Tischeriidae occurrence across different elevations

Abstract

FIGURES 61–63. Tischeriidae occurrence across different elevations. 61, based on the current data of the global fauna (192 species), with the record-high altitudes for Tischeriidae compared with the record-high altitude reported for Nepticulidae; 62, Tischeriidae in the tropical regions (97 species) showing Astrotischeria andina sp. nov. as a species discovered at record-high altitudes; 63, Tischeriidae in non-tropical regions (105 species) showing the species discovered at record-high altitudes in nontropical regions. *Note that the distribution of some species overlaps across different altitudes, and some species have been discovered in both tropical (Fig. 62) and non-tropical regions (Fig. 63). The total current number of Tischeriidae species is still 192 (not 97+105). Note that this illustrative representation of the diversity of ecosystems, conveyed by J. R. Stonis, is presented in a stylized and idealized manner, without relying on precise depiction of the actual components.