Discovery of leaf-mining Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) in Colombia and their distribution in the Neotropics

Stonis, Jonas Rimantas; Diškus, Arūnas; Vargas, Sergio A.

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.3

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Discovery of leaf-mining Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) in Colombia and their distribution in the Neotropics

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Straipsnis Web of Science ir Scopus duomenų bazėje / Article in Web of Science and Scopus database (S1)

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Stonis, Jonas Rimantas	Mokytojų rengimo institutas / Teacher Training Institute	LT	Baltijos-Amerikos biotaksonomijos institutas	LT
Diškus, Arūnas	Mokytojų rengimo institutas / Teacher Training Institute	LT	Baltijos-Amerikos biotaksonomijos institutas	LT
Vargas, Sergio A.	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia	CO

Title

Discovery of leaf-mining Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) in Colombia and their distribution in the Neotropics

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Zootaxa: an international journal of zootaxonomy. Auckland : Magnolia Press, 2019, Vol. 4638, no. 2

Date Issued

Date
2019

Publisher

Auckland : Magnolia Press

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Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)

Magnolia Press OJS

Scopus

Extent

p. 219-236

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https://www.vdu.lt/cris/bitstream/20.500.12259/100088/2/ISSN1175-5334_2019.V_4638_N_2.PG_219-236.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.3
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/100088

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.3

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Abstract (en)

This is the first report of the family Tischeriidae in Colombia. We describe two new species recently discovered in the department of Valle del Cauca in southwestern Colombia: Astrotischeria ochrimaculosa Diškus, Stonis & Vargas, sp. nov., and A. colombiana Stonis & Vargas, sp. nov. The latter is a leaf miner of Asteraceae, while A. ochrimaculosa is trophically associated with Malvaceae. Astrotischeria colombiana is known only from Colombia, but A. ochrimaculosa is more widely distributed from Colombia to Peru. The new species are illustrated with photographs of their habitats, adults, male and female genitalia, and leaf mines. We comment on the rarity of tischeriids in collections and their current known distribution in the Neotropics.