongs to the S. salicis group. The S. sinuosa complex contains cryptic species. We also discuss the differentiation of the species of the complex by using morphological characters.

10aArgentina10aChile10aLepidoptera10aNeotropic10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aSouth America10aStigmella mevia10aStigmella sinuosa1 aStonis, Jonas, R.1 aRemeikis, Andrius uhttps://nepticuloidea.myspecies.info/content/southern-andean-stigmella-sinuosa-complex-lepidoptera-nepticulidae-unraveling-problematic09801nas a2200169 4500008004100000245010900041210006900150260001500219300001300234490000800247520922400255100002909479700002409508700002509532700002209557856005209579 2016 eng d00aRevised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)0 aRevised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and  c2016-10-31 a65–2460 v6283 a

A catalogue of all named Nepticulidae and Opostegidae is presented, including fossil species. The catalogue is simultaneously published online in the scratchpad http://nepticuloidea.info/ and in Catalogue of Life (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/database/id/172). We provide a historical overview of taxonomic research on Nepticuloidea and a brief ‘state of the art’. A DNA barcode dataset with 3205 barcodes is made public at the same time, providing DNA barcodes of ca. 779 species, of which 2563 are identified as belonging to 444 validly published species. We recognise 862 extant and 18 fossil species of Nepticulidae in 22 extant genera and the fossil form genus Stigmellites. We count 192 valid Opostegidae species in 7 genera, without fossils. We also list seven dubious Nepticulidae names that cannot be placed due to absent type material and poor descriptions, 18 unavailable names in Nepticulidae that cannot be placed and we also list the 33 names (including four fossils) that once were placed as Nepticulidae or Opostegidae but are now excluded. All synonyms and previous combinations are listed. The generic classification follows the Molecular phylogeny that is published almost simultaneously. Subfamilies and tribes are not recognised, Trifurculinae Scoble, 1983 is synonymised with Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 and Opostegoidinae Kozlov, 1987 is synonymised with Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893. The status of Casanovula Hoare, 2013, Etainia Beirne, 1945, Fomoria Beirne, 1945, Glaucolepis Braun, 1917, Menurella Hoare, 2013, Muhabbetana Koçak & Kemal, 2007 and Zimmermannia Hering, 1940 is changed from subgenus to full genus, whereas two genera are considered synonyms again: Manoneura Davis, 1979, a synonym of Enteucha Meyrick, 1915 and Levarchama Beirne, 1945, a synonym of Trifurcula Zeller, 1848. We propose 87 new combinations in Nepticulidae and 10 in Opostegidae, largely due to the new classification, and re-examination of some species. We propose the following 37 new synonymies for species (35 in Nepticulidae, 2 in Opostegidae):

Stigmella acerifoliella Dovnar-Zapolski, 1969 (unavailable, = S. acerna Puplesis, 1988), Stigmella nakamurai Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (= S. palionisi Puplesis, 1984), Nepticula amseli Skala, 1941 (unavailable = S. birgittae Gustafsson, 1985), Stigmella cathepostis Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (= S. microtheriella (Stainton, 1854)), Stigmella populnea Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (= S. nivenburgensis (Preissecker, 1942)), Nepticula obscurella Braun, 1912 (revised synonymy, = S. myricafoliella (Busck, 1900)), Nepticula mandingella Gustafsson, 1972 (= S. wollofella Gustafsson, 1972), Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatena Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (= S. centifoliella (Zeller, 1848)), Micropteryx pomivorella Packard, 1870 (= S. oxyacanthella (Stainton, 1854)), Stigmella crataegivora Puplesis, 1985 (= S. micromelis Puplesis, 1985), Stigmella scinanella Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979 (= S. purpuratella (Braun, 1917)), Stigmella palmatae Puplesis, 1984 (= S. filipendulae (Wocke, 1871)), Stigmella sesplicata Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (= S. lediella (Schleich, 1867)), Stigmella rhododendrifolia Dovnar-Zapolski & Tomilova, 1978 (unavailable, = S. lediella (Schleich, 1867)), Stigmella oa Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985 (= S. spiculifera Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985), Stigmella gracilipae Hirano, 2014 (= S. monticulella Puplesis, 1984), Nepticula chaoniella Herrich-Schäffer, 1863 (= S. samiatella (Zeller, 1839)), Bohemannia piotra Puplesis, 1984 (= B. pulverosella (Stainton, 1849)), Bohemannia nipponicella Hirano, 2010 (= B. manschurella Puplesis, 1984), Sinopticula sinica Yang, 1989 (= Glaucolepis oishiella (Matsumura, 1931)), Trifurcula collinella Nel, 2012 (= Glaucolepis magna (A. Laštuvka & Z. Laštuvka, 1997)), Obrussa tigrinella Puplesis, 1985 (= Etainia trifasciata (Matsumura, 1931)), Microcalyptris vittatus Puplesis, 1984 and M. arenosus Falkovitsh, 1986 (both = Acalyptris falkovitshi (Puplesis, 1984)), Ectoedemia castaneae Busck, 1913, E. heinrichi Busck, 1914 and E. helenella Wilkinson, 1981 (all three = Zimmermannia bosquella (Chambers, 1878)), Ectoedemia chloranthis Meyrick, 1928 and E. acanthella Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 (both = Zimmermannia grandisella (Chambers, 1880)), Ectoedemia coruscella Wilkinson, 1981 (= Zimmermannia mesoloba (Davis, 1978)), Ectoedemia piperella Wilkinson & Newton, 1981 and E. reneella Wilkinson, 1981 (both =Zimmermannia obrutella (Zeller, 1873)), Ectoedemia similigena Puplesis, 1994 (= E. turbidella (Zeller, 1848)), Ectoedemia andrella Wilkinson, 1981 (= E. ulmella (Braun, 1912)), Nepticula canadensis Braun, 1917 (= E. minimella (Zetterstedt, 1839)), Opostega rezniki Kozlov, 1985 (= O. cretatella Chrétien, 1915), Pseudopostega cyrneochalcopepla Nel & Varenne, 2012 (= P. chalcopepla (Walsingham, 1908)). Stigmella caryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) and Zimmermannia bosquella (Chambers, 1878) are taken out of synonymy and re-instated as full species. Lectotypes are designated for Trifurcula obrutella Zeller, 1873 and Nepticula grandisella Chambers, 1880.

 

 

1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aDoorenweerd, Camiel1 aHoare, Robert, J. B.1 aDavis, Donald, R. uhttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=979903907nas a2200589 4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260001500209300001100224490000800235520214700243653002302390653001402413653001102427653001102438653001002449653001302459653001502472653001502487653001202502653002002514653001002534653001602544653002402560653002702584653002402611653002902635653002002664653001802684653002602702653002902728653003102757653002302788653001402811653001602825653001402841653002602855653002202881653002302903653002002926653001802946653002802964653002402992653002303016653002503039653002503064100002903089700002403118700001903142700001803161856013803179 2016 eng d00aNew taxa, including three new genera show uniqueness of Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)0 aNew taxa including three new genera show uniqueness of Neotropic c2016-10-31 a1–630 v6283 a

After finding distinct clades in a molecular phylogeny for Nepticulidae that could not be placed in any known genera and discovering clear apomorphic characters that define these clades, as well as a number of Neotropical species that could be placed in known genera but were undescribed, three new genera and nine new species are here described from the Neotropics: Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerken & Nishida sp. n. reared from galls on Hampea appendiculata (Malvaceae) in Costa Rica, representing the first example of a gall making Stigmella; S. schinivora van Nieukerken sp. n. reared from leafmines on Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae) in Argentina, Misiones; S. costaricensis van Nieukerken & Nishida sp. n. and S. intronia van Nieukerken & Nishida sp. n. each from a single specimen collected the same night in Costa Rica, Parque Nacional Chirripó; S. molinensis van Nieukerken & Snyers sp. n. reared from leafmines on Salix humboldtiana, Peru, Lima, the first Neotropical species of the Stigmella salicis group sensu stricto; Ozadelpha van Nieukerken gen. n. with type species O. conostegiae van Nieukerken & Nishida sp. n., reared from leafmines on Conostegia oerstediana (Melastomataceae) from Costa Rica; Neotrifurcula van Nieukerken gen. n. with type species N. gielisorum van Nieukerken sp. n. from Chile; Hesperolyra van Nieukerken gen. n.. with type species Fomoria diskusi Puplesis & Robinson, 2000; Hesperolyra saopaulensis van Nieukerken sp. n., reared from an unidentified Myrtaceae, Sao Paulo, Brasil; and Acalyptris janzeni van Nieukerken & Nishida sp. n. from Costa Rica, Guanacaste. Five new combinations are made: Ozadelpha ovata (Puplesis & Robinson, 2000) comb. n. and Ozadelpha guajavae (Puplesis & Diškus, 2002) comb. n., Hesperolyra diskusi (Puplesis & Robinson, 2000) comb. n., Hesperolyra molybditis (Zeller, 1877) comb. n. and Hesperolyra repanda (Puplesis & Diškus, 2002) comb. n. Three specimens are briefly described, but left unnamed: Ozadelpha specimen EvN4680, Neotrifurcula specimen EvN4504 and Neotrifurcula specimen RH2.

10aAcalyptris janzeni10aArgentina10aBelize10aBrazil10aChile10aColombia10aConostegia10aCosta Rica10aEcuador10aFomoria diskusi10agalls10aHesperolyra10aHesperolyra diskusi10aHesperolyra molybditis10aHesperolyra repanda10aHesperolyra saopaulensis10aMelastomataceae10aNeotrifurcula10aNeotrifurcula EvN450410aNeotrifurcula gielisorum10aNeotrifurcula specimen RH210aNeotropical region10aNew genus10aNew species10aOzadelpha10aOzadelpha conostegiae10aOzadelpha EvN468010aOzadelpha guajavae10aOzadelpha ovata10aSouth America10aStigmella costaricensis10aStigmella gallicola10aStigmella intronia10aStigmella molinensis10aStigmella schinivora1 avan Nieukerken, Erik, J.1 aDoorenweerd, Camiel1 aNishida, Kenji1 aSnyers, Chris uhttps://nepticuloidea.myspecies.info/content/new-taxa-including-three-new-genera-show-uniqueness-neotropical-nepticulidae-lepidoptera01681nas a2200313 4500008004100000020001400041245016800055210006900223250001500292260001500307300001200322490000900334520069600343653001501039653002601054653001001080653001501090653001601105653001701121653001601138653001401154653001801168653002401186100002101210700002101231700002201252700002801274856006501302 2016 eng d a1175-533400aFirst description of leaf-mining Nepticulidae and Tischeriidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) feeding on the Chilean endemic plant genus Podanthus Lag. (Asteraceae)0 aFirst description of leafmining Nepticulidae and Tischeriidae In a2016-01-06 c2016-01-05 a119-1300 v40613 a

Despite taxonomic and conservation interest in the Chilean endemic plant genus Podanthus Lag. (Asteraceae: subfamily Asteroideae , tribe Heliantheae ), no Podanthus -feeding Nepticulidae or Tischeriidae have ever been recorded. Here, on the basis of material reared from Podanthus from central Mediterranean Chile, we present the description of Stigmella podanthae sp. nov. (Nepticulidae) and a re-description of Astrotischeria chilei Puplesis & Diškus, 2003. Females and host-plant of the latter species were previously unknown. Both treated species are illustrated with numerous photographs of the leaf-mines, adults of both sexes, and male and female genitalia.  

10aAsteraceae10aAstrotischeria chilei10aChile10aleaf-mines10aLepidoptera10aNepticulidae10aNew species10aPodanthus10aSouth America10aStigmella.podanthae1 aStonis, Jonas, R1 aDiškus, Arūnas1 aRemeikis, Andrius1 aTorres, Nixon, Cumbicus uhttp://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4061.2.2