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Nepticuloidea
Stigmella robusta Remeikis & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella robusta Remeikis & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, PERU, Dept. Ancash, 35 km SE Huaraz, Cerro Cahuish, Quabrada Pucavado, 9°40'50"S, 77°13'32"W, elevation ca. 4100 m, 15–18.ii.1987, O. Karsholt, genitalia slide no. RA566♂ (ZMUC).
type genitalia preparation:
RA566
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species name is derived from Latin robustus (stout, strong) in reference to the heavily hardened (sclerotized) uncus, large angular inner lobe of valva and large, strongly sclerotized vinculum in the male genitalia.