Paratischeria neotropicana ( Diškus & Stonis, 2015 )

Stonis, Jonas R., Diškus, Arūnas, Remeikis, Andrius & Lewis, Owen T., 2020, Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America, European Journal of Taxonomy 723, pp. 33-76 : 66-68

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1143
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4332310
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scientific name	Paratischeria neotropicana ( Diškus & Stonis, 2015 )
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Paratischeria neotropicana ( Diškus & Stonis, 2015) View in CoL

Figs 26–28 View Figs 21–34 , 128–129 View Figs 128–131

Astrotischeria neotropicana Diškus & Stonis, 2015: 457–465 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 9–27.

Diagnosis

External characters are not sufficient for the identification of this species. In the male genitalia, the combination of a slender valva, a long, simple uncus, a unique, distally bilobed anellus ( Fig. 128 View Figs 128–131 ) and an apically deeply divided phallus ( Fig. 129 View Figs 128–131 ) distinguish Paratischeria neotropicana from other congeneric species. The host plant genus, Sida L. ( Malvaceae ), coincides with the host plant of only two other species, Astrotischeria scutifera sp. nov., described above, and the Nearctic A. omissa (Braun, 1927) ; however, A. scutifera sp. nov. and A. omissa belong to the genus Astrotischeria and are chracterized by a very different genitalic morphology.

Material examined

BELIZE • 18 ♂♂, 15 ♀♀; Cayo District, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas ; 16°43′53″ N, 88°59′11″ W; alt. 550 m; 17 Sep.–17 Nov. 1997 and 6 Feb.–13 Jun. 1998; O.T. Lewis leg.; mining larvae on Sida sp.; field card nos 31-17/9♂, 2131-19/2♂, 1274-3/11♂, 2077-19/2♂, 1311-4/11♂, 1270- 3/11♂, 2210-24 /2♂, 1897-8/2♂, 2211-24 /2♂, 1280-3/11♂, 319-25/9♂, 3683-13/6♂, 1302-4/11♂, 320- 25/9♂, 681-13/10♂, 1309-17 /11♂, 2078-19/2♂, 1787-6/2♂, 1312-4/11♀, 1277-27/10♀, 1282-3/11♀, 1276-27/10♀, 346-25/9♀, 1275-3/11♀, 1279-3/11♀, 342-25/9♀, 1271-3/11♀, 2848-2/4♀, 2185-24/2♀, 1785-6/2♀, 2209-24 /2♀, 1300-4/11♀, 1313-4/11♀; genitalia slide nos 010316205♂, 010316206♂, 010316207♂, 010316208♂, 010316209♂, 010316210♂, 010316211♀; NHMUK 010289284 About NHMUK to 010289316 About NHMUK GoogleMaps .

Description

This species was described and illustrated by Diškus & Stonis (2015: 457–465, figs 9–27). Here, on the basis of the studied material, we provide the first photographic documentation of the male genitalia of this species from Las Cuevas ( Figs 128–129 View Figs 128–131 ).

Biology

Host plants: various species of Sida L. ( Malvaceae ), including S. rhombifolia L. At Las Cuevas , larvae mine throughout the year. The leaf mine was ilustrated by Diškus & Stonis (2015: figs 9–11). Of 117 living mines collected and reared successfully, 37 (31.6%) were parasitised.

Flight period

Based on the rearing data from Belize, adults are likely to occur throughout the year.

Distribution

Paratischeria neotropicana is the tischeriid species with the broadest distribution range yet documented in the Neotropics, having been recorded from various localities in Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia ( Stonis & Solis 2020).

References

Diskus A. & Stonis J. R. 2015. Astrotischeria neotropicana sp. nov. - a leaf-miner on Sida, Malvaceae, currently with the broadest distribution range in the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Tischeriidae). Zootaxa 4039 (3): 456 - 466. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4039.3.5

Stonis J. R. & Diskus A. 2007. Description of Tischeria gouaniae sp. n. from the tropical forest of Belize - an exotic new addition to the American fauna of Tischeria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae). Zoological Science 24 (12): 1286 - 1291.

Stonis J. R., Diskus A., Remeikis A., Solis M. A. & Katinas L. 2020. Exotic-looking Neotropical Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) and their host plants. ZooKeys 970: 117 - 158. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 970.54801

Figures

Figs 21–34. Tischeriidae collected in Las Cuevas, Belize. 21. Paratischeria tubifex sp. nov., holotype (NHMUK 010289272). 22. Same, paratype (010289282). 23. Same, paratype (010289276). 24–25. P. belizensis sp. nov., holotype (010289283). 26–28. P. neotropicana (010289285). 29. Dishkeya gouaniae, paratype (010289320). 30. Coptotriche pulverea (010289324). 31. Same (010289322). 32–34. C. forsteroniae, paratype (010289330).

Figs 128–131. Male genitalia of Tischeriidae from Las Cuevas, Belize (NHMUK). 128. Paratischeria neotropicana (Diškus & Stonis, 2015), capsule with phallus removed (genitalia slide no. 010316205). 129. Same, phallus. 130–131. Dishkeya gouaniae (Diškus & Stonis, 2007), paratype (genitalia slide no. 010316202).