New Nepticulidae species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from the Yucatán Peninsula (SE Mexico)

Thirty-eight species of Nepticulidae are known from the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas (mainland Mexico and Be-lize). This paper describes two new species: Stigmella maya Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. (a leaf-miner of Karwinskia hum-boldtiana, Rhamnaceae), and Acalyptris yucatani Remeikis &a...

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 3609; p. 223
Main Authors:	Stonis, Jonas R, Remeikis, Andrius, Diškus, Arūnas, Noreika, Remigijus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 29-01-2013
Subjects:	Animals Female Genitalia, Male - anatomy & histology Male Mexico Moths - anatomy & histology Moths - classification Mexico
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Summary:	Thirty-eight species of Nepticulidae are known from the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas (mainland Mexico and Be-lize). This paper describes two new species: Stigmella maya Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. (a leaf-miner of Karwinskia hum-boldtiana, Rhamnaceae), and Acalyptris yucatani Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov. (a leaf-miner of Schinus sp., Anacardiaceae). S. maya is among the smallest Lepidoptera in the world. In its male genitalia S. maya resembles a sizeable group of undescribed species occurring in the Andes (Patagonia: Argentina). The adults of both new species are illustrated with photographs of adults, genitalia and leaf-mines.
ISSN:	1175-5326
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.8