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Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species by Sharkey, Michael J, Janzen, Daniel H, Hallwachs, Winnie, Chapman, Eric G, Smith, M Alex, Dapkey, Tanya, Brown, Allison, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Naik, Suresh, Manjunath, Ramya, Perez, Kate, Milton, Megan, Hebert, Paul, Shaw, Scott R, Kittel, Rebecca N, Solis, M Alma, Metz, Mark A, Goldstein, Paul Z, Brown, John W, Quicke, Donald L J, van Achterberg, C, Brown, Brian V, Burns, John M

“…Three new genera are described: (Proteropinae), (Rogadinae), and (Rogadinae). Keys are given for the New World genera of the following braconid subfamilies:…”
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First pyraloid (Insecta, Lepidoptera) caterpillar from Dominican amber by Solis, M. Alma, Léger, Théo, Neumann, Christian

“…Only three fossils in the Pyraloidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) have been confirmed to date, two adults and one larva. The first confirmed larva, in the subfamily…”
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Diagnostics and updated checklist of Oriental Pseudopostega (Opostegidae), including the matrona species group with a new, extralimital species discovered in the Mediterranean by Stonis, Jonas R, Remeikis, Andrius, Solis, M Alma, Karsholt, Ole

“…We provide diagnostics for eight species groups of Oriental Pseudopostega Kozlov (Lepidoptera: Opostegidae) and a pictorial key for their identification. We…”
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Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study by Regier, Jerome C, Zwick, Andreas, Cummings, Michael P, Kawahara, Akito Y, Cho, Soowon, Weller, Susan, Roe, Amanda, Baixeras, Joaquin, Brown, John W, Parr, Cynthia, Davis, Donald R, Epstein, Marc, Hallwachs, Winifred, Hausmann, Axel, Janzen, Daniel H, Solis, M. Alma

“…Background: In the mega-diverse insect order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths; 165,000 described species), deeper relationships are little understood within…”
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What are the smallest moths (Lepidoptera) in the world? by Stonis, Jonas R, Remeikis, Andrius, Diškus, Arūnas, Baryshnikova, Svetlana, Solis, M Alma

“…The world's smallest moths in Lepidoptera (Insecta) and the complexity in making such a determination are examined and discussed. The forewing length and…”
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The South American moth Rheumaptera mochica (Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) rediscovered after more than a century of anonymity by Vargas, Héctor A., Solis, M. Alma, Vargas-Ortiz, Marcelo

“…Rheumaptera mochica (Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) is reported from Chile for the first time. It was described from the western slopes…”
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Exotic-looking Neotropical Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) and their host plants by Stonis, Jonas R, Diškus, Arūnas, Remeikis, Andrius, Solis, M Alma, Katinas, Liliana

“…Seven new species of Tischeriidae are described from the Neotropics: Diškus & Stonis, (feeding on (Cav.) C. Presl., Malvaceae), Diškus & Stonis, (feeding on…”
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Geographic population structure of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), in the southern United States by Joyce, Andrea L, White, William H, Nuessly, Gregg S, Solis, M Alma, Scheffer, Sonja J, Lewis, Matthew L, Medina, Raul F

“…The sugarcane borer moth, Diatraea saccharalis, is widespread throughout the Western Hemisphere, and is considered an introduced species in the southern United…”
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The identity of Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambinae), synonyms, and related species revealed by morphology and DNA capture in type specimens by Landry, Bernard, Bilat, Julia, Hayden, James, Solis, M. Alma, Lees, David C, Alvarez, Nadir, Léger, Théo, Gauthier, Jérémy

“…In this study the aim was to resolve the taxonomy of several species of Argyria Hübner (Pyraloidea, Crambinae) with previously unrecognised morphological…”
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First Report of Range Expansion of the Cactus Webworm, Loxomorpha flavidissimalis (Grote) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae), to Central Mexico and Central Texas, USA by González-Hernández, Álvaro, López-Martínez, Víctor, Solís, M. Alma, Guillén-Sánchez, Dagoberto, Burgos-Solorio, Armando

“…Prickly pear cactus pads of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) (Cactaceae) are cultivated in Mexico for fresh consumption. We report that Loxomorpha flavidissimalis…”
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Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica by Fernández-Triana, Jose L, Whitfield, James B, Rodriguez, Josephine J, Smith, M Alex, Janzen, Daniel H, Hallwachs, Winnie D, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Burns, John M, Solis, M Alma, Brown, John, Cardinal, Sophie, Goulet, Henri, Hebert, Paul D N

“…More than half a million specimens of wild-caught Lepidoptera caterpillars have been reared for their parasitoids, identified, and DNA barcoded over a period…”
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DNA barcoding and morphology reveal three cryptic species of Anania (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America, all distinct from their European counterpart by YANG, ZHAOFU, LANDRY, JEAN‐FRANÇOIS, HANDFIELD, LOUIS, ZHANG, YALIN, ALMA SOLIS, M, HANDFIELD, DANIEL, SCHOLTENS, BRIAN G, MUTANEN, MARKO, NUSS, MATTHIAS, HEBERT, PAUL D. N

“…Anania coronata (Hufnagel), a Holarctic species of pyraustine crambid moth, has long been treated as having two geographically separated subspecies – the…”
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Male genital homology based on musculature originating from the tegumen in snout moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) by Alma Solis, M., Metz, M.A.

“…The homology and terminology of the sclerotized structures, specifically the uncus and gnathos, formed by the fused segments caudal to the ninth abdominal…”
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Cosmopterosis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) with Discussions on Male Secondary Sexual Characters and Larval Feeding on Capparis (Capparaceae) in the Pyraloidea and Lepidoptera (Insecta) by Solis, M. Alma, Metz, Mark A, Janzen, Daniel H

“…New species of Cosmopterosis Amsel were discovered feeding on Capparis L. (Capparaceae) during exploration for caterpillars in the Area de Conservación…”
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Phylogenetic systematics of Schacontia Dyar with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) by Goldstein, Paul Z, Metz, Mark A, Solis, M Alma

“…The Neotropical genus SchacontiaDyar (1914) is reviewed and revised to include eleven species. Schacontia replica Dyar, 1914, syn. n. and Schacontia pfeifferi…”
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The South American moth Rheumapteramochica (Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) rediscovered after more than a century of anonymity by Vargas, Héctor A, Solis, M Alma, Vargas-Ortiz, Marcelo

“…(Dognin, 1904) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) is reported from Chile for the first time. It was described from the western slopes of the Andes of…”
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Global Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, and Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera): temporal dynamics of species descriptions and their authors by Dobrynina, Viktorija, Stonis, Jonas R, Dikus, Arnas, Solis, M Alma, Baryshnikova, Svetlana V, Shin, Young-Min

“…This study identifies the number of named and described species of three monotrysian, plant-mining lepidopteran families worldwide: Nepticulidae and…”
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Reassessment of known fossil Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the oldest fossil pyraloid and a crambid larva in Baltic amber by HeikkilÄ, Maria, Simonsen, Thomas J, Solis, M Alma

“…The identifications of known fossils currently placed in the lepidopteran superfamily Pyraloidea are critically re-examined. Of the eleven fossils examined,…”
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The identity of Argyrialacteella (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambinae), synonyms, and related species revealed by morphology and DNA capture in type specimens by Landry, Bernard, Bilat, Julia, Hayden, James, Solis, M Alma, Lees, David C, Alvarez, Nadir, Léger, Théo, Gauthier, Jérémy

“…In this study the aim was to resolve the taxonomy of several species of Hübner (Pyraloidea, Crambinae) with previously unrecognised morphological variation. By…”
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An illustrated guide to the identification of the known species of Diatraea Guilding (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Crambinae) based on genitalia by Solis, M Alma, Metz, Mark A

“…The genus Diatraea Guilding is one of the most economically important groups of moths in the Western Hemisphere. The larvae are stem borers that feed on…”
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